Tax

Our tax and reward team is consistently recognised as one of the leading tax advisory practices in the UK. Forming part of a wider Macfarlanes tax offering including private client and tax litigation we represent a comprehensive solution to the tax and reward needs of our clients.

Our broad practice serves a diverse client base, including listed and large privately owned groups, investment fund managers and entrepreneurs. We act as these clients’ trusted adviser and help them achieve their commercial objectives.

Our team includes specialists covering employment and mobility tax, VAT, transfer pricing, valuation, operational tax and tax risk management. We also have a policy team to facilitate engagement with HMT, HMRC, FCA and other relevant bodies on tax and reward matters for the benefit of our clients and the industries they operate in.

The vast majority of our work has an international element. We regularly provide the tax advice for transactions with little or no connection to the UK. We can do this because of our cross-border experience and the relationships we have with leading independent tax practices across the world.

As well as providing our clients with technical advice delivered in a responsive, proportionate and commercial way, we make available a wide range of additional tax related services to clients which represent an additional benefit of being a tax client of Macfarlanes.

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"What makes this practice unique is the deep technical tax knowledge throughout their tax team, along with a strong commercial understanding and deal focus. Their technical opinions on areas of tax uncertainty are of a very high standard."

The Legal 500 2025

"The team have great market knowledge and ability to focus on the key points instead of being lost in the technical details."

Chambers UK 2025

"The team is unique in the London market in its strength and depth. By contrast to other City tax practices, they are expanding the number of lawyers, rather than shrinking. They can also deal with a greater variety of issues than other teams - corporate, private client/personal, funds, transfer pricing."

The Legal 500 2025

"The tax team is superbly knowledgeable, technical, solution oriented and has the ability to explain highly complex matters in simple laymen terms. They are outstanding in the private credit space."

The Legal 500 2023

"The corporate tax team at Macfarlanes is absolutely top notch with vast experience of the issues which need to be considered when advising on any transaction involving a corporation."

The Legal 500 2023

"All the individuals with whom I work at Macfarlanes are exceptionally able and easy to work with. Knowledge and experience are the hallmarks of the team, led by Damien Crossley."

The Legal 500 2023

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