An HMRC veteran with over 30 years of experience in government tax administration, now specialising in Research & Development (R&D) tax reliefs. As an HMRC senior tax professional and National Compliance Project Board member, I led the technical risk enquiry network in HMRC, directing compliance projects involving R&D tax reliefs and other compliance issues.I have personally managed hundreds of tax enquiries both inside and outside HMRC. I have been working closely with the R&D Tax Scheme since its introduction in 2000, initially as a Tax Inspector handling some of the earliest R&D tax enquiries and more recently in private practice, where I have supported several hundred companies across various sectors claim R&D tax reliefs and provided expert enquiry defence in HMRC R&D tax investigations.After leaving HMRC in 2020, I used my expertise to help enhance and develop the commercial tax strategies of various tax businesses before founding Avalon Tax, a specialist firm dedicated to R&D tax enquiry support. Avalon Tax now provides R&D tax enquiry defence services to some of the UK’s largest R&D tax providers.I hold a BA Honours degree in Taxation and an MSc in Taxation & Fiscal Policy, as well as being fully AAT and ATT qualified.