Hilary has over 20 years of experience working in accountancy and tax.  She is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant as well as a Chartered Tax Adviser and an Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation.

In 2018 Hilary set up her own independent consultancy firm, providing specialist VAT advice to firms of accountants and businesses who don’t have their own in-house VAT expert. She has built up extensive technical knowledge over her years in practice and provides VAT advice on a range of topics from land & buildings to partial exemption. Hilary is passionate about VAT and regularly speaks on the subject, both to accounting professionals and to young academics who are interested in a career in tax.

Tim has been working in VAT for over 20 years, and is currently a VAT specialist at the University of Leeds. Before that, he was a senior VAT trainer within HMRC for a number of years.  Tim has also written numerous training manuals on a wide spectrum of technical issues. He enjoys taking difficult technical points and expressing them in language that people can understand.

Les is a VAT consultant and trainer who works with numerous businesses and charities to provide VAT solutions and support. His vast experience enables him to help people with many aspects of VAT.

He regularly helps people by providing advice and dealing with HMRC on their behalf, including representation at Tribunals.  He has also written about VAT in technical periodicals and in general business magazines.