Tax Team

The tax team are experts in managing tax investigations and negotiating the best possible settlement terms for their clients. In addition, the team offer clients an in house tax compliance and advisory service.

The team understands that no two investigations are the same and the pressures that such investigations can place on both people and businesses. The team utilises the experience gained both whilst working for HMRC and working in the private sector, to provide bespoke solutions for our clients. The team seeks to minimise the stress, time and the financial burden placed on clients who are subject to HMRC scrutiny.

The team have represented clients subject to all manner of investigations by HMRC. In terms of the more specialised HMRC investigations, LSG’s tax team have years of experience in successfully negotiating and navigating clients through enquiries conducted by HMRC’s Specialist Investigations (SI) and Civil Investigation of Fraud teams (CIF). This includes both Code of Practice 8 (COP 8) and Code of Practice 9 (COP 9) cases.

In addition, the team specialise in assisting clients who have overseas interests (including bank accounts, portfolios, trust structures or corporate structures) to regularise their tax affairs. The team currently represent a number of clients who are taking advantage of the terms of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF).

They have successfully represented individuals and corporate entities who have been subject to HMRC scrutiny in respect of their residence and/or domicile status.

Also, the team advise individuals who are taking advantage of UK tax ‘amnesties’, including the ‘Plumbers Tax Safe Plan’ (PTSP).

All advice provided by LSG’s tax team is protected by Legal Professional Privilege (LPP). LPP is not available to firms of accountants or tax advisors. This provides our clients with the protection they require, something which firms of non solicitor advisors cannot offer.

For more information on certain types of HMRC investigations or offshore ‘amnesties’ please click on the following links to download the documents:-

Code of Practice 9 (COP9)
Code of Practice 8 (COP8)
The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF)
The Plumbers Tax Safe Plan (PTSP)

We offer:

• Clear advice
• Practical solutions to complex issues
• Experience from ‘both sides of the fence’
• LDF case management, including the submission of LDF reports and settlement terms
• Reviews of personal and corporate residency
• Reviews of personal domicile status
• Management of HMRC challenges to residence and domicile
• Negotiation of time to pay arrangements with HMRC
• Advice and assistance in respect of HMRC penalty negotiations
• Preparation of Self Assessment tax returns
• Advice covered by Legal Professional Privilege
• Comprehensive management of Code of Practice 9 cases, including the attendance at all HMRC meetings, the preparation of Disclosure Reports and settlement negotiations

Why use LSG’s tax team:

• The team are covered by Legal Professional Privilege so you can talk to us in complete confidence
• The team has extremely competitive hourly rates – considerably lower than comparatives from some of the larger tax and accounting firms.
• The team has many years of experience in assisting clients through complex HMRC investigations to reach sensible, practical and pragmatic settlements.

Who to contact:

Frank Strachan – fs@lsg.co.uk – 020 7851 0120 – 07557 343234
Sean Bannister – sb@lsg.co.uk – 020 7851 0127 – 07872 311318