CIS Tax Team
Dave Williams Managing Director
Dave Williams
Managing Director
Dave has 35 years’ experience in tax, spending 14 years as an Inspector of Taxes in a London district where he headed up numerous investigations into large building contractors. Dave decided to move into accountancy as he preferred to defend these businesses rather than persecute them! He now deals with all aspects of CIS including defending gross payment status, drafting contracts and revising working practices in consultation with contractors to ensure self employed status can be achieved and can be defended from HMRC attack. Dave also lectures nationally on status, CIS, tax investigations and PAYE compliance investigations to both the profession and to industry.
Paul Collings Director
Paul Collings
Director
Paul's experience comes from providing construction businesses with practical tax solutions in all areas of taxation. Paul has particular expertise in dealing with Capital Gains Tax, Corporation Tax and VAT issues. Paul's knowledge in all of these areas together with his knowledge of CIS enables him to provide advice in connection with the structuring of a particular project or projects to ensure that they are undertaken in the most tax efficient manner possible for the construction business.
Tim Palmer Technical Director
Tim Palmer
Technical Director
Tim is one of the UK’s leading CIS lecturers and writers, lecturing all over the UK on Construction Industry tax matters to accountants in both the profession and industry. Tim has additionally lectured frequently in-house to Construction Industry personnel, written numerous CIS tax articles, and also provides CIS tax consultancy to Building Contractors and sub contractors alike. A chartered tax adviser, Tim was previously employed by the in-house tax department of Bovis Construction, advising on both CIS and Corporation tax matters.
Richard Clutterbuck Senior Consultant
Richard Clutterbuck
Senior Consultant
Richard has worked for many years in HMRC as an Employer Compliance Manager following a long career as a National Insurance Inspector and an Employer Compliance Officer. Richard's duties were extensively involved in dealing with Employers PAYE, Expenses and Benefits issues as well as Contractors working within the construction industry, ensuring compliance in all aspects of the current CIS scheme. Of particular note is Richard's experience in dealing with employment status disputes particularly those of sub contractors within the construction industry. Richard has also been heavily involved in the preparation of cases and conducting of Commissioners hearings as well as settlement of cases with HMRC including the negotiation and mitigation of penalty charges.
Damian Lannon
Senior Consultant
Damian’s experience comes from business tax consultancy and compliance including CIS. Areas of expertise include a range of HMRC enquiries and dealing with wider business tax issues such as corporate restructuring, sales and acquisitions. His broad business tax range provides an essential part of the tax skills mix offered in assisting with advice on umbrella companies and LLPs as well as status issues and CIS compliance. A chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor, Damian has 15 years experience in business taxation advice, working with a Big Four firm before joining the company.
Andrew Squires
Senior Consultant
Andy has recently returned to us after 12 years with Deloitte and latterly BDO Stoy Hayward. Andy is a chartered tax adviser and a senior tax consultant, specialising in tax advice on transactions, employment tax and equity incentives. Andy advises many property and construction clients on status and CIS compliance and is actively involved in HMRC enquiry work.