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Contact details for those in TAXconnect who can offer advice on tax questions related to tax compliance and investigation.

George Savvides BA FCA BFP

BA First Class Honous Accounting & Finance - Lancaster University/ICAEW member since 2004/Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) member since 2005/ Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Cyprus/Assistant Manager - PWC 2001 - 2006/Managing Director -Seamark Consultants Ltd 2006 - /Initiator, Founding Member and First President of the Cyprus Fiduciary Association 2011 - 2016 

David Kirk MA (Oxon) FCA CTA

David Kirk has run his own consultancy for over 30 years and specialises in employment taxes, most particularly in employment status, on which subject he is a published author (Employment Status - a Tax Guide, by Claritax). This includes a heavy concentration on IR35, off-payroll and managed service company work.  He is also well versed in dealing with Revenue inquiries in all fields, and will shepherd cases through the tax tribunal where necessary. He particularly likes to take on cases that are legally complex, where getting the right strategy in place is crucial.

John Cassidy BsC FCA CTA BFP

Tax investigations and enquiries, voluntary disclosures to HMRC, Contractual Disclosure Facility and COP9 investigations. protect clients' rights and ensure that HMRC follows the rules, Worldwide Disclosure Facility, Code of Practice 8 enquiries, negotiate settlements, penalty mitigation, discovery assessments, appeals, professional negligence cases concerning tax, expert witness/expert adviser in tax related court cases, Corporate offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.

Julian Stafford LLB FCA CTA

Extensive experience in most direct and indirect taxes. I currently sit on three separate tribunals - Tax, Child Support and Criminal Injuries. I have several years of experience in dealing with appeals of various kinds before both the First Tier and Upper Tier Tribunals.

John Harris ACA

I commenced trading in 1986 in sole practice. In 1999 I was taken over by Chantry Vellacott DFK and in 2009 I founded Harris and Clarke LLP. Throughout that period I have specialised in farms and estates as I was brought up as a farmers son. I would like to think that I provide practical advice in a manner easy to understand.  

Sean Paul Wakeman CTA

I specialise in all aspects of tax investigation and dispute resolution work. I am an expert in negotiating settlements with HMRC and work in conjunction with members of the accountancy, banking and legal professions as well as trust and offshore company service providers both in the UK and overseas.  I have more than 35 years’ experience of working with individuals, trusts, businesses and companies (including offshore) to ensure they have the greatest possible protection from criminal prosecution and then to keep their tax bills to a minimum.  I am a former HMRC Inspector,  although I left the equivalent of the Fraud Investigation Service in 1995 to join a Big Four firm and have headed up two different mid-tier firms since 1999. I am regarded within the industry as one of the top advisers in the dispute resolution arena. I am an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and a CEDR accredited mediator.