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2026 Tax Market Insight & Salary Guide Available Now
We are pleased to announce the release of our 2026 Tax Market Insight and Salary Guide — the most comprehensive picture of the UK in-house tax market we've produced to date.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
Pillar 2 in 2025: The UTPR Storm and What Tax Leaders Need to Know
With the first wave of Pillar 2 rules now live, the real test for multinationals has just begun. We break down the immediate impacts, business responses, and the complexities looming in 2026. The Patchwork of Implementation: Where We Stand in Late 2025 The time of Pillar 2 is no longer a future concept; it is the present reality.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
The Role of AI in the Modern Tax Era: Insights from our latest Roundtable Discussion
In an era where digital transformation is reshaping every aspect of business, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into tax functions is generating significant interest and considerable debate. Recently, we hosted a roundtable bringing together senior tax professionals to explore the opportunities, challenges, and practical realities of leveraging AI within the tax landscape.
- Tax Leadership Interviews
From Firefighting to Foresight: How Loctax Is Reframing the Future of Tax
For many global tax teams, transformation feels like a luxury. Pressed for time, under-resourced, and faced with ever-expanding compliance burdens, most are too busy reacting to the now to plan for what’s next. But Stevi Frooninckx, CEO of Loctax, believes that change is not only possible, it’s essential.
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Roundtable Registration Now Open: Communicating AI and Efficiency Initiatives in the Head of Tax Role
As AI and automation continue to reshape the tax landscape, the role of the Head of Tax is evolving fast. Beyond compliance and reporting, leaders are now expected to evaluate, adopt, and clearly communicate the potential of emerging technologies, often under scrutiny from the board.
- Tax Leadership Interviews
From Tax Transformation to Tax Leadership Excellence: Insights from Melanie Dowling
Melanie Dowling is a senior tax professional currently focused within the global tax management and policy arena. With a career spanning decades and continents, Melanie has led some of the most complex tax transformation projects in the corporate world.
- Tax Leadership Interviews
Navigating the Changing Tax Landscape: Insights from Omaar Jiwani
Omaar Jiwani has built a career at the forefront of tax strategy, shaping approaches to compliance and automation in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. As Head of Direct and Indirect Tax at Britvic, he has led teams through complex legislative shifts, most recently focusing on the impact of Pillar 2 and the increasing role of technology in tax functions.
- Tax Leadership Interviews
Adapting to Change: Charles Hitchings on Tax, Technology, and Global Compliance
Charles Hitchings’s career exemplifies the adaptability and expertise required to navigate the evolving complexities of tax in today’s global economy. A KPMG-trained chartered accountant with extensive experience in tax, treasury, and finance, Charles has seen first-hand how shifts in legislation and technology reshape the demands placed on businesses, particularly those in financial services.
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The 2025 Tax Market Insights and Salary Guide
We are pleased to announce the release of our 2025 Tax Market Insights and Salary Guide, developed with input from over 1,200 tax professionals and leaders. This guide offers a detailed analysis of the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the tax sector in 2025.
- Tax Policy & Legislation
Q4 2024 UK Tax Policy Updates
The final quarter of 2024 brought significant developments in UK tax policy, impacting corporate tax enforcement, R&D tax relief, and Capital Gains Tax (CGT).
- Tax Policy & Legislation
UK Tax Updates: July-September 2024 (Q3 2024)
With the latest developments in corporate tax enforcement, changes to R&D tax relief, and looming Capital Gains Tax reforms, this quarter has been anything but quiet for tax professionals. We’ve sifted through the most impactful updates from Q3 to ensure you're equipped with the key insights to help steer your company’s tax strategy in the right direction.
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The Future of Tax Leadership: Insights from Adam Eagers
In an exclusive roundtable hosted by The Consultancy Group, tax leaders from various sectors gathered to explore the evolving role of tax professionals.
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Leading the Charge: Visionary Tax Leadership for Tomorrow's Corporate World
The Consultancy Group is pleased to announce an exclusive event tailored for senior tax professionals looking to shape the future of tax leadership within large corporations. Join us for our prestigious breakfast seminar, "How to Become a Head of Tax for the Future," featuring keynote speaker Adam Eagers, Group Tax Director (Europe) for AS Watson.
- Tax Policy & Legislation
Implications for UK Business Taxation Under the Starmer Administration
As we edge closer to the 2024-25 fiscal year, the UK's financial landscape is witnessing a significant uptick in tax revenue, expected to reach 36.5% of national income. According to an Institute for Fiscal Studies report, this nears the historical peak of 37.2% seen in 1948, with projections suggesting a rise to 37.1% by the 2028-29 fiscal year.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Succession Planning in your Tax Department
Succession planning should, in essence - happen in every organisation to future-proof your teams and ensure success. But, some hiring managers or talent teams are unsure where to start, especially in smaller organisations where outsourcing talent is more popular than in-house activity.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
The Role of Transformation in the Global Indirect Tax Landscape
Indirect taxation, in contrast to direct taxes such as income or corporate tax, encompasses a range of levies that consumers pay indirectly when they purchase goods or services. Examples of these include Value Added Tax (VAT), Goods and Services Tax (GST), and various customs duties.
- Tax Policy & Legislation
UK Tax Updates: April - June 2024 (Q2 2024)
The past quarter has seen several tax changes aimed at addressing fiscal challenges and fostering business innovation. Here's a roundup of the key updates that could influence your company’s tax planning. Corporate Tax Hike – April 2024 Implementation TLDR: The UK’s corporate tax rate increased from 19% to 25% in April 2024, affecting businesses with profits over £250,000.
- Tax Career Guidance
Mastering Key Terms for a Successful UK Tax Career
Starting a career in the field of UK taxation can be a daunting prospect, especially with the complex terminology and ever-changing tax laws. However, with the right knowledge and understanding of key terms, you can navigate the intricacies of the UK tax system and build a successful career in this field.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Six Tips to Retain Tax Talent
Employee turnover can have significant knock-on effects, including the associated costs of hiring and training replacements, as well as decreased morale and productivity, especially if multiple team members leave at once. Retaining top talent has always been a challenge, but in the current competitive, candidate-driven tax market, it has become even more crucial.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
How to Leverage Technology to Optimise Operational Transfer Pricing
Understanding the Intricacies of Operational Transfer Pricing (OTP) in Multinationals Transfer pricing policies are an essential aspect of corporate finance for multinational corporations. As businesses grow and expand across borders, they need to manage the prices of goods, services, royalties, and loans between their various entities.
- Tax Career Guidance
Revamp Your 2024 Online Presence With This LinkedIn Profile Update Strategy
In today's highly competitive job market, especially for exec-level roles, having a stellar LinkedIn profile is crucial to attracting the attention of recruiters and potential employers. In this article, we'll discuss some essential LinkedIn profile updates that will help you stand out, grow your professional network, and boost your chances of landing your dream job in finance.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
The Benefits of an Accurate Job Description
Recruiting the right talent is a crucial, yet often time-consuming task for HR professionals. Amidst the sea of qualifications, competencies and workforce dynamics, a good job description is the lighthouse guiding the recruitment ship. It streamlines the hiring process, attracts the best candidates, and acts as a solid basis for future performance reviews and management.
- Tax Career Guidance
Comprehensive Guide to Acing Your Finance Interview
Are you ready to make a great impression on your next job interview? As a finance professional seeking new opportunities, thorough preparation is essential to differentiate yourself from other stellar candidates.
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2024 Tax Market Insights & Salary Guide Available Now
We're pleased to announce the official launch of our much-anticipated guide – Market Insights & Salary Guide: Tax 2024. This comprehensive report delves into the dynamic landscape of the tax market, providing valuable insights and the latest salary data that will be instrumental for both employers and tax professionals.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions: Navigating the Tax Implications
In the complex world of business growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) stand out as pivotal moves that can transform the fate of both public and private companies.
- Tax Strategic Tax Planning
The Future of Corporate Taxation: Global Trend Predictions
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through globalisation and the surge of the digital economy, corporate taxation finds itself under the microscope. Navigating the complex waters of taxation has never been more critical, especially with countries like the UK and prominent entities like the OECD striving for balance.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
When to Recruit your First In-House Tax Professional
For many businesses, knowing “hiring triggers” can be difficult - especially when you have multiple teams and seniorities to account for, and the same goes for hiring your first in-house tax professional. Traditionally, many organisations rely on external accountancy firms, either due to not needing human resources or for the ease of outsourcing.
- Tax Strategic Tax Planning
Impact of Global Trade Wars on UK Corporate Tax Strategies
The UK's role in the global market means its tax system is closely linked to international events. As big tech companies face changing tax rules worldwide, the HMRC works to ensure they pay their fair share.
- Tax Policy & Legislation
Pillar Two Tax Reform and its Implications for UK Businesses
Navigating the Global Minimum Tax Rate and the UK's Response to OECD's Initiatives The digital revolution has not just transformed how businesses operate; it has also reshaped the very foundations of global taxation. In this era where digital enterprises can operate almost anywhere without significant physical presence, the age-old paradigms of tax competition are being challenged.
- Tax Career Guidance
The Ultimate Guide to Staying Motivated During Your Job Hunt: 10 Essential Strategies
Embarking on a job search can be an exciting yet challenging experience. Whether searching for your first job, considering a career change, or rebounding from a layoff, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and discouraged by the job-hunting process. Rejection, endless cover letters, and radio silence from prospective employers can take a toll on your mental health.
- Tax Strategic Tax Planning
Why Tax Should Feature on the ESG Agenda
If you're a business operating in the investment world in 2023, keeping Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles as peripheral considerations is unacceptable. They are core to decision-making, directly influencing institutional investors' choices and determining a company's access to capital markets.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Five Big Risks of Making Low Salary Offers
We are operating in an incredibly competitive market, more so now than ever before. We’ve seen many organisations lose impeccable talent due to not being able to keep up or deliver on package demands. Although candidates aren’t solely motivated by financial package, it can be a dealbreaker for many.
- Tax Career Guidance
Navigating Your Tax Career in the UK: Industry Vs Professional Services
In the UK, tax professionals have the opportunity to carve out rewarding careers in a variety of environments, such as professional services firms, legal services, or within the tax departments of large corporations. Choosing between industry and professional services can be a tough decision, but it's essential to remember that it's not a permanent one.
- Tax Policy & Legislation
HMRC Gets Tougher on Tax
Since 2020, HMRC - The UK’s tax, payment and customs authority has been lenient on late filing and waiving payment penalties. This is due to the financial difficulties and backlash many business owners and sole traders faced as a by-product of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Significant Changes to UK Research and Development Tax Schemes
The government has announced significant changes to tax relief schemes in the UK for Research & Development (R&D) from 1 April 2023. Some changes were announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget, while others were more recently announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Tax Market Insights - 2023
The last few years have been full of economic curveballs: the pandemic, exceptionally fast recovery and the highest inflation in four decades. The bounce back post-lockdown saw job openings soar to historic levels across many markets, with the UK workforce growing to all-time highs.
- Tax Career Guidance
What are your routes to becoming Head of Tax?
Understanding how you can progress your career is a common question that we’re asked when speaking to tax professionals. One of the core motivators for individuals leaving their current organisation is either a lack of progression or a lack of clarity on how to progress to the next step.
- Tax Career Guidance
Future Proof Your Career with Tax Technology
In the face of shifting economic and regulatory conditions in the UK, junior tax professionals need to consider what skills they need to acquire to help grow their careers in the long term.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Three Ways to Streamline your Interview Process & Attract More Talent
Recruiting and hiring are challenging, particularly if you’re an organisation with aggressive growth milestones that you need to hit. Not only are you competing with organisations in proximity, but the market has become truly global over the past 12-18 months, as remote and hybrid working has become the norm.
- Tax Hiring Strategy
Demand for Tax Candidates on the Rise
Did you know that 72% of candidates will be considering a career move in the next 12 months? The demand for talent has only continued to grow, and we don’t anticipate that it will slow down any time soon.
- Tax Career Guidance
Considering a Career Move in Tax? Key Things to Think About
The last 18 months have provided candidates with a number of incredible opportunities, particularly in Tax. Globally, organisations went through a lengthy period of hiring freezes and limited headcount budgets due to the pandemic. However, we are now entering a period where the market is candidate-short, and strong talent is being secured very quickly.
- Tax Specialist Tax Areas
Biggest Priorities for Tax Departments in 2021 (interesting from Covid aspect)
With advances in technology being rapidly adopted and Brexit finally arriving, 2021 was always going to be a defining year for Tax departments. Factor in the volatility of 2020’s global pandemic and its impact on economies worldwide, and there’s plenty for Tax professionals to focus on this year.
- Tax Career Guidance
The Evolving Role of the Tax Professional
In recent times tax professionals have seen an unprecedented amount of change across their specialism including regular developments in regulation, compliance, workplace environments and technology. Demands from businesses are falling more on the tax department to increase efficiency and contribute more to overall growth.
- Tax Strategic Tax Planning
Global Tax Trends & Challenges
Worldwide, the last few years have seen more tax legislation change than ever before. Its frequency and complexity mean that organisations have had to focus increasing resources on the changes to remain compliant, and the more global the company’s business, the more tax law changes there have been to deal with.
- Tax Career Guidance
Pros and Cons of Working for a Big or Small Business
When considering a career move, one of the most overlooked considerations is the size of the company.