Muhammad Zeeshan ACCA MSc

Tax Supervisor

Qualifications

  • Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
  • MSc Finance and Investments

Experience

  • Muhammad is a qualified accountant and tax specialist with over six years of hands-on experience in UK taxation and advisory.
  • Leading Tax team at Johnson Chartered Accountants,
  • Managing a diverse portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and business clients.
  • Strong track record in resolving complex HMRC enquiries.
  • Tax expertise includes:
    • Personal tax returns for high-net-worth individuals
    • Capital Gains Tax, including UK properties for resident and non-resident individuals, crypto assets and shares.
    • HMRC investigations and disclosures, including:
    • Worldwide Disclosure Facility (WDF) cases
    • Let Property Campaign (LPC) engagements
    • Claiming tax refunds for over paid taxes including income tax and national insurance contributions
    • Pension adjustment calculations for doctors and medical professionals
    • Foreign income and non-domiciled tax returns, including remittance basis claims
    • EIS/SEIS/VCT tax relief claims for investors
    • Tax-efficient profit extraction strategies for business owners
    • ATED
    • P11Ds, and unincorporated business tax planning for sole traders and LLPs
  • Building strong client relationships
  • Providing tax advice that is technically sound and smart commercially.

Achivements

  • Advised several high-net-worth individuals to utilise their unused pension carry-forward allowances, enabling them to claim significant tax relief and save over £25,000 in income tax, while boosting long-term retirement planning.
  • Optimised the salary and dividend structure for a small business owner, so that the client maximised take-home pay while remaining compliant with HMRC regulations, resulting in over £7,000 of annual tax savings.
  • Negotiating directly with HMRC on a Worldwide Disclosure Facility case, successfully reducing potential penalties by £3,000 which provided the client with significant financial relief and peace of mind.
  • He used capital gains tax planning tools to help a shares investor reduce their CGT liability by £23,381, enabling them to reinvest the savings into their next project with confidence.

Personal

  • Muhammad enjoys listening to folk music, reading, cooking, and exploring new places.
  • He has a deep appreciation for history and culture, often spending his free time in museums, libraries, and art galleries.

Speaks Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi