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James is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. He advises clients in relation to their taxation affairs. James focuses on mitigating the exposure to UK taxation liabilities for clients so far as possible. He also assists in ensuring that the clients’ compliance requirements are up-to-date.
James works with a wide range of clients including individuals, executors, trustees entrepreneurs and their businesses, based both in the UK and overseas. He advises clients how to organise their affairs in such a way as to mitigate the exposure of their affairs and assets from the effect of UK taxation or to ensure that the affairs are structured in such a way as to maximise the availability of tax reliefs to the client.
James attended De Montfort University where he obtained an upper second honours degree in law. Upon graduation he joined the firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers). During his time with them mainly in the tax team he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant and member of the Insitute of Taxation.
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Experience
- Advising executors in the division on a multi-million pound estate
- Advising clients on the creation, administration and termination of trusts
- Acting as a trust of a million pound charitable trust
- Advising clients as to their residence and domicile position
- Advising corporate clients in relation to share option schemes and the tax efficiency of those schemes
- Advising in relation to the availability of entrepreneurs relief
- Advising in relation to the Enterprise Invest Scheme (Companies and Individuals)
- Dealing with an HMRC enquiry in relation to a client
- Negotiation with HMRC regarding an exception to the gifts with reservation rules resulting in a £800,000 saving
- Acting as a ‘trusted adviser’ to a number of high worth families, their trusts and companies
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Affiliations
- Member of the Instiute of Chartered Accountants
- Member of the Chartered Institue of Taxation
James Odds's Expertise
Private client
