Experience

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  Tony R J Elsdon FCCA

  • North Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey

  • Chartered Certified Accountant

    • May 2015 - Present
    • North Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey

    Accountancy and taxation services to owner managed businesses and individuals. I have a particular bias toward dealing with business and personal tax matters from both a compliance and planning perspective, specifically with regard to all income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax issues. Whilst developing a professional relationship with clients I take a somewhat holistic personal approach towards them as fundamentally I believe in dealing with people not just numbers.

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  Menzies Retirement Benefit Scheme

  • Woking

  • Trustee

    • Sep 2011 - Present
    • Woking

    Member nominated trustee appointed 29 September 2011

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  Menzies LLP

  • United Kingdom
  • Accounting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Corporate Tax Senior Manager

    • Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

    Oversee preparation, review and filing of corporate tax computations and returns including the basis for QIP’s payments. Check all claims and reliefs available have been made, e.g. R&D claims and Capital Allowance reviews. Liaise with clients to determine that all tax reliefs have been considered. Dealing with the completion of statutory notices regarding share option schemes and other share transactions, the reporting requirements relating to stamp duty matters relating to share transfers and land transfers, PAYE settlement agreements and assisting partners in dealing with formalities in connection with share restructuring, tax claims, e.g. capital allowance reviews, stamp duty following restructuring and related miscellaneous company secretarial matters. Dealing with all compliance applications to HMRC for clearance regarding share reorganisations, MBO or other group share transactions and related stamp duty exemption applications and share option schemes. Provide information and guidance to clients and internal managers on new tax topics arising and ad hoc tax advice throughout the year.

  • OMB Senior Manager

    • Jan 1988 - Nov 2013

    General practice role providing a full range of accountancy and taxation services primarily to SME's, owner managed businesses and individuals including those relating to income and capital tax planning. Dealing with advisory and assurance matters to a considerably diverse range of business sectors. Specifically providing advice on management information and accounting matters, cash flow and budget forecasts, financial and accounting systems, partnership, shareholder and company structures, company and group restructuring, business recovery plans, LLP's and joint ventures, corporate, income and capital tax mitigation and compliance, business valuations, and acquisition and disposal of businesses and succession planning.

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  Pearson Hall

  • Claygate, Surrey

  • Partner and consultant

    • Jan 1980 - Dec 1987
    • Claygate, Surrey

    General practice Accountants and Auditors providing a full range of accounting, audit and taxation services primarily to owner managed businesses and individuals including income and capital tax planning.

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  Newton & Co

  • Hampton Court

  • Certified Accountant

    • Mar 1973 - Dec 1979
    • Hampton Court

    General Practice - Chartered Accountants, Auditors and Tax agents.

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  Club and music promoter, DJ, music journalist, music retailer, Visionhire GB, Inland Revenue

  • South-east of England

  • Music promoter, DJ, music journalist, manager of music retailer, assistant transport manager, et al.

    • 1967 - 1973
    • South-east of England

    In an earlier life (1967-73) I was heavily involved in the music industry notably as a club and music promoter, DJ, journalist and, in the early 1970's, manager of a music retail outlet. I also had a couple of years working as an assistant transport manager dealing with a fleet of 650 or so vehicles throughout the UK. This included aspects such as fleet purchasing, insurance facilities and overseeing accident insurance claims. First job when I left school was as a clerical assistant for the Inland Revenue (as it was known then) - that lasted less than 12 months.