Ian Dodge ATT

Senior Tax Manager

Qualifications

  • Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
  • Certified in Probate and Estate Administration

Experience

  • Ian leads our tax advice services.
  • Over 20 years of experience, he previously worked for HMRC.
  • Investors’ Chronicle frequent contributor.
  • Provides technical tax support for tax barristers.
  • Helps reduce:
    • Clients’ time spent managing their taxes – and provides “peace of mind”.
    • Family friction on inheritance tax (IHT) issues by:
      • Providing impartial tax advice.
      • Advising on inter-generational optimisation.
  • Tax expertise for:
    • Unincorporated business:
      • LLPs
      • Professional services
      • Sole traders
    • Personal taxes, including IHT and capital gains tax.
    • International tax
    • Trusts
    • Estate planning
    • Cryptocurrencies

Achievements

  • Advised and implemented a client’s Deed of Variation which resulted in an inheritance tax (IHT) saving of £132,000.
  • Helped an international client reduce Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) by £106,000 on the purchase of a UK property.
  • Navigated complex VAT rules on digital services to reduce VAT payable by £20,000.
  • Increased the capital allowances on a farmer’s barn construction by more than £57,000.

Personal

  • Ian likes to listen to music, and enjoys singing. He’s an avid sports fan (especially rugby and football) and now spends most of his free time engaged in his busy family life.