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Expert tax investigation advice
Tax disputes can be stressful for both businesses and families. HMRC investigations are seldom routine events and while challenges will always arise, early advice can help determine the best strategy. Whatever the situation, we use our experience to help our clients obtain the best possible outcome.
Craig Thomson
Having been a tax investigation specialist for over 30 years I use my experience to help clients resolve HMRC enquiries and disputes. HMRC is tasked with difficult work, and as a former tax inspector I understand the challenges faced by its officers. I trained as a corporate tax Inspector with the Inland Revenue in London, before working as a specialist COP9 investigator. After moving to the tax profession, I led teams for two of the ‘Big 4’ accountancy firms in both the UK and Switzerland, (where I was based for six years). I have worked in every part of the UK, and in Northern Ireland.
I advise and represent clients across the UK and am always happy to have an initial discussion to see if I might be able to help. I work on a broad range of tax matters, from private clients and families, business tax investigations to COP9 disclosures. I often advise on a consultancy basis, and regularly support other professional firms. My office is in the centre of Edinburgh and I am active in the tax community both as a writer in the tax press and as a branch committee member of the CIOT. Links to some of my published tax articles are below:
Taxation Magazine https://www.taxation.co.uk/biography/craig-thomson
Tax Journal https://www.taxjournal.com/authors/craig-thomson