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Summer Staff News

We are delighted to welcome three new faces to the GWA team in Berwick. Dawn Barrett has joined our Administration Team and Joe Findlay and Matthew Taylor have joined our Accounts and Tax teams both as trainee Chartered Accountants.

GWA’s investment in continued staff development has recently seen some excellent exam successes.

In our Wealth Management department Joe O’Brien, Neil Robertson, Madison Smith, Holly Tennant and Charlotte Thomson have completed CII (Chartered Insurance Inst.) qualifications in Financial Planning and Personal Tax and Trust Planning as part of their continued professional development, along with one of our Associates, Stuart Millar who is extending his experience to include the ability to offer independent financial advice.

In our Tax team, Taylor Maphin is completing her CTA (Chartered Inst. Of Taxation) and Chartered Accountancy exams and Amber Thomas is now ATT (Assoc. of Tax Technicians) qualified. Finally, our trainee Chartered Accountants Muna Kala, Michelle Ritchie and Kim Turnbull have completed and passed further modules on their path to becoming fully qualified

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Summer Newsletter 2025

In our Summer newsletter we look at the the implications of 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax'. We also highlight, 'Why We Are Requesting Your Records Earlier This Year' and touch on the Autumn Budget and planned Rural Seminars further into the year.
In addition we share news of two new Partners and two new Independent Financial Advisers within the practice.

Summer Show Review

The annual agricultural shows across East Lothian, the Borders, and Northumberland offer a great chance to catch up with our clients and associates. We were pleased to support both the Haddington Show and the Border Union Agricultural Show again this summer.

Staff News

We welcome new colleagues, congratulate long service and achievements, and wish good luck to a retiring colleague.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

From April 2026 HMRC is introducing a new method for sole traders and landlords to report income and expenses, called ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’.