Committees: Taxation

Objective

To represent the interests of members of the private equity and venture capital industry in taxation matters.

Activities

• Maintaining dialogue with HM Revenue & Customs, Government Ministers and officials to ensure members’ interests are reflected in any changes made to tax policy
• Responding to relevant Government consultations on issues affecting the industry
• Working with HM Revenue & Customs to ensure that the Memoranda of Understanding on managers’ shares and carried interest arrangements function in accordance with the industrys’ needs
• Working to ensure members’ interests are reflected in Budget consultations
• Working to ensure any reviews of specific tax areas, such as VAT and debt interest deductibility, take into account the requirements and circumstances of the industry

 

Members

David Huff - 3i
Mark Baldwin - Macfarlane
Chris Barnes - Terra Firma
Tony Cheadle - KPMG LLP (UK)
Sara Clark - KPMG
Paul Cooper - Grant Thornton
Paul Cunningham - Helios Investment Partners
Adam Frais - BDO Stoy Hayward
Mark Hainsworth - SJ Berwin
Tim Hughes - Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Graham Iversen - Slaughter & May
Helen Lethaby - Freshfields
Mary Kuusisto - Proskauer Rose
James Markham - Graphite Capital
David Marks - Apax
John Maxey - Deloitte
Paul Megson - Deloitte
Stephen Morse - Pricewaterhouse Coopers
David Nicolson - Bridgepoint Capital
David Oldknow - Ernst & Young
Kathleen Russ - Travers Smith
Anthony Stewart - Clifford Chance
Craig Vickery - Exponent PE
John Watson - Ashurst
Stephen Whitaker - Vision Capital

Taxation Sub Committee

The Taxation Committee has recently established four new sub committees:

Corporate Tax
David Nicolson - Group Chair

Personal Tax
Craig Vickery - Group Chair

Operational Tax
Sara Clark - Group Chair

VCT Tax
David Huff - Group Chair