Gary Ashford

Gary is a highly experienced International Tax Partner and is an expert on tax disputes and investigations.

He has particular expertise in contentious tax matters and in complex structures, including trusts and funds both in the UK and overseas, and supports non domicile and international clients in identifying areas of risk in their tax affairs. Gary is an expert on the various overseas tax agreements, international transparency, exchange of information and the increasing need for Substance.

Gary is a leading expert on the developing taxation of the digital economy. He is also an expert on the OECD Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS), and the development of the international taxation of cross border matters, particularly technology linked.

He also advises private clients, trusts and corporate clients on a range of complex tax issues such as restructuring, residence, non domicile/remittances, transfer pricing matters, employment and property tax and various other matters including VAT.

He is an expert on International Exchange of Information matters and increasing transparency in Tax matters. He is an expert on the UK Offences associated with the Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion.

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), appointed Vice President November 2020. Representing CIOT on various HMRC committees, including on International, Fraud and Crypto Asset Strategy.

Associate of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT)

STEP

Committee member of ICAEW Tax Investigation Practitioners Group

Vice President CFE Tax Advisers Europe

Author for Serious Tax Investigations and International Tax Investigations Chapters in the Bloomsbury HMRC Investigations Handbook.