Sponsors
Arkk
Headline Sponsor
At ARKK, we simplify the complex world of financial and regulatory data for over 900 clients globally. Innovation brought us to where we are today, and while we are staying ahead, so are our customers - not only keeping up with trends but setting them. When you partner with ARKK, you can be sure our solutions will deliver efficiency, accuracy, and complete confidence.
We build side-by-side with our clients, constantly validating our development against their needs and challenges to ensure our platform becomes a part of their internal landscape. Leading with a customer first approach means we’re building what our customers actually need, not what we think our customers need.
ARKK offer solutions and services for a range of financial and regulatory reporting including VAT and Operational Transfer Pricing automation, ESEF and iXBRL tagging, and a suite of regulatory conversion solutions.
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ATT
The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is an educational charity and the leading professional body for tax technicians in the UK.
Our primary charitable objective is to promote education and the study of tax administration and practice. Our goal is to foster a more efficient and simplified tax system for all, serving the public interest through the pursuit of excellence and with integrity.
As a leading authority for taxation professionals, our members, qualified by examination and practical expertise, uphold the highest standards of professional conduct. Respected across private practice, commerce, government, and academia, our members continually update their tax knowledge to navigate the ever-evolving landscape. Drawing on our members’ practical experience and knowledge, we contribute to consultations on the development of the UK tax system and seek to ensure that, for the general public, it is workable and as fair as possible.
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Avalara
At Avalara, we aspire to be part of every transaction in the world. With our tax compliance software solutions, your business can automate manual processes and reduce errors — while increasing compliance and saving time and money.
Businesses of all sizes use Avalara to help with tasks throughout the tax compliance process, including registration and licensing, calculation, document management, reporting, and e-invoicing.
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AVTR
Andrew Vinell Tax Recruitment Ltd is a boutique tax recruitment consultancy servicing all areas of tax. Andrew has a preeminent reputation as a networker and connector in the tax industry, having placed numerous tax professionals at all levels through his personal and professional network. He has been responsible for some of the highest profile moves in the tax industry including some significant team build campaigns. Our mission is to match the best qualified, motivated and experienced tax professionals to the roles that are right for them, creating lasting, mutually beneficial relationships in the tax sector. As a trusted partner to many prestigious organisations and firms both domestically and internationally, our vision is to become the foremost taxation recruitment specialist.
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Azets
Azets is an SME focused international accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services group, with 160 offices across the UK and Europe, over 6,500 employees and 600 Partners. In the UK, Azets is the largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs and the 9th largest accountancy business. Blick Rothenberg, the award winning international corporate and private tax and accounting brand is a part of Azets Group. The Azets client experience is based on delivering a highly personalised service, through its local office network and its proprietary digital workplace technology, CoZone. Across its network of offices, Azets supports c.120,000 clients across the UK and Europe. Clients include enterprises, SMEs, large scale business, public sector, and private clients, across multiple sectors.
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Ballards LLP
Ballards LLP is a major independent chartered accountancy practice with offices in Birmingham, Droitwich and Worcester. We are most notably recognised for our specialist tax planning and advisory services, which are supplemented with a full service offering that includes, audit and accounts, corporate finance, digital transformation consultancy, financial advice, and recruitment services. We have extensive experience advising on all tax matters (both corporate and personal), but we are routinely involved in projects involving, corporate structuring, M&A transactions, R&D and creative tax reliefs and property tax advice. Our approach is simple, we do what is best for the client taking account of both commercial and tax objectives whilst forming lasting relationships through personable delivery of our services.
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BKL
BKL is a Top 50 firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers based in London. We specialise in helping entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and families, and owner managed businesses across a range of business sectors. These include property and construction, financial services, fintech and technology. As part of our particular expertise in tax, our consultants advise on tax structuring, VAT, tax due diligence, trusts, family wealth planning, inheritance tax and probate. BKL is a Certified B Corporation: part of a global community of businesses dedicated to balancing profit and purpose. As winners of the 2023 Taxation Award for Best Employer in Tax, we're pleased to be paying it forward as a 2024 sponsor.
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CBTax
CBTax is the UK’s fastest-growing Tax Consultancy Practice delivering Research & Development projects, committed to supplying a gold standard service to our clients, quickly unlocking your R&D potential.
With a proven track record of delivering successful outcomes for our clients, our award-winning team takes pride in our commitment to excellence and our ability to secure substantial tax savings. Our goal is not only to help you reduce your tax liability but also to provide strategic advice that can fuel your future innovation and business growth.
We are chartered tax advisors and accountants specialising in supporting businesses with their R&D tax relief claims and have in-house sector specialists including engineers and leaders in scientific disciplines, working alongside our qualified tax advisors to build a robust R&D claim.
This combination of Technical Specialists working alongside our Chartered Tax advisors gives us the knowledge and experience in both financial and technical fields that is needed to submit a successful R&D claim.
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DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a global law firm capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world.
We believe great businesses can make a better world. Forward-thinking, innovative organizations can find the answers to today’s most difficult questions. That’s why, every day, we help them succeed.
Our bold and dynamic culture means we think big and act decisively. Because relationships are at the heart of everything we do for our clients and communities.
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Gander Tax Services
Gander Tax Services are Chartered Tax Advisers based in Hampshire, specialising in tax planning for private clients, SMEs, trusts and individuals with residency/domicile issues. We also offer the full range of compliance services for individuals, trusts and estates.
Being an independent tax consultancy practice, most of our referrals come from accountancy firms, solicitors and IFAs who recognise the need for tax specialist advice from professionals who can slot into their business, provide their clients with high quality, bespoke advice whilst maintaining a down to earth, hands on, proactive approach.
We are a small firm with complex and interesting work, where no two days are the same. Our staff are highly skilled and knowledgeable and we are passionate about ensuring progression in the tax careers of new recruits, offering apprenticeship places, trainee contracts, flexible working hours and hybrid working.
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Gerald Edelman
Formed in the late 1940s, we have established ourselves as one of the leading mid-tier businesses in the UK. Through our business advisory and professional services, we build real relationships with our clients, gaining insights necessary to truly understand their needs. This allows us to deliver solutions that are unique and transformative, bringing concepts to life and fulfilling the ambitions of businesses and individuals alike. All our clients get access to our tax team, who are true experts in their field. With chartered accountants, chartered tax advisers and ex-HMRC inspectors using their skills, knowledge and contacts to deliver an industry-leading service. Alongside tax compliance, the expertise of the team spans international tax, property tax, inheritance tax, corporate tax planning and structuring, R&D, VAT and tax investigations. The breath of expertise within the team allows us to offer a one stop shop service to all of our clients across sectors, including: businesses, entrepreneurs, landowners, high net worth individuals, trustees and family offices. Gerald Edelman are more than accountants, striving to have a positive impact on our clients, our people, our community and our planet.
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Inspired
Led by Eugene O’Neill, Michael Heinicke and Colm Cavanagh, INSPIRED is the only NI practice solely specialising in Tax.
INSPIRED has grown rapidly and now provide a range of tax services including tax advisory, tax compliance and tax incentives. Our Partners are Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisors and between them have over a century of experience working in Big 4 tax teams. INSPIRED’s aim is to provide Big 4 firm quality advice but with a more personal touch and enhanced attentiveness to our clients.
Client relationships are at the core of our approach. By spending time with our clients we’re able to develop a deeper understanding of their businesses and provide them with pro-active tax advice in real-time. We don’t see tax as a seasonal relationship based on tax return deadlines but are in contact with our clients all year round. And as we don’t charge by the hour, our clients are never afraid to pick up the phone.
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Jerroms Miller
Jerroms Miller Specialist Tax is a tax boutique formed in 2022 from a merger between The Miller Partnership, the tax advisory business of Pete Miller, and the specialist corporate tax team of Jerroms, a leading accountancy and business services practice in the West Midlands.
Jerroms Miller’s ethos is to support professional advisers in delivering the highest quality tax advice to their clients. We recognise that getting the right advice in the germ stages of any key business decision can save on tax in the long run, and it has been amazing to see our clients recognise this and be able to work alongside them to optimise their position.
As well as offering technical advice, the Jerroms Miller Knowledge Hub provides a platform for advisors to collaborate and develop their technical skills and expertise alongside other likeminded individuals.
Jerroms Miller Specialist Tax Knowledge hub: A centre for the exchange of knowledge, support, development, and ideas.
Jerroms Miller Technical Forum
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Joseph Hage Aaronson
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP provides a fresh perspective on complex disputes. Our unique structure was born out of a belief that an effective case strategy could be delivered more efficiently if lawyers, barristers, and forensic accountants (each with their distinctive training and experience) work side by side from the outset as an integrated team to discuss and devise a cohesive and considered approach that meets our clients’ aims whether via litigation, arbitration, mediation or settlement. We build close relationships with our clients, based on mutual trust and a deep understanding of their commercial and legal objectives.
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Markel Tax
We are Markel Tax. Working with over 2,500 accountancy practices, we are one of the UK’s leading providers of fee protection insurance and tax consultancy services. We’re here to be your partner in tax by giving you the confidence, expertise and opportunity to nourish your practice and client base through the services we provide. Our friendly, client-focused team is here to help you. With a people-powered approach, we embrace the responsibility of exceeding expectations and put the growth aspirations of partner accountants first.
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Ocado Group
Ocado Group plc brings to market cutting-edge technology solutions that leverage the latest advances in automation, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence for the online grocery and non-grocery distribution industries. We are headquartered in Hatfield, and employ almost 19,000 people globally across our technology and logistics operations. We have a strong retail heritage with Ocado Retail Limited, the UK’s largest pure-play online grocery retailer, now a 50:50 joint venture.
Our purpose is to reimagine the world of distribution, fulfilment and ecommerce to drive outstanding customer outcomes. Our mission is to change the way the world shops, for good. Our strategic vision is to be the undisputed leader and global partner of choice in providing technology and automation solutions for grocery retail and beyond. In FY23, we partnered with 12 leading retailers around the world, and have recently expanded into new sectors with our first non-grocery warehouse fulfilment technology deal.
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RPC
RPC is a modern, progressive and commercially-focused law firm, headquartered in London with offices in Bristol, Singapore and Hong Kong. Our Tax disputes and investigations team is headed by industry veteran Adam Craggs, supported by three further Partners and six lawyers, our broad-based practice is instructed on some of the largest and most complex tax cases. The team provides a ‘full service’ offering with expertise in all areas from ‘dawn raids’ and criminal investigations, to complex cross-border tax disputes (involving both direct taxes and indirect taxes). It acts for a broad range of clients, from large corporate entities, high-net-worth individuals and multinational corporations, through to medium-sized businesses. Comprising former members of HMRC’s Solicitor’s Office, the SFO, the Bar, Big Four and other major UK law firms, the team is able to provide an unrivalled level of knowledge of the practical workings of HMRC. This depth of understanding of how HMRC operates at all levels, and what strategies it deploys during investigations, can be invaluable in securing successful outcomes its clients.
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Source Advisors
Source Advisors, previously GovGrant, is here to make sure that innovation is recognised and receives the full credit it is due. We have a 60 strong UK team with access to over 250 professionals across the globe.
Through a deep understanding of the R&D ecosystem and our technical capability, we create value to our clients by recognising their R&D and maximising the value of their Intellectual Property. We see our partnership with accountancy firms as a central and integral part of our business.
Our expertise can help your clients claim HMRC’s R&D tax credits and access our Intellectual Property services including Patent Box. Source Advisors has a proven track record and works with thousands of accountancy firms in the UK. We hold ourselves to the industry standards that our accounting partners expect, as member of the ICAEW Practice Assurance scheme.
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Stewarts
Stewarts is a law firm like no other. Specialising in high-value and complex disputes, our track record of success for our clients has helped us become the UK’s leading litigation-only law firm. Clients choose Stewarts for our legal excellence, our specialist expertise and our pioneering approach to complex litigation. Our focus is always on success: achieving the best results for our clients around the world.
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Syon Tax
Tax represents a dynamic tax advisory and consultancy firm, renowned for its personalised and collaborative approach to delivering expert tax guidance. Accredited as a Chartered Tax Advisors firm by the prestigious Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Syon Tax adheres rigorously to the highest standards of professional conduct outlined in the Principles of Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation (PCRT). This commitment underscores their commitment to providing top-tier service to their diverse clientele. Their operational philosophy revolves around clarity and efficacy, with a focus on crafting tailored tax strategies that align with clients' commercial objectives. They take pride in their ability to translate complex tax matters into actionable insights, enabling clients to make informed decisions with confidence. Leveraging their proactive approach, Syon Tax stays ahead of regulatory changes, ensuring that clients' personal and business interests are safeguarded effectively.
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T-Tech
We believe in empowering the accountancy sector with the right technology and support to succeed. We work with many accounting and tax firms across the UK to deliver robust, secure, fit for purpose technology, and support them day-to-day in getting the best from this technology.
T-Tech developed Practice Gateway to be the Digital Front Door for accountants and their clients. A comprehensive, end-to-end private client solution to transform your practice and revolutionise how you engage with your customers. Practice Gateway seamlessly integrates with other accountancy applications and software, to automate onboarding, KYC, AML and the full personal tax submission process. Reducing the manual burden of data entry, chasing clients therefore allowing accountants more time to deliver advisory work, whilst creating a secure and user friendly client experience.
We understand that accountants live in a fractured software world, where interacting with customers can be more cumbersome than necessary. More are abandoning traditional practices, and adopting technology, seeking efficient tools that manage data and make processes easier. We are structured to tailor our solutions according to the individual client, which assures them that we are continuously striving to help keep their businesses efficient and their people productive, whilst lowering risk and ensuring best value.
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TaxCalc
TaxCalc makes smart, integrated, scalable and affordable software. Transparently priced, our CloudConnected, award-winning, end-to-end practice suite comprises powerful tax, accounts, VAT, remote working, practice compliance and practice management solutions, with recently-released FRS102 and Group Accounts modules now available.
Count on TaxCalc to provide the flexibility and value for practices large and small.
Find out more about what TaxCalc can do for your practice, visit www.taxcalc.com or call us on 0345 5190 883.
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Tax Gem
At TaxGem™ we do things differently.
Yes, of course we prepare and submit accounts, keep clients tax compliant and as tax efficient as possible, and everything in between. But TaxGem’s approach and delivery is what sets us apart.
At TaxGem we pride ourselves on great customer relations and amazing service. On getting to know clients and their businesses, to deliver the best results, every time.
TaxGem absolutely recognise that the traditional view of accountants is one that instils dread and maybe even fear of death by boredom. Well, we are here to smash that stereotype. Clients don’t dread coming to see us…. in fact we can’t keep them away, and we love it.
The Team at TaxGem handle all aspects of accountancy and tax compliance, including bookkeeping, annual accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll, auto-enrolment pensions, CIS and self assessment. As well as all manner of bespoke tax planning for owner managed businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Tax Systems
Tax Systems are the leading specialists in corporation tax technology and services with over 30 years of experience. We are trusted by 1,300 clients including over 80% of the top accountancy firms in the UK & Republic of Ireland. Our solutions drive accuracy and efficiency by automating the end-to-end compliance process, reducing operational risks and increasing control. Tax professionals can then focus their skills and energy on delivering more value to their business or clients. We’re on a mission to transform the way people use technology, so they can spend more time on the things that really make a difference.
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The VAT Team
The VAT Team is the leading dedicated outsourced, white labelled, specialist UK VAT advisory provider for multi-service accountancy and tax advisory firms. We offer the solution to the VAT capacity crunch experienced by many top accountancy firms struggling to meet client demand for VAT services: a problem further compounded by difficulties recruiting highly skilled “right fit” VAT consultants.
The VAT Team supports our clients by providing additional resources to existing VAT consultancy teams, overseeing VAT compliance functions, providing interim support whilst recruiting or in some cases a completely outsourced, fully resourced VAT department. We are trusted by several top 50 and Mid-tier Power Index accounting firms to deliver quality VAT services to their clients as part of their team. 100% client retention since the start of the business is testament to our ability to adapt to our client’s changing needs, responding to changing client demand, and supporting their growth ambitions.
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Vantage Fee Protect
As a specialist Tax Fee Protection Insurance provider, we are focussed simply on providing the best possible Tax Fee Protection Insurance schemes, nothing else. Vantage is staffed by individuals who have a level of knowledge and experience that is unrivalled in the market place. Together we have pooled this knowledge to ensure that we provide a product and service that reflects the best from the industry. So, from Vantage, accountants can expect market-leading Policy coverage, a range of digital marketing solutions that will reduce your administration costs whilst growing scheme participation, access to the most experienced claims handlers in the industry and access to our in-house tax team which has the lowest call back rates, plus free and unlimited access to our Tolley Tax Update Webinars.
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Wilson Wright
Established 130 years ago Wilson Wright, now part of BKL is an accounting, tax and business advisory firm based in the City of London. Our specialist tax team provides our clients with a full range of highly specialist tax services from private client compliance and planning to corporate tax, international and national structuring, dispute resolution and risk, tax transactions, research and development and VAT. We also offer a bespoke service for professionals on a range of tax issues providing technical support to enable them to better support their clients.
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