Bill advises on all aspects of taxation affecting charities (VAT, PAYE, corporation tax). Typical work undertaken includes reviewing the VAT structure of charities, advice on VAT & property construction and property leases, advice concerning PAYE taxes, PAYE investigations, expenses policies, and employed/self-employed status issues, gift aid reviews and gift aid audits, corporation tax and charities - making use of tax exemptions, use of trading subsidiaries, and general VAT and income tax issues affecting businesses, charities, and individuals. Qualifications and career: Nearly 30 years’ experience working in tax Lancaster University, BA (Hons) English H M Revenue & Customs, 1985-1988 PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PwC), qualified ATT, 1988 Part-time at the charity Scope & commercial organisations, 1998 Part-time at Bates Wells Braithwaite since 2002 Part-time Charities Aid Foundation since 2008