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- Mark Shaw
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Mark Shaw Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2217 mark.shaw@rawlinson-hunter.com Mark is a Partner within the firm’s Trust & Wealth Services team and works closely with individuals and families in Europe, Asia and the US to meet their financial and operational needs. Mark joined the firm in March 2015, having previously acted as a wealth strategist to family offices at Northern Trust, and within economic research at Lehman Brothers. Mark applies his broad investment, technology and accounting knowledge while working impartially and uniquely with clients to build a family office that enables informed decision making. Whether working with individuals establishing their affairs or families with complex structures, Mark often acts as a strategic advisor, project manager and central co-ordinator for his clients. Ultimately he will arrange an operating structure that delivers investment reporting, management accounting, financial control, cash management and investment oversight. Given Mark often works with individuals and families who are undergoing transformation (whether they are creating a family office, expanding a family office, or passing responsibility to the next generation) he also has a keen interest in family governance and advising clients on means to achieve clear communication, equitable decision making, and adaptability to change. Expertise: Family Office Wealth Reporting Outsourcing Private Client Transaction Support Motorsport
- Mark Harris
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Mark Harris Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2125 mark.harris@rawlinson-hunter.com Mark qualified as a chartered accountant in 1985 and has specialised in taxation ever since. He joined the UK firm as a tax manager in 1992 and was made tax partner in 1996. Mark advises on all aspects of UK taxation affecting private and entrepreneurial clients. Mark is the UK firm's Senior Partner and is Chairman of the international grouping of Rawlinson & Hunter offices. He also acts as trustee and executor for a number of private trusts and estates as well as charitable trusts, and is authorised to carry out non-contentious probate work. Mark is a Fellow of the ICAEW, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, a member of STEP and a member of PAIAM (the Association for Professional Advisors to the International Art Market). Expertise: Private Client Tax Compliance Tax Advice Tax Investigations Art World Trusts Estates Charities Non-Resident Trusts Probate Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- Lisa Festerling
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Lisa Festerling Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2148 lisa.festerling@rawlinson-hunter.com Lisa is a specialist in US/UK tax for private clients and internationally mobile individuals. Her clients have included high-profile c-suite executives, private equity partners, sports personalities and large international families. She has knowledge and experience in a wide range of topics from pre-relocation planning, streamlined filing, expatriation, remittance planning to complex tax return compliance and foreign reporting. Her particular focus and interest is in US/UK crossborder trust and estate planning. Lisa has dealt with compliance and advice for US trusts with UK beneficiaries, non-US trusts with a US owner or US beneficiaries and offshore trust/company structures. Lisa joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2023 from a Big Four accountancy firm. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), an affiliated member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and an US Enrolled Agent. Expertise: US Taxes Private Client Tax Advice Tax Compliance Trusts Non-Resident Trusts Family Office Estates
- Gillian Lawrence
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Gillian Lawrence Director +44 (0)20 7842 2170 gillian.lawrence@rawlinson-hunter.com Gillian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989 and a Chartered Tax Adviser in 1992 whilst working for a city based medium-sized accountancy firm. She joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 1996 as a Personal Tax Consultant and is now a Director in Private Client Tax. Gillian specialises in complex personal tax compliance work, in particular clients with interests in offshore structures, entrepreneurs and non-UK domiciliaries. She also works closely with the partners in advising clients on various tax planning opportunities and dealing with HMRC enquiries into personal tax returns. Expertise: Tax Compliance Tax Advice Private Client
- Toby Crooks
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Toby Crooks Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2140 toby.crooks@rawlinson-hunter.com Toby specialises in the field of Private Client Tax, as part of the Trust & Wealth Services department. He enjoys working closely with clients, legal advisers and Family Offices to understand their particular requirements and has a wide breadth of experience, having advised both UK and international clients. Toby joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2004, working initially in the Private Client department before transferring to the Firm's Cayman Islands office for several years . He returned to the UK in 2010 and became a partner in April 2014. Toby is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He is the holder of an Advanced Diploma in International Trust Management and is a member of PAIAM (Professional Advisers in the Art Market.) He was previously the representative for the City of London on the Worldwide Council of STEP and is a member of the Public Policy Committee. Expertise: Private Client Family Office Non-Resident Trusts Trusts Tax Advice Tax Compliance Art World Probate Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- VIEWS FROM THE SQUARE | United Kingdom
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- Kristina Volodeva
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Kristina Volodeva Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2126 kristina.volodeva@rawlinson-hunter.com Kristina has extensive experience in advising High and Ultra High Net Worth individuals on a wide range of private client matters. Her client base comprises both UK and non-UK domiciled, typically internationally mobile, individuals who have worldwide business interests and, more often than not, are settlors and/or beneficiaries of non-UK trusts. She is also experienced in advising trustees of UK and non-UK trusts on any UK tax reporting and payment obligations they may have. Kristina has coordinated a number of multi-jurisdictional projects, helping manage the tax exposure and complying with the reporting requirements on relocation to and from the UK, structuring investment and real estate ownership, and succession planning. She takes a holistic approach to her clients’ affairs and is used to working closely with their lawyers, trustees and other advisers to provide the tax support her clients require to achieve their personal and commercial aspirations. Kristina’s strength and versatility when tackling cross-border complexities and her ability to deliver composite income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax planning solutions in an easily digestible format have always been greatly appreciated by her clients. Kristina began her career at Deloitte, where she qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser, and subsequently moved to RSM. She holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Exeter and an MSc from the University of Bristol. Kristina has been included in The Spear’s 500 in 2021-2023 and more recently in their 2025 ranking as one of the recommended accountants and tax advisers to the HNW individuals. In 2023, Kristina has also been included in Private Client Global Elite, a prestigious peer-nominated directory of the world’s leading advisers to UHNW clients. Expertise: Private Client Tax Compliance Tax Advice Non-Resident Trusts Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- Hiral Kanzaria
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Hiral Kanzaria Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2102 hiral.kanzaria@rawlinson-hunter.com Hiral is a tax partner, who provides tax advisory and compliance services to a range of clients, including businesses involved in technology, real estate, investment banking and art. He focuses on providing pragmatic and commercially led tax advice, working closely with businesses, shareholders and other stakeholders, to provide holistic advice that takes into account both tax related and wider objectives. Clients range through from owner managed SMEs to multinational groups; and he advises on a range of corporate tax areas, including corporate structuring and restructuring, employee share schemes, tax risk management, R&D tax incentives and international taxation. In addition, Hiral is an M&A tax specialist, having advised on a number of buy and sell side transactions, principally in the technology and real estate sectors. This has included undertaking tax due diligence, advising on transaction structuring and advising shareholders on the tax implications of transactions. Hiral joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2010, initially in the Firm’s Audit department. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. In addition, he read Law at the University of Liverpool. Expertise: Tax Advice Transaction Support Tax Compliance Property Tax Corporate Art World Valuations Employment Taxes Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- Claire Osborne
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Claire Osborne Director +44 (0)20 7842 2021 claire.osborne@rawlinson-hunter.com Claire joined Rawlinson & Hunter more than 20 years ago and trained with the firm, becoming a member (and since Fellow) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales in December 2009. Claire’s portfolio includes entrepreneurs, the family offices of ultra-high net worth individuals, organisations representing the pharmaceutical industry and owner managed businesses at all stages of development, from start-ups to large trading entities. Working from both our London and Surrey offices, Claire advises both corporate and non-corporate entities, providing accounting, advisory and outsourcing services. She has extensive experience of working with ultra-high net worth individuals, in particular with their UK affairs but also aiding their larger international compliance needs by being a key contact for our clients with the firms tax teams and external professionals. Claire has extensive experience in providing outsourcing and advisory services to UK companies in particular managing the complete finance function for a number of organisations. The take on of this outsourcing work is often as a result of an existing finance function needing Claire’s expertise to bring in new procedures to ensure it runs in a more effective and efficient manner. Claire specialises in providing outsourcing but also helps support the Departmental Partner in heading up the Business Services Group, a team of dedicated professionals that provide external accounting support services, including management accounting, VAT compliance, statutory accounting, forecasting and budgeting and other essential support services that assist the firm’s clients accounting compliance requirements. Expertise: Corporate Outsourcing VAT advice Estates Family office Investment companies Employment Taxes
- Craig Davies
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Craig Davies Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2136 craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com Craig is a partner at the London office and his portfolio mainly comprises UK and international entrepreneurs with a concentration of clients operating in the creative sectors. Craig works closely with the owners, their wider families and their businesses providing a full range of assurance, accounting and business and personal tax compliance and advisory services. Having spent time out of professional practice and with his wide technical knowledge, Craig is able to bring a different dimension to client relationships and finds enjoyment in finding novel solutions to difficult commercial and planning problems that his clients face. Craig joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2008, bringing with him extensive experience in both industry and professional practice firms, including Ernst & Young and Smith & Williamson. Craig heads up our large corporate services team in the UK overseeing significant expansion of this team and its service lines over the last few years. He is registered as a statutory auditor and is a person authorised to conduct non-contentious probate, which gives an indication of the breadth of the roles he performs for different clients. Craig is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He is also a Trustee of Blue Marine Foundation, an innovative environmental charity. Expertise: Corporate Audit & Assurance Transaction Support Art World Outsourcing Private Client Tax Compliance Tax Advice VAT Advice Estates Family Office Charities Probate Employment Taxes Valuations
- Jeremy Stein
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Jeremy Stein Director +44 (0)20 7842 2184 jeremy.stein@rawlinson-hunter.com Jeremy joined Rawlinson & Hunter as a Chartered Tax Adviser in August 2016 and provides tax compliance and advisory services to his client base. Jeremy’s client portfolio includes mainly UK resident non-domiciled individuals and their associated structures, including offshore trusts and companies. He also deals with non-resident individuals. His clients are primarily High Net Worth or Ultra High Net Worth. Jeremy has wide-ranging advisory experience but has a particular interest in UK residence, domicile and remittance planning issues. He has specialist knowledge of the UK’s Statutory Residence Test. Jeremy’s previous experience gained in a Big 4 and mid-tier accountancy firm includes advising a wide range of clients on their UK personal tax affairs including MPs, Lords, international musicians, entrepreneurs, wealthy individuals and families; and internationally mobile senior executives. Expertise: Private Client Tax Advice Tax Compliance Tax Investigations
- Catherine Thompson
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Catherine Thompson Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2028 catherine.thompson@rawlinson-hunter.com After graduating from the University of Kent at Canterbury and subsequently completing her chartered accountancy qualification at a smaller practice, Catherine joined Rawlinson & Hunter back in 2005. Catherine is a corporate services partner where she and her team provide all aspects of accounting services; from bookkeeping, financial outsourcing, payroll, accounting and auditing, taxation compliance and advisory services. Catherine’s client base consists of a range of industry sectors and broadly consists of SMEs and entrepreneurial clients. A significant proportion of her practice consists of art market clients, from top Mayfair galleries, dealers to artists and ancillary art services where she provides a high end, bespoke service offering with our firm’s art market expertise. She regularly advises clients on complex VAT transactions and arrangements, particularly with cross border transactions in the art sector. Catherine is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (Indirect tax route). Catherine is also treasurer on the PAIAM Board, a not for profit organisation providing a networking platform for professional advisors to the international art market. Expertise: Corporate Outsourcing VAT Advice Art World Tax Compliance Employment Taxes
- Paul Huggins
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Paul Huggins Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2197 paul.huggins@rawlinson-hunter.com Paul is a Private Client Tax specialist who advises a wide variety of clients ranging from successful entrepreneurs, hedge fund managers and family office engagements to clients involved in the art, sports and film entertainment worlds. He enjoys developing a close relationship with clients in order to fully understand their needs and providing advice which is relevant to their individual circumstances. Paul advises on a broad range of UK tax issues, particularly those with an international aspect, specialising in the UK’s statutory residence test, remittance basis users and the taxation of ‘mixed funds’, together with the tax and social security implications for internationally mobile employees. He also has extensive experience acting as a single joint expert witness and handling HMRC tax investigations on a broad range of technical issues. Paul joined Rawlinson & Hunter as a trainee accountant in 2006, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2009, a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2010 and becoming a member of STEP in 2012. Paul was included as a top recommended accountant and tax adviser in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Spear’s 500 guide.
- Katharine Haggie
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Katharine Haggie Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2153 katharine.haggie@rawlinson-hunter.com Katharine advises families on the structuring of their business and personal interests with a focus on international aspects. She has managed significant family projects handling a broad range of queries, and works with many advisers in the UK and internationally to service the needs of clients. Following nine years of experience across general practice and professional teaching, Katharine joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2015 as a business tax specialist, assisting clients to structure their affairs efficiently as well as meeting the demands of associated compliance. In January 2018 she commenced a secondment to the Firm’s Singapore office where she spent three years advising clients in Asia on their UK tax exposure, structuring both personal and business interests internationally and leading and developing the local tax services in Singapore Katharine returned to Rawlinson & Hunter in the UK with extensive knowledge of the Singapore tax system and a strong understanding of the international exposure for those with multi-jurisdictional interests. She is a key component to our Family Office services which works to the needs of families across the UK and internationally. Katharine is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Expertise: Family Office Tax Advice Private Client Corporate Non-Resident Trusts Valuations Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- Yueling Wei
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Yueling Wei Partner +44 (0)20 7842 2098 yueling.wei@rawlinson-hunter.com Yueling is an audit services partner in the Rawlinson & Hunter London office providing services to both listed and unlisted clients, including charities. Her current and past client portfolio includes AIM and fully listed clients, various high profile incorporated and unincorporated charity clients, multinational private companies engaged in major property development and investments, private equity and venture capital investments, IT companies and university spin outs (including biotech businesses). She has extensive experience advising clients on areas such as system controls and implementation, accounting treatments for complex group restructuring and financial instruments, share options, IFRS conversion, and advising on governance and management matters for charitable and commercial clients. Originally from China, following completion of a PhD degree in English Literature from a UK university, she went on to qualify as an accountant and a senior statutory auditor. She joined Rawlinson & Hunter in 2003. Yueling heads up the Audit Services Department and is responsible for the operational strategy and resources of the Audit Services Department to help to deliver the Firm’s overall strategic objectives. Expertise: Audit and assurance services Charities Corporate Transaction Support VAT Advice Outsourcing Family Office
- Chris Bliss
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Chris Bliss Consultant +44 (0)20 7842 2122 chris.bliss@rawlinson-hunter.com Chris is a consultant at the London office, having previously served as a partner for 32 years. Chris acts as an adviser to several substantial family groups and has a particular interest in the entertainment and motor sport sectors. Having joined the firm in 1984, Chris served as a partner from 1988 to 2020 including nine years as the senior partner. Chris is a Fellow of the ICAEW.
- Dan Taylor
OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Back Dan Taylor Director +44 (0)20 7842 2272 dan.taylor@rawlinson-hunter.com Dan is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, providing tax advisory and compliance services to a range of clients across sectors. He advises on a range of corporate tax areas within specialisms including corporate structuring and restructuring, employee share schemes, transaction support and tax due diligence and company share valuations for tax purposes. Dan works closely with clients to provide tax advice which is pragmatic, clear and commercially-led. He is a longstanding member of the Business Tax Group, originally joining the firm more than 20 years ago.
- Outsourcing | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Companies which outsource their finance function to Rawlinson & Hunter are able to concentrate on the key areas of their business, safe in the knowledge that key financial tasks are in the hands of trained professional staff, leaving them to concentrate on their core business. OUTSOURCING Modern companies are learning that running their own finance function is not always the right option. The best finance departments demand a wide variety of skills and experience, from accounting and payroll professionals to tax specialists. Finding and keeping the right mix of professionals to ensure that your finance department runs smoothly is an expensive business. Companies which outsource their finance function to Rawlinson & Hunter are able to concentrate on the key areas of their business, safe in the knowledge that key financial tasks are in the hands of trained professional staff, leaving them to concentrate on their core business. We have many years of experience working with companies of all sizes, from sophisticated multi-national groups to embryonic owner managed businesses, and have particularly close links with several overseas listed companies which have established operations in the UK. We are able to receive, process and distribute information in electronic or paper form, allowing us to provide an efficient cost-effective service. We are often required to produce management accounts and group reporting packs to very tight timetables and have an enviable track-record for doing so. We also provide accounting services to investment clients. Our software can receive data and transactions directly from custodians and also allows us to monitor investment managers in terms of guidelines, benchmarks and performance. We do not have a standard reporting package which we expect our clients to adopt. Instead, we tailor our financial reporting to the particular needs of each client so that the directors and frontline management team receive the information they need and are in the position to make well-informed decisions about tactical and strategic matters. As well as accounting services, we provide payroll, IT and many of the other finance functions and other administration services which companies and businesses require. Our Specialists Catherine Thompson Partner E: catherine.thompson@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2028 View bio... Kulwarn Nagra Partner E: kulwarn.nagra@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2130 View bio... Yueling Wei Partner E: yueling.wei@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2098 View bio... Louise Catt Director E: louise.catt@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2019 View bio... Craig Davies Partner E: craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2136 View bio... Mark Shaw Partner E: mark.shaw@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2217 View bio... Claire Osborne Director E: claire.osborne@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2021 View bio... Steve Williams Director E: steve.williams@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2235 View bio...
- Employment Taxes | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Employing people in the UK carries with it a host of real time PAYE tax compliance and reporting obligations, as well as liability to National Insurance contributions. It is a considerable and time-consuming responsibility requiring a sound knowledge of complex payroll, taxation and employment legislation. EMPLOYMENT TAXES Employing people in the UK carries with it a host of real time PAYE tax compliance and reporting obligations, as well as liability to National Insurance contributions. It is a considerable and time-consuming responsibility requiring a sound knowledge of complex payroll, taxation and employment legislation. Great care is required to ensure that requirements are met. We have a dedicated payroll team which can undertake this work for you and give you peace of mind. In particular, we can administer PAYE schemes and deal with parental leave, sick pay, Apprenticeship Levy and student loan repayment. Depending on your preference, we can arrange payments to your staff through a client account, as well as payments of tax and National Insurance to HMRC. We can deal with benefits and expenses reporting and advise on bonuses, ex-gratia payments and termination packages. We can also provide support with HMRC PAYE audits. This is all relatively routine, but it needs to be dealt with accurately and with efficiency. Beyond this basic but essential offering, another area where we have considerable experience is with employee share schemes. Many of our entrepreneurial clients look to retain key employees through share incentives and we are able to advise on the options available in each situation and design and implement share schemes which align with their business strategy and objectives. This would include the agreement of share valuations with HMRC, where needed. We can also review, monitor and revise existing share plans to improve the commercial and tax effects in response to changes in business profile and legislation. Many of the Firm’s clients are entrepreneurs with businesses which employ people. Some of our clients have an international profile and move between countries frequently, or have employees who are internationally mobile. It is therefore important that we can deal with secondments overseas and into the UK, with all of the attendant consequences. We have a specialist tax team which advises in this area, with a particular emphasis on residence status, tax equalisation arrangements, overseas workday relief and ensuring that remuneration, including share incentives such as restricted stock units, is correctly allocated to different work periods so that the same remuneration is not taxed in two countries. We can advise on and put into operation reliefs against PAYE earnings where a portion of income is protected by a tax treaty or is only taxable on the remittance basis. It is also essential to ensure that an employee is not subject to the social security regime of more than one country. All of this is complex and requires familiarity with the operation of Double Taxation Agreements and social security agreements, so that the timing of any relief or exemptions due can be accelerated. Keeping on top of all of the challenges which employers and their employees face can be a daunting task, but our specialists have the skills and experience necessary to provide clear advice and professional support in these areas. Our Specialists Catherine Thompson Partner E: catherine.thompson@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2028 View bio... Hiral Kanzaria Partner E: hiral.kanzaria@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2102 View bio... Kulwarn Nagra Partner E: kulwarn.nagra@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2130 View bio... Claire Osborne Director E: claire.osborne@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2021 View bio... Craig Davies Partner E: craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2136 View bio... James Randall Partner E: james.randall@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2131 View bio... Paul Huggins Partner E: paul.huggins@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2197 View bio... Salma Khan Director E: salma.khan@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2070 View bio...
- Charities | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Many of our clients are engaged in supporting charitable causes both in the UK and overseas. This activity nearly always involves generous financial support, where guidance on tax-effective giving is required. CHARITIES Many of our clients are engaged in supporting charitable causes both in the UK and overseas. This activity nearly always involves generous financial support, where guidance on tax-effective giving is required. Some clients seek greater involvement, establishing their own charity or donor-advised fund and playing an active role in determining the causes and charities which derive benefit from the fund. Giving is often done under the Gift Aid scheme, enabling the charity to enhance the gift by reclaiming the basic rate income tax which the cash gift is treated as having suffered. Tax relief can be claimed on a gift of real estate to a charity, or a gift of quoted shares or funds which are collective investment schemes. With care, it may be possible for US taxpayers who are resident in the UK to make a donation in such a way that relief is available in both countries. Charitable giving is a complex area where specialist advice is essential. Giving money to charity can be a complicated and expensive process requiring great care as to timing, amount and method of donation. For those wishing to establish their own charity, we have a team experienced in providing accounting and reporting services which is also used to dealing with the Charity Commission, Companies House and HMRC on a daily basis. On the practical front, the team gets involved in all aspects of administration of a charity. For instance, in addition to getting involved in budget and cash flow forecasting and ongoing monitoring of cash positions, we often operate bank accounts, raise cheques, deal with payment requests and provide a correspondence address so that we can deal with unsolicited applications for funding. We maintain accounting records, produce management accounts and undertake performance reviews. We also diarise and coordinate grant commitments, ensuring that they are approved and paid on a timely basis. We get involved with trustee meetings, preparing agendas, putting together meeting packs, attending meetings and preparing minutes. We can also provide general ad hoc advice and support on payroll and IT matters. The team is experienced at having involvement in the policies and procedures of a charity. For instance, we can prepare or review policies and protocols to ensure that they are in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102). Additionally, we can prepare Fit and Proper declarations for the trustees, conduct annual risk reviews and monitor grants. On the annual compliance requirements, we provide a comprehensive service. This includes the preparation of accounts and liaising with the charity’s auditors, dealing with completion of Annual Returns for filing with the Charity Commission, complying with Companies House requirements and offering a full company secretarial service alongside a registered office address. We have deep practical experience of what is needed to run a charity allied to a hands on style of approach, and we can therefore provide support in a multitude of ways. Our Specialists Alex Jones Partner E: alex.jones@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2225 View bio... Craig Davies Partner E: craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2136 View bio... Michael Foster Partner E: michael.foster@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2223 View bio... Chris Hawley Partner E: chris.hawley@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2138 View bio... Mark Harris Partner E: mark.harris@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2125 View bio... Yueling Wei Partner E: yueling.wei@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2098 View bio...
- Non-resident Trusts | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Trusts can play an important role in the disposition, preservation and succession of a family’s wealth. For international families with a UK footprint, there will normally be a preference for a wealth holding structure situated and administered abroad. NON-RESIDENT TRUSTS Trusts can play an important role in the disposition, preservation and succession of a family’s wealth. For international families with a UK footprint, there will normally be a preference for a wealth holding structure situated and administered abroad. The Firm provides trustee services outside the UK through its network of overseas offices. A trustee is often a key figure in the lives of family members and occupies a position of great trust, a role which can only be performed by someone who is fully acquainted with the family’s circumstances and objectives and with whom the beneficiaries of the trust feel able to communicate freely. In our international partners, we have highly experienced individuals in several jurisdictions who, working closely with us and with our clients, provide fiduciary services and administer trust structures with empathy and expertise. Our international partners are based in Guernsey, Switzerland, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. All have a deep understanding of trust law and trust administration. The tax treatment of UK resident settlors and beneficiaries of non-resident trusts is complicated to say the least. There are many challenges for trustees in properly considering the UK tax consequences of normal trustee actions such as making investments, meeting expenditure and making distributions and loans to UK resident beneficiaries. Trustees also need to ensure that their beneficiaries are adequately advised, and that they receive accurate and timely reporting information to complete their tax returns. This is where our team of specialist tax advisers can provide support. Through collaboration between the London and overseas offices, we provide a joined up suite of services in relation to non-resident trusts and companies. This includes advising on the potential benefits of trust arrangements in the client’s specific circumstances, calculating and monitoring trust tax pools in order to ascertain the tax treatment of benefits received by beneficiaries, constructing investment guidelines and account structures for tax efficiency, liaising with tax professionals in other countries and advising on all UK tax reporting for the trustees, the settlor and the beneficiaries. Trusts are not appropriate for all international clients and we would only recommend them where they offer a solution. All trusts are different and great care is required to ensure that their terms meet the requirements of the clients and their families, and that the tax consequences are fully considered. Our Specialists
- US Taxes | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Several years ago we created our own team of ‘dualhandlers’ with the necessary technical expertise to deal with both UK and US tax filings. Led by two partners, the team has flourished and has a strong presence in the Firm’s overall private client offering, representing our clients with both HMRC and the IRS . US TAXES Several years ago we created our own team of ‘dualhandlers’ with the necessary technical expertise to deal with both UK and US tax filings. Led by two partners, the team has flourished and has a strong presence in the Firm’s overall private client offering, representing our clients with both HMRC (as agents) and the IRS (as enrolled agents). We now deal with many clients with UK and US, or just US, tax exposure. While many of them are US citizens or Green Card holders living in the UK, we also deal with US individuals living in third countries, US based individuals with international assets and non-US individuals who have a US tax footprint because they have US situated property or receive US income. Getting the tax filing correct in both countries is the first step. If we are dealing with a US individual who is resident in the UK, the priority is to ensure that the tax payable across the two jurisdictions is not higher than it needs to be. This requires our team to have an enhanced understanding of the remittance basis of taxation where the client is not domiciled in the UK, and full familiarity with the operation of the UK/US Double Tax Treaty. Another crucial point is to ensure that available tax credits are created at the right time, utilised in the right direction and not wasted. We can also deal with other US tax reporting, including Foreign Bank Account Reporting and the reporting of trust interests. But the compliance work is really just the tip of the iceberg. Pre-planning is highly recommended since there are so many mismatches of tax treatment in areas such as investment products and vehicles, charitable donations and the timing of income and gain recognition (to name but a few) which can increase the global tax burden for such clients, unless care is taken. We can also advise on UK and US anti-avoidance provisions, the interaction between US Estate and Gift Tax and UK Inheritance Tax, the treatment of trust interests in both jurisdictions, the tax treatment of pensions and the classification of business entities to list just a few of the areas of expertise which we have. Our Specialists
- Art World | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Rawlinson & Hunter has been at the forefront of the provision of tax and accounting advice to the art world since our formation almost ninety years ago. We act for leading artists, galleries and dealers on their underlying businesses and specific transactions. ART WORLD Rawlinson & Hunter has been at the forefront of the provision of tax and accounting advice to the art world since our formation almost ninety years ago. We act for leading artists, galleries and dealers on their underlying businesses and specific transactions. Many of our private clients are also avid collectors and we advise them regularly on transactional practicalities. We provide intelligent, well thought out and practical advice on the financial aspects of art transactions. Our unrivalled experience in advising on complex issues, often involving a number of jurisdictions with their associated tax implications, has given us a unique understanding of the requirements of those at the business end of the art world, as well as collectors. Our services for clients typically cover the structuring of trusts and other holding vehicles for the acquisition and long term ownership of art, along with IT support for the creation and maintenance of complex art (and other asset) databases for businesses and also individual collectors. We provide tax advice on international cross-border aspects of art related transactions including, amongst other things, complex VAT analysis, personal tax considerations for non-domiciled individuals and transfer pricing issues for international gallery groups. We also provide VAT and ARR mitigation advice relating to the purchase/ sale of works of art both within the EU and outside the EU. This is all in addition to the important routine work such as accounting and tax compliance support for art-related businesses, ranging from full day-to-day involvement in management accounting, payroll and VAT services through to the annual audit and corporate tax process. Our experience has shown that having an in-depth knowledge of the UK and EU VAT rules relating to art, and an understanding of our clients’ affairs, assists in tailoring transactions to meet the needs of each client. Fundamentally however, whilst art is increasingly seen as an ‘asset class’, it is principally there to be enjoyed and we never lose sight of this in providing our pragmatic advice. We have more information on this service available through our dedicated micro-site here . Our Specialists Catherine Thompson Partner E: catherine.thompson@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2028 View bio... Hiral Kanzaria Partner E: hiral.kanzaria@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2102 View bio... Toby Crooks Partner E: toby.crooks@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2140 View bio... Sharon Gillies Director E: sharon.gillies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2161 View bio... Craig Davies Partner E: craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2136 View bio... Mark Harris Partner E: mark.harris@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2125 View bio... Sarah Fernando Director E: sarah.fernando@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2147 View bio...
- Tax Investigations | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
HMRC has been reorganised with the objective of maximising its ability to close the ‘tax gap’. As part of this, taxpayers with significant wealth or complexity have been corralled into tax offices serviced by the Wealthy Team, the focus of which is to identify cases for enquiry. TAX INVESTIGATIONS HMRC has been reorganised with the objective of maximising its ability to close the ‘tax gap’. As part of this, taxpayers with significant wealth or complexity have been corralled into tax offices serviced by the Wealthy Team, the focus of which is to identify cases for enquiry. Many of our private clients are serviced by these specialist tax offices and we are therefore used to dealing with them on a daily basis. Our experience is that HMRC personnel are better trained than ever before and better equipped to detect irregularities or grey areas in a taxpayer’s tax return. They also have a wealth of information from third parties, both in the UK and abroad, against which they can cross-check the accuracy of a return and identify potential omissions. Tax enquiries are a fact of life for clients with complex affairs, both private individuals and companies. Most of these enquiries are not random, but are selected carefully by the HMRC officer because there are aspects of a submitted tax return which warrant further scrutiny and might result in an increased tax liability. Sometimes, the tone of HMRC enquiry letters can seem accusatory or threatening, and can be a source of worry to clients who regard themselves as diligent and honest in their tax affairs. At Rawlinson & Hunter we recognise the emotional stress which a tax enquiry can place on a client, as well as the disruption to personal and business life which can result. Our experience allows us to demystify HMRC correspondence and explain the issues at stake in a clear and precise manner. We represent our clients in correspondence, calls and meetings with HMRC with the objective of bringing the enquiry to a successful conclusion as soon as possible. Sometimes, new clients come to us because irregularities have been identified in their tax affairs, either by them or by HMRC in the course of an enquiry. We are experienced in making a full disclosure to HMRC, presenting the strongest technical interpretation and negotiating with them to reduce any tax geared penalty to the statutory minimum allowed under the law. Our Specialists
- Estates | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
Estate planning requires a detailed appreciation of our clients’ financial and personal circumstances. Our emphasis on client relationships places us in a position to provide support in this critical area. ESTATES Estate planning requires a detailed appreciation of our clients’ financial and personal circumstances. Our emphasis on client relationships places us in a position to provide support in this critical area. Regular reviews of the estate and detailed illustrative calculations of potential liabilities keep our clients aware of opportunities available to them, while our international focus allows us to advise clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions. Regular discussions with the client and the client’s family keep us apprised of their wishes as they develop and enable us to act in their best interests and ensure that their Wills reflect their wishes and are tax efficient. For UK connected clients, the Inheritance Tax regime provides excellent opportunities to plan estates and protect family wealth through the use of lifetime gifts, trusts, family limited partnerships and family investment companies. Where there is a US angle, we can advise on the interaction between UK Inheritance Tax and US Estate and Gift Tax. Our partners are also experienced in acting as executors, either through a personal appointment or through the Firm’s trust corporation, and either alone or with family members or lawyers. At a difficult time for the family, our role is to ensure that the estate is administered with efficiency and discretion. With our existing detailed knowledge of our clients’ financial affairs, we are well placed to identify the assets falling within the estate, liquidate them where necessary and distribute the estate to the beneficiaries in accordance with the Will. We have all the necessary experience to deal with the administration of the estate, from the initial application for probate to the final distribution. The close relationships we build up with our clients mean that we can deal effectively with any sensitive family issues that arise. Our Specialists
- Valuations | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
We have a number of Partners and Directors who are experienced in valuation work. They are members of the Valuation Special Interests Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and they draw upon many years of in-depth experience, including work as Independent Experts for court proceedings. VALUATIONS There are many reasons why it may be necessary to value a business, or shares in a company conducting a business. There may be commercial reasons for the valuation, or family reasons such as divorce, or tax reasons such as on the making of a gift. There may be Inheritance Tax reasons, including death (with the business interest falling into an estate) or a ten year anniversary charge within a trust. It may be necessary to agree a valuation of shares with HMRC for the purposes of issuing employee shares. All of these situations, and many more, may require a valuation to be performed. In most cases involving valuations relevant to a tax situation, it will then be necessary to negotiate and agree the valuation with HMRC. We have a number of Partners and Directors who are experienced in valuation work. They are members of the Valuation Special Interests Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and they draw upon many years of in-depth experience, including work as Independent Experts for court proceedings. Whilst there are several recognised valuation methodologies for businesses in different sectors, the correct approach is likely also to be influenced by the size of the shareholding or business interest. Valuing a business is not a precise science and it is necessary to consider each situation with an open mind in order to identify the relevant factors. With a commercial valuation, our experts will work closely with management to fully understand how the business operates, identifying the issues which influence income streams and capital growth. With tax valuations, it is often necessary to consider generally available financial data and consider quoted company comparators operating in the same sectors. Whatever the reason for the valuation, we recognise that the process can be a sensitive issue. We bring a commercial and cost-effective approach to these assignments, quickly considering our clients’ key issues and the appropriate valuation methodologies to apply in order to arrive at an independent valuation. Where the valuation is driven by tax, we will stand behind our conclusions and negotiate hard with HMRC in our clients’ interests. Our Specialists Craig Davies Partner E: craig.davies@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2136 View bio... James Randall Partner E: james.randall@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2131 View bio... Kulwarn Nagra Partner E: kulwarn.nagra@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2130 View bio... Hiral Kanzaria Partner E: hiral.kanzaria@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2102 View bio... Katharine Haggie Partner E: katharine.haggie@rawlinson-hunter.com T: +44 (0)20 7842 2153 View bio...
- International | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
As well as in London, Rawlinson & Hunter has offices in Jersey, Guernsey, Switzerland (in both Geneva and Zurich), Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. INTERNATIONAL As well as in London, Rawlinson & Hunter has offices in Guernsey, Switzerland (in both Geneva and Zurich), Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The maze of UK and international law is complex to navigate, particularly for clients with profiles in a number of jurisdictions. Our grouping of offices can provide global advice and solutions, specialising in the administration of trusts and companies which hold wealth and assets for our clients and their families. Since 1933, Rawlinson & Hunter offices across the world have consistently applied the basic traits of common sense and hard work to everything they do in order to provide outstanding services to their corporate and private clients, combining advanced technical skills with their different, distinctive and personal way of working. The partners in all international offices like to get to know their clients well and they lead much of the work in person, often face-to-face. Nearly all clients come through personal recommendations and referrals, providing compelling evidence of Rawlinson & Hunter’s strong reputation as a leading professional services firm. Refer to Legal for further information regarding Rawlinson & Hunter International. Visit International Site Development of Our International Grouping The Chartered Accountancy firm of Rawlinson & Hunter was established in London in 1933 during The Great Depression by Alfred Rawlinson and Robert Hunter. The Firm has flourished by continually updating and refreshing its services to meet the challenges of evolving tax, financial and regulatory laws, by focusing on niche markets, and by putting client service first and foremost in everything it does.. After successfully navigating the challenges faced by the UK during the Second World War, including temporarily moving the Firm to rural Oxfordshire to escape The Blitz, Hunter journeyed to the US in 1945, and again in 1946 with Rawlinson, where they visited an old client living in Bermuda. This coincided with the first direct flights between the US and Bermuda and the introduction of a favourable tax system and tourist economy on the island. The visit ultimately led to the establishment of Rawlinson & Hunter’s first overseas office in Bermuda in the early 1960s by future UK senior partner Bob Spooner, as the Firm sought to support its UK clients with extensive tourism and hotel interests there. A chance encounter on an aeroplane between future UK senior partner Peter Hetherington and a Jersey accountant resulted in the foundation of the Firm’s Jersey office in 1972. This was at a time when many individuals were emigrating from the UK to Jersey to escape the all-time high UK income tax rate of 136% in the late 1960s, and 98% in the early 1970s. The Firm’s Jersey practice was established at a time when the island was growing rapidly as an international financial centre. The Jersey office left the network in 2025. The Guernsey office was established in 1980 to meet the needs of specific international clients of the Firm, taking advantage of Guernsey’s similarly thriving financial services industry. More than 40 years on, the Guernsey firm continues to grow. The Cayman Islands office was established in 1973, originally to complement the services offered to clients through the Bermuda office. This British Overseas Territory steadily developed to become a leading international financial centre in the region. Switzerland has always been the leading international financial centre in continental Europe, and during its early years Rawlinson & Hunter had served many Swiss-based corporate clients due to Robert Hunter’s frequent trips to the country. To support its Swiss-based clients, the Firm therefore opened an office in Geneva in 1982, and this was eventually followed by a Zürich office in 2011. The old Geneva office left the grouping in 2019 but the Firm is now once again operating in Geneva, having opened a new office there in 2021. By the 1980s, the British Virgin Islands had also developed into a leading international financial and tourism centre to fund its public services, and this led to Peter Hetherington and future Jersey senior partner, David Goar, establishing the Firm’s office on the islands in 1988 to supports clients engaged in business there. A year earlier, in 1987, the Firm opened a representative office in Sydney, Australia to support clients with business interests Down Under. This was carried out under the umbrella of a respected Australian firm, Boroughs, a similarly private client focused firm of Chartered Accountants established in 1945. A decade and a half later, in 2003, the Firm extended this model by opening a representative office on the other side of the Ditch in Whanganui, New Zealand. By now Singapore had established itself as the leading international financial centre in Asia, and the Firm found itself with increasing numbers of clients with business interests in the country. To support these clients, the Firm opened its first Asian office in Singapore in 2013.
- Tax Advice | Rawlinson & Hunter LLP
We believe that the best way to provide our clients, both private clients and companies, with effective support is to act for them in relation to their tax reporting. This gives us an insight into what they are doing from year to year and a detailed understanding of their business and financial affairs. TAX ADVICE Our clients frequently need advice on tax matters. It is crucial that when there are events in clients’ lives, whether it is a corporate transaction, a change in family circumstances, a move from one country to another or some other situation, whether planned or unexpected, they have the right people with the right expertise to support them. We believe that the best way to provide our clients, both private clients and companies, with effective support is to act for them in relation to their tax reporting. This gives us an insight into what they are doing from year to year and a detailed understanding of their business and financial affairs. Most of our clients at some point need to call upon our expertise and our familiarity with their affairs to provide effective and timely tax advice. The knowledge gleaned from a relationship with our clients built over many years enables us to advise with authority when the need arises. Often, clients come to us in the first place because they are involved in a situation or a set of circumstances where specialist guidance is needed. Having concluded this initial project, clients then often remain with us for many years, taking advantage of both the tax reporting and advisory services which we can offer. Our approach to the giving of both personal and corporate tax advice is measured. We recognise that the tax legislation was enacted for a specific purpose, and in giving advice we consider carefully the reasoning behind the tax law which we seek to rely on. We avoid overly aggressive planning which, in our experience, is invariably challenged by HMRC and defeated in the Courts. We have regard to our clients’ profile with HMRC and keep the advice on the sensible side of the line. Our international network of offices probably has a greater concentration of international private client expertise than any other firm. Our reputation has brought us family and corporate clients in every continent, almost entirely by personal recommendation. Our Specialists
















