International Groups - HMRC Challenges

Event Date & Time 06 July 2011 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Venue

London venue to be confirmed

Speaker

Mr Andrew Watters Andrew is Director of Contentious Tax with City law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. He advises both international corporate groups and high net worth individuals. He represents clients faced with serious enquiries from HMRC or who wish to disclose a liability. The objective is to reach an agreed resolution but, where appropriate, litigation may be required. Increasingly he is asked to advise on 'cooperative compliance' issues to minimise the likelihood of such enquiries starting or to mitigate any potential penalty position. Prior to entering private practice, Andrew worked as a senior investigator in the HMRC specialist unit dealing with high profile cases of suspected tax avoidance and evasion. He has contributed to the OECD HNWI Project leading to a Council Directive and to HMRC's consultations on both cross border avoidance and the introduction of thr Senior Accounting Officer legislation.