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UK-based accountancy and business advisory firm Saffery has appointed four senior tax professionals across its Edinburgh and Inverness offices in Scotland. The hires aim to strengthen the company's capabilities in corporate tax and professional partnerships. In Edinburgh, Emma Siegel joins as corporate tax director from Forvis Mazars, Susan Pattison as corporate tax senior manager from Henderson Loggie, and Patricia Bell as tax senior manager from Ashurst. In Inverness, Lois Tack has been hired as corporate tax senior manager from Azets. The new specialists bring expertise in UK corporation tax, cultural tax reliefs, high-net-worth tax compliance, and R&D tax relief. Saffery's Edinburgh office head Sean McGinness noted the appointments enhance the firm's tax offering, which now includes 33 specialists across multiple tax areas. Saffery has operated in Scotland for over three decades.
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By: Ellichipuram Umesh
UK-based accountancy and business advisory practice Saffery has appointed four senior tax professionals across its offices in Edinburgh and Inverness, Scotland. The appointments are aimed at strengthening the company's capabilities in corporate tax and professional partnerships.
New Appointments
Edinburgh Office
- Emma Siegel – Joined as Corporate Tax Director from Forvis Mazars. She brings more than ten years of experience advising owner-managed businesses and large corporate groups on UK corporation tax, including transactions, reorganisations, and succession planning.
- Susan Pattison – Appointed as Corporate Tax Senior Manager, joining from Henderson Loggie. She works with charities and cultural organisations on corporate tax and cultural tax reliefs, including Museums & Galleries and Theatre Tax Reliefs.
- Patricia Bell – Joined as Tax Senior Manager from Ashurst, where she spent seven years in the in-house tax team. She focuses on tax reserving, high-net-worth tax compliance, pension planning, and capital gains tax advice.
Inverness Office
- Lois Tack – Hired as Corporate Tax Senior Manager. She was most recently at Azets and specialises in advising on research and development tax relief and Patent Box tax relief.
Commentary
Sean McGinness, Saffery Edinburgh office head and national tax partner, said:
"Emma, Susan, Patricia and Lois each bring highly valuable expertise that strengthens our ability to support clients through this changing landscape. Their appointments enhance the breadth and depth of our tax offering, which now includes 33 specialists across corporate tax, VAT, tax technology, partnerships and employment tax."
Background
Saffery has been present in Scotland for more than three decades and operates a national network across the UK and Ireland.
This article was originally created and published by International Accounting Bulletin, a GlobalData owned brand.
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