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Practice Areas

Specialist areas:

• Successful negotiator of tax disputes, with specific expertise in managing complex tax investigations with an offshore element including COP 8 and COP 9; as well as those involving marketed avoidance schemes, disguised remuneration, IR35, and residency and domicile enquiries

• Advising both taxpayers and other professionals on managing tax risk

• Advising on use of information and inspection powers, time limits for assessment, determining penalty loadings and all other aspects of tax administration and enforcement

Professional Memberships

- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA)

- Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Industry Sector Expertise

Services covered:

- Non-Domiciled

- Non-Resident Tax

- Private Client

- Separation & Divorce

- Tax Risk & Dispute Resolution

- Trusts & Estates

Career

Fiona is a tax dispute specialist and joined Blick Rothenberg in September 2017.

She has over 30 years’ experience advising on all types of direct tax, including tax investigations and resolving tax disputes with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Her clients include private individuals, trusts, corporates, partnerships and other professional advisors.

With this in mind, Fiona understands the balance between the technical detail of her work and the strategic and pragmatic approach to problem solving..

Fiona regularly contributes to industry publications including Taxation, Tax Journal and the STEP Journal and is often quoted in the national broadsheets on tax dispute matters. She has also spoken at conferences on managing tax risk, HMRC’s approach to offshore and how to handle tax investigations.

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Tax is an arcane and complex area, so it’s important for me to balance the technical detail of my work with a strategic and pragmatic approach to problem solving for clients

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Fiona Fernie is a respected tax dispute specialist who is expert in tax investigations and HMRC enforcement.

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