Experience

Azets (Previously Tait Walker)

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director - Head of Tax Investigations and Dispute Resolution

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Mazars in the UK

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Investigations Tax Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2020

  During my time at Mazars Tax Investigations Team I have utilised my knowledge to assist clients who are subject of a HMRC investigation or may have a potential issue. In particular: - Any HMRC tax investigations including Code of Practice 8 & 9, - Tax disputes, - Negotiating time to pay arrangements, - Offshore assets & transfers issues, - Residence status for individuals, companies & trusts, - Voluntary tax disclosures (onshore & offshore including HMRC's 'Worldwide Disclosure Facility, WDF'), - Tax schemes (tax avoidance), - The Requirement to Correct Legislation, - Disguised Remuneration Legislation, - The Corporate Criminal Offence for failure to prevent an associated person from facilitating tax evasion, - HMRC’s Cross Taxes investigations into owner managed businesses, - Lottery duty. Show less



Her Majesty's Customs and Excise

• Fraud and Avoidance Investigator

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2016

• Offshore Tax Investigator

  • Feb 2003 - Dec 2006

• H M Inspector of Taxes

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 2003