Accounting Resources

ICAS received its Royal Charter in1854 and is the oldest professional body of accountants in the world. It was the first to adopt the designation "Chartered Accountant" and the letters "CA" are still an exclusive privilege in the UK for members of the Scottish Institute.
http://www.icas.org.uk/cms/

The Inland Revenue's Core Purpose is to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/

UK Customs & Excise is a Government department with responsibility for collecting billions of pounds in revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and customs duties. They also have a vital front-line role in protecting our society from illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and tobacco smuggling and tax fraud.
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/

Sage (UK) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sage Group plc and the UK's market leader in accounting and business software for personal computers The Sage range is based on 21 years of continuous development in both DOS and Windows environments and is backed by our comprehensive support services.
http://www.sage.co.uk /

Companies House has three main functions:

1. the incorporation, re-registration and striking-off of companies;
2. the registration of documents that must be filed under company, insolvency and related legislation;
3. the provision of company information to the public - for this purpose we enforce compliance with legal requirements.
   http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Scottish Enterprise and its partners provide a range of services to support businesses - from one person operations to multi-national corporations.
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/