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Wbg appoints Keith Miller as Head of Indirect Tax

Leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firm Wbg has appointed Keith Miller as Partner, Head of Indirect Tax, based in its Manchester office. With more than 30 years of experience, most recently as Northwest VAT Partner at Azets, Miller was also a VAT specialist at Deloitte, led KPMG’s M&A VAT offering across the North of England…

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2025 Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Budget Summary on 26 November 2025. In our Budget Summary we provide an outline of the main areas covered in the Statement. 

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Wbg develops internal entrepreneurial ecosystem ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, is developing its own internal entrepreneurial ecosystem ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week on 17-23rd November 2025. With the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Scotland revealing that entrepreneurship in Scotland has reached a new milestone with one in ten adults now starting or running a young…

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Our newsletter articles, written by experts, provide up to date information on the latest tax and business news. For our latest updates follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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Wbg promotes Shehzad Ashaq to tax partner

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountants, has promoted Shehzad Ashaq, from associate partner to partner in its tax team. Ashaq, who previously won the Rising Star in Business category at the Scottish Asian & Business Awards, has a broad range of experience in corporate and personal tax and specialises in tax planning and…

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Wbg appoints Insolvency Director

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has appointed Gordon McIntyre as Insolvency Director based in its Glasgow office. With extensive experience in all forms of corporate insolvency procedures (administrations, court winding up orders and creditor voluntary liquidations) across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, commercial and residential property, professional services…

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Wbg urges caution on HMRC’s new approach to Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) programme

Paul McDougall, Associate Partner and Insolvency Practitioner at Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has voiced strong concerns about the impact on ordinary households and small businesses of HM Revenue & Customs restarting its controversial Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) programme. The DRD programme allows HMRC to take money directly from…

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Wbg expands external audit offering with investment in people and technology

At a time when many organisations are finding it challenging to get an auditor as more and more audit firms are closed and not taking on new clients due to capacity constraints and conflicts over providing multiple services, the external audit team at Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, is committing…

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Wbg launches technology services offering to support UK SMEs

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has launched a new technology services offering to support its client base of UK SMEs. As part of its growth strategy and investment in technology solutions to enhance the client experience, the launch of Wbg technology services, in partnership with its Information and Communication Technology…

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