Drysdale, Donald
Donald Drysdale has written extensively for the professional tax press. He was a senior tax partner at KPMG, with a varied client list including quoted companies, family businesses, individuals and trusts, before taking on national responsibility for directing UK-wide tax technology, first at KPMG and later at PwC. He later became Assistant Director of Tax at ICAS, dealing with HM Treasury and HMRC on corporate, international, small business, capital taxes and private client tax issues and tax technology topics, while also providing support to ICAS members. He now concentrates full time on his activities as a freelance tax author and editor through his company Taxing Words Ltd. When not writing, he enjoys driving his meticulously restored 1964 Morris Minor 1000 Tourer known as 'Trafalgar'.
Miller, Pete
Pete Miller, CTA (Fellow), Partner, The Miller Partnership
Pete formed The Miller Partnership in April 2011 to offer expert advice to other advisers on all business and corporate tax issues. Pete's specialist areas include the transactions in securities rules, reorganisations, reconstructions, distributions, partnerships, Patent Box, HMRC clearances, disguised remuneration and the taxation of intangible assets.
Pete has worked in tax for over 31 years, including nearly 10 years as an Inspector of Taxes. He worked in Birmingham and London with roles in both Policy and Technical Divisions, where he was the Inland Revenue's expert on all matters relating to the distributions legislation. He then worked for 11 years in 'Big 4' firms, specialising in the taxation of corporate transactions.
Pete speaks and writes regularly on tax issues and is lead author of Taxation of Company Reorganisations (Bloomsbury Professional, 6th Edition due November 2019).
Wright, Ken
Ken Wright is an Executive Director- Business Advisory with Ernst and Young LLP. He is an experienced specialist in Stamp Duty Land Tax, Stamp duty, Stamp Duty Reserve Tax and Land and Buildings Transaction.
Erwood, Chris
Chris Erwood is a qualified associate of both the Chartered Institute of Taxation and STEP.
Needham, Andrew
Andrew Needham is a Chartered Tax and heads VAT Specialists Ltd, Andrew has a degree in Law from UCNW Bangor and is a specialist in indirect taxes. Andrew has over 20 years' experience in VAT having spent 7 years in HM Customs & Excise, firstly as a VAT inspector, then as a departmental trainer, and finally in a headquarters policy unit dealing with the introduction of the EU single market.
After leaving Customs he joined Deloitte & Touche as a VAT consultant in Liverpool and then Manchester, where he qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser. Andrew then moved to London where he worked on formulating indirect tax planning ideas, writing articles for tax publications, and was author of Deloitte's Weekly VAT News. From Deloitte's, Andrew moved to Ernst & Young in Manchester as a senior indirect tax consultant, where he managed the indirect tax affairs of several multi-national companies.
Andrew is VAT adviser to the Forum of Private Business and represents them quarterly on the Joint VAT Consultative Committee. He is a specialist in international tax, land and property issues and also a lecturer on VAT issues. Andrew is author of Bloomsbury Professional Value Added Tax (previously Tottel's Value Added Tax).
Laing, Sarah
Sarah Laing is a Chartered Tax Adviser, having worked for both small and Big 4 firms. An established writer, she has contributed to a range of highly regarded tax publications. She is the news editor and a director of TaxationWeb Limited, which provides free information and resources on UK taxes to taxpayers and professionals.
Wünschmann-Lyall, Iris
Iris Wünschmann-Lyall is a solicitor and specialises in estate planning, trusts, probate and tax related matters and is a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner.
Cave, Rebecca
Rebecca Cave is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser, whose primary role is tax policy editor at AccountingWEB. She also writes newsletters for various other publishers and is the co-author of the core tax annual: Capital Gains Tax, and of Capital Gains Tax Reliefs of SMEs and Entrepreneurs, both published by Bloomsbury Professional. She is also edits Bloomsbury's Tax Rates and Tables.
In her spare time Rebecca serves on the ICAEW Tax Faculty's Small Business Tax technical committee, the CIOT's Owner Managed Business Tax sub-committee, and the CIOT Mid-Anglia branch committee.
McLaughlin, Mark
MARK MCLAUGHLIN CTA (Fellow) ATT TEP
Mark McLaughlin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
TAX CONSULTANT
Since January 1998, Mark has been a consultant in his own tax practice, Mark McLaughlin Associates, which provides tax consultancy and support services to professional firms throughout the UK.
Mark is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation's Capital Gains Tax & Investment Income and Succession Taxes Sub-Committees.
Mark is also a lecturer, and has featured in online tax lectures for Tolley Seminars Online.
TAX AUTHOR AND EDITOR
Mark is the Editor of the Core Tax Annuals 2006/07 to 2013/14 (Bloomsbury Professional), and is a co-author of the 'Inheritance Tax' Annuals 2006-07 to 2013/14 (Bloomsbury Professional).
He is the Contributing Editor of Tax Rates and Tables 2010/11 to 2013/14 (Bloomsbury Professional).
Mark is Editor and a co-author of 'Tax Planning' 2007/08 to 2013/14 (Bloomsbury Professional).
He is co-author of 'Ray & McLaughlin's Practical IHT Planning' (11th Edition, Bloomsbury Professional).
He is Editor and co-author of 'Dealing with HMRC Enquiries 2013/14' (Bloomsbury Professional)
Mark has also written numerous articles for professional publications, including 'Taxation', 'Tax Adviser', 'Tolley's Practical Tax Newsletter' and 'Tax Journal'.
TAXATIONWEB
Mark is a Co-Founder, Director and Technical Editor of TaxationWeb (www.taxationweb.co.uk), which provides free information and resources on UK taxes to taxpayers and professionals.
Bradford, Sarah
Sarah Bradford BA (Hons) ACA CTA (Fellow) is the director of Writetax Ltd, a company providing technical writing and consultancy services on tax and national insurance. Sarah is an experienced technical author and has written a number of popular titles. She contributes to a wide range of publications and writes extensively on both tax and national insurance.
