BACKGROUND
Liam is an Associate Director working for inTAX, a team which specialises in Disputes and Resolution with HMRC.
Liam joined inTAX in September 2022, following 9 years at HMRC where he completed the Tax Professional Development Scheme and led cross-tax fraud investigations into owner managed mid-sized businesses. Although his qualifications were focused on direct taxes, he has knowledge and experience across all taxes and HMRC processes, including Insolvency, Debt Management and Litigation.
Liam’s work focuses on disputes clients have with HMRC, ranging from responding to nudge letters and requests for information by HMRC, to assisting with Code of Practice 9 fraud investigations and everything in between. Liam is also in the process of developing business in the cryptoasset space, building on his personal experience and knowledge as well as his contributions to the HMRC Cryptoasset Policy Team during his tenure.
Liam prides himself on being able to adapt his approach and communication with a person depending on who he is dealing with. He has found that this enables him to develop trust with a client quickly and often find an edge when negotiating with a HMRC compliance officer. Although Liam enjoys winning at a Tribunal hearing (who doesn’t!), he feels far more accomplished when he is able to persuade HMRC to agree a favourable settlement for a client outside of litigation.
Outside of work, Liam is a keen road cyclist and recently completed an ‘Everesting’ as part of setting a group Guinness World Record.
SPECIALISMS
- Cross-tax fraud investigations
- HMRC disputes
- Cryptoassets
RECENT EXPERIENCE
- Success at Tribunal in both a £1m+ ‘trade vs personal residence’ case, and a late appeal case. The decision for the former was made public and resulted in further business for the firm.
- Negotiated a deliberate VAT assessment of £2m+ down to a non-deliberate contract settlement of £150k, and a £450k Director’s Loan Account case to nil.
- Negotiated a settlement at an Alternate Dispute Resolution meeting with HMRC for a high-profile case, preventing it from reaching a Tribunal hearing where publicity would be a consequence.
- Successfully navigated winding up enforcement action on 2 occasions for a business with 600+ employees, allowing the business to continue trading as normal.
- Held a Crypto x Tax livestream with a crypto community, providing information on the various tax considerations involved in trading cryptoassets.
