KPMG has welcomed Angela Savin to its tax disputes team as a partner, as well as appointed two additional directors in the transfer pricing team.
Angela (pictured) was formerly a tax partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, having joined the firm in 2004. She offers particular experience of cross-border tax disputes, advising on matters such as the allocation of taxing rights between states, double tax treaties, and residence and permanent establishment disputes.
Angela commented: ‘Clients are spending more time managing tax disputes, and in particular corporate tax disputes. I’m looking forward to working with my tax colleagues in providing complete solutions which integrate dispute management and litigation services for our clients.’
In the transfer pricing team, Kriti Velji and Nick Stevart both join as directors. Kriti has focused on transfer pricing and international tax matters since 2005, and previously spent 25 years working at the Inland Revenue Department in New Zealand. Nick has joined KPMG after 18 years with HMRC, where he acted as lead of the Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) programme.
Michelle Quest, head of tax, pensions and legal services at KPMG UK, said: ‘As the international tax environment becomes increasingly complex and inter-connected, we’re seeing a marked increase in scrutiny of transfer pricing and corporate transactions. These hires complement our recent recruitment and bolster the team in enabling us to offer a full service covering all taxes and different global tax authorities.
‘Angela’s appointment increases the capacity of our successful disputes and investigations business, ensuring clients receive tax and legal services together, addressing issues such as dispute management and further enabling the tax practice to offer our clients legal advice privilege where appropriate.
‘Attracting new joiners to KPMG, a huge tax practice, is testament to the breadth of opportunity that exists from working in a professional services firm which cuts across many different disciplines.’
