About the speakers

Paul Malin

I have been resolving UK tax issues for over 30 years. In that time I have been asked to help taxpayers who, for one reason or another, have got themselves into trouble with HMRC. It may be that they innocently participated in a tax avoidance scheme and now want out or they have been caught deliberately understating their income or gains. Either way they have a problem. It can be a problem for their agent as well – its good to share!

Kevin Hall 

Kevin has been working in VAT since the 20th century!

He likes to talk about VAT and he loves helping clients. He is equally happy chatting with an adviser, presenting to a roomful of people, or discussing practical solutions with businesses.

He advises a wide variety of clients, including property deals and construction works, international and cross-border transactions, schemes for small businesses, financial services, supply chain reviews, aircraft/yachts, mergers & acquisitions and reorganisations, HMRC investigations, partial exemption and margin schemes.

Kevin also writes and lectures on VAT and he has contributed to HMRC’s VAT Manuals, specifically in relation to financial advisers.

Amie Manchester 

Amie is a Chartered Tax Advisor who has worked at 2 Big Four firms since starting her career in tax.

Amie previously worked in global mobility and so has plenty of experience in dealing with international tax matters.

Jane Culshaw

Jane has worked in various technical roles within HMRC. She is currently the engagement lead for Counter Avoidance, focussing on raising awareness of marketed tax avoidance schemes and the signs customers and their employers should watch out for.

Katie Frost CTA

Katie qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant before choosing to specialise in tax. She completed the Chartered Tax Accountant qualifications, and is currently working towards her STEP membership.

Katie has been working in private client tax since 2012, advising on Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance issues. Katie has a particular interest in trusts and estates, providing compliance and advisory services to a large variety of clients. She provides expert witness services for court actions.

Katie works alongside her accounting colleagues to provide an all-round approach to her clients’ needs; ensuring tax efficiency whilst maintaining business acumen.

Zeeshan Khilji

Zeeshan is a Chartered Tax Adviser with several years of Big Four and independent firm experience of providing specialist UK corporate and personal tax advice to families, owner-managed businesses, private equity backed companies and high net worth individuals.

Zeeshan advises businesses and their owners on complex tax matters, commercially driven tax efficient strategies and reliefs across the business life cycle (from start up to exit). He also has strong expertise and interest in advising private clients and high net worth individuals on tax efficient real estate and wealth protection strategies.

He is the author of Bloomsbury’s Property Tax Planning and co-author of Bloomsbury’s Taxation of Intellectual Property.