Johnston Carmichael appoints international corporate tax specialist
Collinson joins Johnston Carmichael from a listed US group, where she was EMEA tax manager
Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its specialist tax team with the appointment of Amanda Collinson to the role of corporate tax specialist based in Edinburgh.
Collinson joins Johnston Carmichael from a listed US group, where she was EMEA tax manager.
Having started her career at a Big 4 firm, where she worked in both London and New York, Collinson brings many years of experience in international tax and a breadth of expertise covering both UK corporate tax compliance and advisory projects.
At Johnston Carmichael, Collinson will advise on specialist international tax areas including corporate tax considerations when setting up overseas or restructuring existing international companies, transfer pricing strategy and documentation, as well as the impact of EU Directives on cross-border tax arrangements.
Collinson and her team work closely with trusted advisers based on the ground globally, through the firm’s Moore Global membership, a network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 260 independent firms and 110 countries.
This allows Johnston Carmichael to provide local market intelligence, which enables its clients to make better informed decisions.
Collinson said: “Johnston Carmichael is at an exciting stage in its growth journey. The firm is rapidly expanding and increasing its range of services from core, compliance-based work into more advisory-based projects.
“I’m looking forward to using my expertise to support our clients looking to scale up, grow and expand into international markets.Having worked remotely for three years, I moved to Edinburgh recently with my family and I wanted to work for a firm embedded in Scotland with a positive culture so I could connect with the place, people, organisations, and the culture of this country.”
She added: “We are seeing more companies looking for a base in Europe following Brexit, as well as continuing to find that clients are interested in how they should set up operations to expand into the US market, as they grow. I’m looking forward to using my expertise to support our clients looking to scale up, grow and expand into international markets.”
David Ward, head of specialist tax, concluded: “Many of our clients operate internationally and success in the global market has become increasingly important for them.
“Amanda’s skills and expertise are highly relevant to our international clients considering inward investment as well as our domestic clients looking to expand overseas. They are extremely valuable for Johnston Carmichael as we continue to offer new products and services globally.”
