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!

Tim Palmer CTA ATT, Palmer Training Partnership

Tim is one of the UK's best known and popular tax presenters. He lectures frequently all over the UK on a wide variety of taxation subjects and also presents regular live tax webinars. Previously, Tim was a senior Tax Manager with Howarth Clark Whitehill LLP, advising on all areas of tax and NIC for the firm to their clients. He was also a member of the tax department of P&O where he specialised in Corporation Tax and the Construction Industry.

Additionally, Tim writes regular tax articles for numerous publications. Away from his lecturing, Tim is a tax consultant with Gravita Chartered Accountants, London www.gravita.com.

Tim can be contacted at tim@palmertraining.co.uk

Martyn Verity, Moorhurst Partners LLP

Martyn Verity has been actively involved in the accounting and taxation industry since 1999, working with family manager owned businesses in the SME area. His expertise spans across the spectrum of limited companies, limited liability partnership, partnerships, sole-traders and individual clients.

Martyn is a member of both The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and holds a degree in Accountancy with Law.

Tony Cochrane, VITA

Tony Cochrane is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation. He is a member of the ICAS Indirect Taxes Committee and a Director at VITA. Tony has 20 years’ VAT experience, beginning his career with HMRC before moving into national and Big 4 practice. He advises businesses ranging from SMEs to multinationals, with deep technical expertise and experiences in various sectors. He is a regular presenter at ICAS and R3 events and recently joined HMRC on an industry panel discussion. He is regularly invited to write for tax and general media publications.

Matt Stambach, Spencer Gardner Dickins

Matt is Tax Director at Spencer Gardner Dickins, an independent tax specialist firm based in Coventry. Matt has over 20 years’ experience in providing tax compliance and advisory services to clients and has had the pleasure of presenting to IFA members both through the quarterly tax webinar series and the IFA National Conference in 2024 provided presentations to IFA members numerous times in the past.