Harrogate tax specialist launches consultancy firm Outhwaite Associates

A tax specialist based in Harrogate has kicked off the new financial year with the launch of his own consultancy.

Stephen Outhwaite, who has more than 30 years experience working in the industry as a tax inspector before becoming a senior manager an international tax advisory firm, is currently heading Outhwaite Associates.

Just days after opening, the newly launched firm has already taken on its first clients, which include a major property holdings group and a large international logistics firm.

Furthermore, Outhwaite Associates is also working alongside a Scottish-based consultancy, to advise businesses and individuals in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Over the past two years, Mr Outhwaite has applied his specialist tax and risk management knowledge to provide advice, guidance and support to more than 100 clients, ranging role sole traders to multi-nationals, as well as an array of well-known names from the world of sport and entertainment.

Due to his expertise in the industry, Mr Outhwaite is regularly called on to speak to several professional service affinity groups, training organisations and in-house teams about the latest taxation laws. These have included Chartered Institute of Taxes (CIoT), Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW), Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and the Association of Chartered & Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Mr Outhwaite said: “Having worked in the tax sector for the last 30 years – and in particular on both sides of the tax coin – I have a unique set of qualifications to offer clients.

“And, with all the political parties highlighting the targeting of tax avoidance and tax evasion as key manifesto pledges, launching Outhwaite Associates could not be better timed.

“I’m being joined in this venture by a number of ‘associates’, whom I have worked with on numerous occasions in the past. Each has a different speciality to bring to the mix. Over the last few years I have worked with a host of clients up and down the country offering them wide-ranging advice and support, and I’m looking forward to developing my client base over the coming weeks, months and years.”

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