The tax team at Christian Douglass is almost unique in the range of expertise it offers and specific taxes covered in depth. From backgrounds in the Big Four accountancy practices and HM Revenue & Customs, we offer sophisticated advice on all aspects of taxation.

• Sophisticated tax strategy, planning & implementation for all taxes and all circumstances
• Tax compliance in relation to all taxes
• Corporation Tax
• Income Tax
• Inheritance Tax
• Capital Gains Tax
• Value Added Tax
• Customs Duty
• Stamp Duty/Stamp Duty Land Tax
• HM Revenue & Customs Investigations

The impact of taxation is one of the most important considerations facing all of us, businesses and individuals alike, and having a dynamic team of taxation specialists hungry to understand you and your business interests is a pre-requisite of a successful business life.

The tax team at Christian Douglass will work with you to develop your wealth creation and tax planning strategies. We will guide you through specific complex transactions and all the opportunities and threats along the way, both to minimise the impact of taxation and to maximise business and overall personal wealth for now and for the future.

Impartial and opinionated auditing in the international arena. Well-planned, unobtrusive and cost effective providing added value to management. Due diligence on behalf of the investing community.

Support every step of the way through the complex and changing world of business with frontline advice from experienced business professionals.

From the basic business platform to senior management structures, from systems and controls to e-commerce, from innovation and brand building to worldwide sourcing strategy, from exceptional growth to business downturn, we have direct experience and are at one with our clients every step of the way.

We support Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of business development and automatically enjoy an unspoken status within the Christian Douglass client portfolio.

The role of the entrepreneur is often misunderstood by many in the business and financial services industries.

At every stage of the process there are extreme difficulties to overcome and none more challenging than when success finally comes. And when it does it often hits like a hurricane. Everything you have taken for granted is challenged as your organisation and everyone in it creaks under the pressure. You often find that success is more painful than the process of getting there.

Most entrepreneurs are more inspired by building successful Brands and seeing their energies and vision converted into businesses of real value and purpose. Wealth considerations are often secondary but when opportunities do come it is essential to the peace of mind and the security of the entrepreneur that the support team understands what the business means to him and how almost inextricably linked they have become.

As the business develops and the potency of your creation is recognised, you will need to strengthen customer service and liaison, strengthen peoples skills by training and recruitment, recruit senior management, develop better information systems, address stressful banking and finance relationships, review manufacturing and distribution arrangements, review innovation strategy and process, develop brand strategies and control mechanisms, relocate the business or parts of it nationally or internationally, strengthen sources of supply and renegotiate contracts ... all in all, many complex and challenging situations.

Perhaps you need short-term support to allow you to concentrate on what is great about the business – your vision and your ideas!

Think Christian Douglass. We have the technical expertise and practical experience to give you all the support you need. Our unique blend of backgrounds in accountancy and law make us a natural one stop shop for medium-sized businesses.

The protection of personal wealth is the name of the game. Our services are geared to solid understandings of your personal and business circumstances, current needs and longer-term aspirations. We offer a seamless interface with taxation, estate planning and all other relevant services.

Whether you are just starting out in business or in your career, or whether you have already amassed some capital and are looking for wealth preservation strategies, we are here to help and advise every step of the way.

We offer a blend of services more often associated with small private banks, where we provide a tailor-made service to meet the needs of you and your family, from investment strategy, through discretionary fund management services with our partners at Charlotte Square Investment Managers, to trust planning and will planning, and advice on insurance based protection products. All of this is linked in with our taxation services to ensure that you and your family receive the best possible advice.