UK
Ireland
VAT for landed estates and bloodstock, the property sector, barristers.
Experience
Brigitte joined Smith & Williamson in 1999. She started specialising in VAT in 2002, is head of the Salisbury VAT team and manages the VAT compliance function.
She provides VAT advice for clients throughout the firm on a wide range of issues, such as the VAT implications of property and bloodstock transactions. She also carries out VAT reviews for clients, including for landed estates. To her own clients, Brigitte acts as a trusted advisor. They include property investors and barristers.
Notable achievements
- VAT health checks for several landed estates and trading companies
- Securing a large VAT repayment following a change of intention of supplies from exempt to taxable
- Advising on mitigating VAT on property transactions and restructuring
- Advising on tax implications of restructure as a refinancing requirement
Professional qualifications/memberships
Member of the Chartered Institute of Tax, the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Association of Accounting Technicians, and of the VAT Practitioners Group
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