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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…

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…

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…

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…

The ambitious growth strategy of Wbg to double its fee income to £30m in three years and £50m in five has fuelled a record trainee intake, investment in career development and a targeted recruitment drive across its business. Last month saw a doubling of the normal trainee intake joining the firm, one of Scotland’s leading independent…

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…

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has launched a fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) service. The new offering is designed for SMEs that may not have the requirement or resource to hire a full-time CFO, but require the financial leadership in accounting processes, systems, reporting and strategic advice that can be…

Beastly Brews, the Glasgow-based company behind the world’s first oat milk based cocktail drink, Panther M*lk, has appointed Donald McKinnon of Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as provisional liquidator. Beasty Brews was established by Paul Crawford (former owner of the Sub Club nightclub in Glasgow) in 2020 to launch the…

Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has appointed Garry Clarke, former Finance Director & Chief Operating Officer at Localist (formerly known as Enterprise Foods), as its Chief Financial Officer with a remit to drive forward the firm’s ambitious growth strategy. The high-level appointment further bolsters Wbg’s management team and comes just…