"We take the stress and complexity out of dealing with the tax authorities"
About Jon Preshaw founder and Managing Director
Jon is a specialist tax adviser with over 25 years experience in the field
Prior to establishing Jon Preshaw Tax, Jon spent 14 years with PwC running the Tax Dispute practice in the North of England and Scotland.
He had previously trained as an Inspector of Taxes and worked in HMRC’s Special Compliance Office as an Investigator and Group Leader, managing a team of officers who dealt with some of the largest and most complex investigations undertaken by HMRC.
Jon advises a broad range of clients but has particular specialisms around managing enquiries and disclosures involving offshore taxation and assisting clients to unravel complex tax avoidance structures.
About Ben Proctor Associate Director
Ben has more than 20 years experience resolving tax disputes and investigations
Ben has more than 20 years experience in assisting clients to manage and resolve tax disputes.
Ben trained as an Inspector of Taxes and worked for HMRC’s Large Business Team dealing with complex tax risks associated with the UK’s largest companies and then worked for both PwC and latterly as Head of Corporate Tax Disputes leading Grant Thornton’s London team.
Ben has particular expertise in assisting companies to resolve complex corporate, international and partnership tax disputes and in supporting clients to manage tax risks and governance, especially optimising compliance with obligations under the Senior Accounting Officer and Criminal Finances Act 2017 provisions.
Our Services
Managing and resolving tax disputes and investigations
We can assist with the full range of HMRC enquiries, interventions and investigations. Based on an extensive knowledge of HMRC's powers, procedures and practices, we can advise on the best way to manage an enquiry to ensure that it is dealt with as efficiently as possible.
Supporting professional
advisers
We can support you to ensure that a tax dispute or investigation is resolved in the best possible way for your client. Our aim in working with other professional advisers is to ensure that issues are resolved in a way which enhances your relationship with your client. We can provide flexible support on technical issues as they arise or manage projects on your behalf.
Making Disclosures
to HMRC
Tax errors can arise in a very broad range of circumstances, and it will often be the case that clients will need to approach HMRC to put things right.
There are several ways in which disclosures about errors can be made to HMRC and different approaches will have different consequences. In deciding how to make a disclosure, there are a number of issues which will need to be carefully considered and It is imperative when making a disclosure that the initial approach to HMRC is carefully considered. The initial approach will set the tone for how the whole process will be managed and is key to ensuring the optimum outcome.
Once the initial approach is made, managing a disclosure requires a clear understanding of the matters which HMRC will need to be addressed and the information which they will require.
Informed by our deep understanding of the relevant legislation and HMRC practices, we can help clients and their advisers to ensure that disclosures are made efficiently and with the minimum of stress.