Laura is a VAT consultant with 13 years’ experience. She started her VAT career at Deloitte and has since worked at accountancy firms Saffery Champness, BDO and Elman Wall. In 2019, Laura set up VATNAV, a VAT consultancy business specialising in providing VAT and TOMS advice. 

Throughout her career, Laura has advised businesses on VAT in a wide range of industries, including financial services, land and property, retail and leisure, with particular expertise in the travel and events sectors. She regularly presents at VAT conferences and training sessions and contributes articles to trade press.  One of her main focuses is to ensure that these often complex VAT principles are set out clearly and comprehensively for businesses.

Kevin is a Chartered Accountant with his own successful accountancy practice. He has been presenting in a wide range of subject areas for UK Training for over 20 years. His vast knowledge and experience in VAT training means he can readily help attendees understand challenging issues in a clear and logical way.

Nigel is a Chartered Tax Advisor who has specialised in VAT throughout his career.  He was previously an Indirect Tax Partner at Deloitte where he led the Asia Pacific Indirect Tax Team from a base in Singapore and the US VAT team from a base in New York.  Nigel has extensive experience in running training workshops and lecturing on VAT issues ranging from small businesses through to large corporations and foreign governments on global VAT issues. Currently Nigel is also advising Ministers in the UK on reforms to the UK VAT system.

Eric is an independent Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA/AIIT qualified) specialising in indirect tax and with over 25 years’ experience of VAT. He worked in several senior roles at HMRC before joining Ernst & Young as an Indirect Tax Manager. He later became the Director of VAT and Indirect Taxes at Campbell Dallas. Eric now works as an independent consultant, where he draws on his considerable experience in practice and at HMRC to help businesses of all sizes deal with complicated VAT issues. 

Stephen is a VAT Specialist at Fiscal Solutions. He is responsible for the preparation and processing of VAT returns, Intrastat reporting, EC Sales Lists and the submission of VAT claims in various EU Countries. Stephen liaises with various tax authorities across the EU.