Partners
Natasha Smith - CTA
Who is Natasha?
Natasha qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 1996, before choosing a career in tax with KPMG. She qualified as a chartered tax adviser in 1998 and joined Powrie Appleby in 2001. She became a partner in 2004.
Natasha enjoys spending her spare time in north Norfolk but when at home in Leicestershire she enjoys running, improving her French, cooking and partaking in the occasional glass of wine.
Natasha has worked with clients on all aspects of UK tax, particularly income tax, national insurance, capital gains tax and corporation tax. Particular areas of interest include:
- Tax efficient property extraction;
- Employee reward and incentivisation;
- Mitigating tax on corporate profits;
- Income tax mitigation, and
- HMRC enquiries
Please contact Natasha at natasha.smith@powrieappleby.com
Colin Walker - ACA, CTA, TEP
Who is Colin?
Colin originally trained as a Chartered Accountant but had already decided to pursue a career in tax by the time he qualified in 1984 and moved to the tax department of what is now a ‘Big-4’ firm. He was admitted as a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1987 before moving on to the tax department of another national accountancy firm where he reached the position of tax partner. He joined Powrie Appleby in 2004.
Now that their three children have left home, Colin and his wife have more time to enjoy travelling and the recent addition of a dog means that long walks now fill up much of their spare time. Colin also has a large collection of tropical fish and says that watching them is usually more interesting than anything to be found on the TV. He also enjoys reading and getting to grips with a tricky crossword.
What else does Colin do?
Colin has many years’ experience of dealing with all taxes and the interaction between them and so is able to advise on clients’ tax problems ‘in the round’ rather than just focus on one particular tax issue. Much of his time is now spent advising on tax planning with an overseas element, including the application of the continuously developing Community Law principles on UK tax legislation. This type of tax planning often involves a ‘one-off’ event in the life of an OMB such as a sale of shares or a sale of company property. As well as advising the tax planning aspects of the transactions, Colin and his team have a wealth of experience dealing with the associated non-tax issues which often arise.
Please contact Colin at colin.walker@powrieappleby.com
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