24 articles tagged with Scotland.
How Scottish income tax, Aberdeen City Council Tax bands and typical household costs combine to shape real take-home pay for Aberdeen residents in 2026/27.
How the Scottish Budget sets income tax each year, what's actually confirmed for 2026/27, and what to check for whenever a new announcement drops.
Scottish Child Payment and Child Benefit are two separate payments a Scottish family can receive at the same time. Worked examples showing exactly how much a one-child and three-child household gets in 2026/27.
How Scotland's three-part Best Start Grant works — the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment and School Age Payment — who qualifies, and how to claim.
The 45p/25p Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates don't change for long rural distances in the Scottish Highlands. How the AMAP rules actually work for high-mileage rural workers in 2026/27.
How Council Tax bands, discounts and the Scottish reduction scheme apply on Orkney and Shetland in 2026/27, plus how island ferry and fuel costs change the real cost-of-living sum.
Is crofting a business for tax purposes? How croft income, the Crofting Commission, common grazings and the £1,000 trading allowance interact for Outer Hebrides crofters in 2026/27.
How the Scottish Child Payment works, who's eligible, how it interacts with Universal Credit and other benefits, and how to claim it in 2026/27.
How Land and Buildings Transaction Tax applies to commercial and non-residential property purchases in Scotland in 2026/27 — separate rates and bands from residential LBTT, plus lease transactions.
How the Small Business Bonus Scheme reduces non-domestic (business) rates for small firms in Scotland in 2026/27, the rateable value thresholds, and how it differs from English small business rate relief.
How Scottish sole traders pay income tax on their trading profits in 2026/27 — the same six-band Scottish system that applies to employees applies to self-employed income too.
An explainer on why corporation tax remains reserved to Westminster while income tax is devolved to Scotland in 2026/27, and what this means for businesses comparing Scottish and rUK tax treatment.
