Gary Ashford

Practice Areas

Gary is a highly experienced International Tax Partner and is an expert on tax disputes and investigations. He handles very high-profile disclosures, disputes and tax investigations, building a reputation as a leading offshore tax risk and investigation tax expert in the Private Client arena.

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 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.

Professional Memberships

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

Publications

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