The home of Andy Wood, barrister

Welcome to Tax Barrister UK

His clients are entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, sports persons, entertainers and private companies. Andy believes passionately that all clients should get clear and decisive advice and that advice should be delivered in plain English.

Areas of Expertise

Areas of expertise

Andy works daily with entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, sports persons, entertainers and private companies. He has developed extensive experience and expertise in cryptocurrency and digital assets.

His clients are based in both the UK and internationally.

He works with clients on tax matters and also on certain non-tax legal issues.

Andy believes passionately that all clients should get clear and decisive advice and that advice should be delivered in plain English.

Further details on each of his areas of expertise can be seen below:

Cases:

Hexagon Properties v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 137 (TC)

Articles:

Removing the Disguise – Taxation
Getting more bang for the bucks – Taxation
Digging up trouble – Taxation
The man in the middle… – Taxation
Wherever, whenver – HMRC Tax Investigation
Football: a ‘results business’ for HMRC? – HMRC Tax Investigation
Hodl me, Shill me, Kishu me – Taxation
Professional Negligence claims – Taxation
Situs of cryptoassets – Taxation

 

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Regulatory information

Andy is an independent self-employed barrister registered with the Bar Standards Board of England (ref. no 72242); whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales which code can be found at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk.

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Overview of Andy’s clients

Andy provides advice to a diverse client base of high net-worth individuals, private companies, entrepreneurs and other parties such as UK and non-UK trustees

He is available to provide advice on matters including, but not limited to, the following:

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Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets

Andy is one of the UK’s leading experts on the taxation of cryptoassets – such as cryptocurrencies, Non-Fungible Tokens – and other digital assets.

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Influencers, Sports and Entertainment

Andy has substantial experience advising on the tax affairs of sports stars, entertainers and other celebrities. More recently, he has adviser Influencers – including YouTube stars.

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Personal tax

Start up and high growth SMEs

Andy provides a wide range of tax advisory services to innovative and high growth companies, SMEs and private companies. This includes valuable reliefs such as EIS and Research and Development (“R&D”) tax relief.

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Tax return

Property Investors

Andy has extensive experience in dealing with tax issues and opportunities for those who invest in UK and overseas property. Andy is often instructed to advise on historic structures which may no longer be fit for purpose following a plethora of tax changes in this area over recent years.

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Property Developers

Andy has extensive experience in dealing with tax issues and opportunities for those who develop UK and overseas property. Andy is often instructed to advise on historic structures which may no longer be fit for purpose following a plethora of tax changes in this area over recent years.

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Payroll

Tax disputes – Individuals and businesses

Andy is happy to be instructed where taxpayers have received notice from HMRC that they intend to enquire into a taxpayers affairs or other interventions including COP9.

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Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

“A timely and useful book, carefully illuminating the way between a new class of assets and a complex tax system from the pre-digital age.” 

– From the foreword by barrister Adrian Shipwright.

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Testimonials

What our clients say

  • “We instructed Andy to represent our client at a hearing of the First Tier Tax Tribunal in a tax dispute with HMRC. He helped us to develop the key arguments and presented the case in a clear and compelling fashion and got us (and our client) the right result. The disputed payment was £3.5m so it was a big relief to our client.” ”

    Richard Gray, Elysium Law

  • “Andy assisted me in a contentious matter which required an opinion on whether a particular investment was a Non-Mainstream Pooled Investment (“NMPI”). I was delighted with the result.”

    Mike Dobson, Independent Financial Adviser

  • “Andy has helped us to set up and establish two of our pension schemes as QROPS”

    Lee Fernandes, Cidel Asset Management Inc (Canada)