Company finance

New chair

Advocate Murphy to lead hospitality rates review

Jonathan Murphy

Alarming report

Twice as many Scottish firms in distress as UK average

lock on gates at bar

England benefits

Holyrood pressed to follow Burnham’s 20% rates cut

The Scotia Glasgow pub

Revaluation blamed

Almost 4,000 small firms miss out on full rates relief

Ivan McKee

Timeline slips

SNP rates review ‘in chaos’ after chair quit, say Tories

Rachael Hamilton

Tax planning

More than half a million fail to sign up to MTD

Fraser Campbell

Deadline missed

Glasgow firms among worst for filing late accounts

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Costs rise

Hotels £63m rates hike as appeals deadline looms

The Bruntsfield Hotel

Valuations assessed

Vape shops lose rates relief in review of system

VPZ-shop

Borrowing shift

More firms taking out loans for cash flow over expansion

Construction