An introduction to the service provided by Francis Clark Tax Consultancy and the people who make it happen

1. Francis Clark Tax Consultancy Services July 2011

3. Awards

4. Francis Clark Tax Consultancy – A Quick Guide

5. Global Reach

6. The FCTC Who’s Who2

7. About Francis Clark - Fast Facts Largest independent firm in the South West Largest range of specialists located in the South West Largest corporate department in the South West Partner-led service Corporate member of ICAEW Financial Reporting Faculty 38 partners and over 250 staff (pre Winter Rule) 45 partners and over 350 staff (post Winter Rule)

8. About Francis Clark – Fast Facts 13 Corporate Partners 6 regional offices – Torquay HQ Awarded ‘Auditor of the Year – Mid Tier’ at the national Financial Directors' Excellence Awards 2011 Awarded ‘Best General Tax Practice’ in UK LexisNexis Taxation Awards 2009

9. Awards – Audit 2011

10. Awards – Audit 2011 ICAEW awards Voted for by over 1,000 finance professionals Best Mid Tier Firm Marks of 9/10 for client service Others shortlisted : Crowe Clark Whitehill RSM Tenon PKF Baker Tilly

11. Awards – Taxation 2009

12. Awards – Taxation 2009 ‘Best General Tax Practice’ Only South West firm to be nominated Recognised for national expertise Largest tax team in the South West 10 Tax partners, 13 Tax Consultants Provide tax consultancy to over 300 accountancy firms throughout the country

13. Tax Consultancy Services 300 plus independent accountancy services use us Many in London, also Devon, Bristol & the South 13 Tax Consultants Regularly in London and M25 area Highly mobile ‘Ask The Expert’ Service for 15 minute bites Non compete agreement provided

14. Tax Consultancy Services

15. True Global Reach

16. Global Reach – Leading Edge Alliance 2nd largest independent accounting association Francis Clark LLP one of only 4 UK members Annual revenue of over $2.4 Billion Consistently ranked as one of the largest associations worldwide Average firm turnover $29 Million One of the fastest growing accounting associations in the world

17. Global Reach – Leading Edge Alliance Over 100 Countries, 450 offices & 170 firms 1,615 Partners 15,200 professional staff & 19,800 total staff Full service accountancy practices Aggressive campaign to expand into new global markets to ensure full coverage for clients

18. Who’s Who ?

20. Construction Industry / IR35

21. Capital Allowances

22. Profit Extraction Dave Williams Tax Partner "Tax investigations are due to increase considerably over the next few years with Inspectors of Taxes coming under increasing pressure to get results. In advising other accountants on how best to defend their clients I see far too many cases of weak defence resulting in an aggressive Inspector charging a taxpayer excessive amounts of tax. With my background and experience I am in a position to ensure that only the minimum tax is payable.“ Dave specialises in tax investigations and contentious issues of all types with HM Revenue & Customs and capital allowances planning. He is a status specialist, and a specialist in the preparation of IR35/self employed contracts and defending clients against Revenue attack, preparation of reports for Special Compliance Office and Sec.660A problems. Dave worked in the Inland Revenue for 14 years, and after specialising in investigating medium sized businesses and companies joined a firm of accountants in Central London as corporation tax manager and investigations specialist. After 2 years he moved to the West Country and spent 7 years as a tax manager with a local firm before joining Francis Clark. T 01803 320100 E daw@francisclark.co.uk

24. Corporate Sales & Acquisitions

25. R&D claims

26. Capital Allowances Damian Lannon Corporate Tax Partner Damian specialises in corporate and business tax consultancy and compliance. He deals with and provides advice on HM Revenue & Customs enquiry, corporate restructuring, sales and acquisitions and reviews for capital allowances and research and development claims. Damian has 15 years experience in accountancy and taxation, training with a big four firm in the South East before moving to Devon in 2001. T 01803 320100 E del@francisclark.co.uk

28. Equity Incentive Structures

29. Employment Related Securities Andy Squires Tax Partner Andrew advises entrepreneurs and owner managed businesses concerning taxation issues. Areas of skill include share option schemes, the restricted securities regime and remuneration planning. He is also involved with CGT and IHT issues and general succession planning. Andrew started his career with Francis Clark in 1990 before spending eleven years in London with the private client group at Deloitte (1996 to 1998) and BDO Stoy Hayward (1998 to 2007). He re-joined Francis Clark as a Tax Consultant in June 2007, and became a Partner in 2011. Andrew is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians. T 01823 275925 E axs@francisclark.co.uk

31. Group Reorganisations

32. Complex Corporate Tax Matters

33. Equity Incentive Structures Stuart Rogers Corporate Tax consultant A Chartered Tax Adviser and a commerce graduate from The University of Birmingham, Stuart is a tax consultant who specialises in international tax matters and advising complex corporate entities. Stuart trained with KPMG in London and Bristol, passing the ATT and CTA examinations and gaining invaluable experience with large foreign owned subsidiaries and listed businesses. In 2002 he joined Target Consulting, a specialist tax firm in Bath as a corporate tax consultant. Target subsequently grew to 200 people, and in that time Stuart developed a senior advisory role across the South of England, latterly based in the firm’s London offices. He was involved in a wide spectrum of work, ranging from advising start ups and niche businesses, through to leading complex projects for clients such as Mulberry Group Plc and Crabtree & Evelyn Group. In May 2011 Stuart joined FC as a tax consultant specialising in corporate and international tax matters, based in Salisbury but with a cross-group brief. He also has experience in complex leasing tax matters, share schemes and employment related securities, due diligence and vendor tax planning, de-mergers and corporate reconstructions, capital allowances, R&D tax claims, VAT and other general owner managed business issues T 0044 7330 220138 E sar@francisclark.co.uk

34. Francis Clark Tax Consultancy Services July 2011