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meet the team - taxation
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Alan Neal MA CTA TEP Alan joined mfg Solicitors in 1974 and is now the managing director and finance partner of the firm. He is also office partner of the Halesowen office. He specialises in finance and tax within the private client division. Alan has a wealth of experience both in the law and in taxation and is named in the Legal 500 . He qualified as a solicitor more than 30 years ago and then obtained dual qualification as a chartered tax adviser some four years later. He is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners having previously served on the Birmingham branch of that organisation and on its technical sub-committee. In addition he is clerk to the General Commissioners for Income Tax Purposes for the Kidderminster Division. His professional expertise extends not only to private clients, including high net worth individuals but to owner-managed businesses and the farming and agricultural community. Alan has recently been involved in three high profile inheritance tax cases, namely Antrobus I and Williams, both of which went to the Special Commissioners, and Antrobus II, which went to the Lands Tribunal. All of these cases were groundbreaking in clarifying important issues relating to agricultural property relief for inheritance tax purposes. Alan has built round him a team of tax experts at the Halesowen office. He and his team serve the whole firm in providing high quality advice on taxation issues and are always prepared to travel to whatever location suits the client be it at his home, office, factory or farm. |
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Steven Holden Steve is an associate at mfg Solicitors and is an experienced tax professiona. He is the tax and trust manager at mfg Solicitors, specialising in working with private clients. Having previously worked for two of the top ten accountancy and business services providers in the UK, Steven contributes a vast and reputable knowledge of the sector. His particular areas of expertise include income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporate tax and VAT. In addition, Steven also possesses an extensive knowledge of accounting and trust administration. Although he is able to assist the full range of private clients with any type of tax liability or HM Revenue & Customs enquiry, Steven is particularly specialised in dealing with high net worth individuals and trustees. Steven holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and is a full member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT). |
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Gary Priest A hugely experienced tax specialist, Gary Priest works in mfg’s expanding private client division as an associate. Having worked in the sector for over eight years, Gary is able to provide mfg clients with expert legal advice on the broad range of matters relating to estate and tax planning but has particular expertise in inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning. Gary specialises in working with farmers, landed estates and owner managed businesses. A qualified solicitor, Gary is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). |
