CIOT Council: New officers 2022-23

At its meeting on 5 May 2022, the CIOT Council approved the new presidential team to start serving from the AGM on 31 May.

President: Susan Ball

Deputy President: Gary Ashford

Vice President: Charlotte Barbour

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Susan Ball

Susan is a tax partner at RSM, a CIOT Council member since 2017 and a member of the CIOT’s Employment Taxes Committee, Examination Committee, Joint Officers and Senior Staff Forum and Officers Group. She is also a past joint chair and founder member of the CIOT/ATT Suffolk Branch.

Susan has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of employment tax, investigations and reward. She has a breadth of experience in dealing with all aspects of PAYE and social security in the UK and overseas, together with 20 years of board level experience (assisting with strategy, HR, finances and risk).

Susan is the CIOT’s fourth female President, following in the footsteps of Jennifer Ainsworth, Penny Hamilton and Anne Fairpo. She is also a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers and of the City of London.

Susan enjoys spending time with her family and friends, travelling, the arts and going to concerts, the theatre and the odd festival or grand prix! As well as walking Freddie – the lockdown puppy.

Gary Ashford

Gary is a Partner (non-lawyer) at Harbottle and Lewis LLP. A CIOT Council member since 2011, he is also a member of the CIOT’s Joint Officers and Senior Staff Forum, the Management of Taxes Committee and Officers Group. He is a member of CFE Executive Board and CIOT representative at CFE Professional Affairs Committee. He is also a former tax inspector at HMRC.

Gary has expertise assisting clients who need to make disclosures to HMRC or who are under Code of Practice 8 & 9 (COP8 and COP9), or criminal tax investigation. He advises on international tax, the OECD BEPS programme (UK implementation) and the EU Anti Avoidance Tax Directive. Gary is an author for Bloomsbury and tax lecturer on international tax matters. Citywealth listed Gary in their Top 100 International Private Client Litigation Lawyers 2022. He is interested in cryptocurrencies.

 

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Charlotte Barbour

Charlotte is the Director of Regulatory Authorisations at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and a former Director of Taxation at that organisation. A CIOT Council member since 2019, she is Chair of the CIOT’s Nominations Committee, Secretary to the Joint Professional Bodies PCRT Group that is responsible for PCRT, and a member of the Scottish Technical Committee. She is author of ‘The Management of Taxes in Scotland’ published by Bloomsbury Professional. She has extensive experience in tax and regulatory issues and has represented ICAS at both the Scottish Parliament and the House of Lords.

Charlotte enjoys gardening, walking, exploring the British Isles and generally running after her family. She also has a wide interest in the arts.