Meet the Team
Jamal Khan
Senior Tax PartnerQualifications: Chartered Tax Adviser since 2004, FCCA, BSc (Hons)
Jamal is a well reputed tax specialist with over 24 years of experience in handling HMRC investigations, Forensic matters and Fraud investigations and dispute resolution. He has helped successfully close a large number of complex forensic and fraud investigation cases as well as complex HMRC tax investigations including Code of Practice 8, Code of Practice 9 and Tax Tribunal cases. Jamal is an expert negotiator and mediator and has helped resolve a large number of disputes outside of court.
Dave Jennings
Tax DirectorQualifications: Chartered Tax Adviser since 1998. Ex HMRC Senior Tax Inspector
Dave has been working in specialist tax investigations for over 30 years. He worked for HMRC has a Senior Tax Inspector for 19 years looking at fraud and forensic cases. He then moved into the professional services and for the last 11 years has been defending clients against complex HMRC tax investigations and advising clients on fraud and forensic matters. Dave has helped a large number of clients resolve complex tax investigations including income tax, VAT, corporation tax and Code of Practice 8 as well as Code of Practice 9/ Contractual Disclosure Facility fraud investigation cases. He has also acted as an expert witness in complex criminal tax evasion cases as well as matrimonial disputes advising on various forensic matters.
Tanveer Qureshi
Tax BarristerTanveer has over 15 years of experience in practice where he has handled complex cases of money laundering, fraud, bribery, asset forfeiture and cases of alleged misconduct by directors. He has extensive experience of representing variety of case at First-tier Tribunal.
Over the years he has been using his knowledge, skills and experience to offer advice that is technically sound and to the client’s best interest. He has extensive experience to cover assessment and penalty cases for VAT, Income Tax, Excise and AWRS and WOWGR cases.
Phillip Webb
Tax Investigations and Dispute Resolutions ManagerEx- HMRC Senior Tax Inspector / Advocate
Phillip worked for HMRC for 17 years as a Senior Tax Inspector. He worked on serious fraud investigation and forensic cases. He also worked in HMRC’s Solicitor’s Office as an advocate presenting cases at the First Tier Tax Tribunal.
Since leaving HMRC, for the last 13 years Phillip has been helping clients defend against complex HMRC Tax Investigations including Code of Practice 8 and Code of Practice 9 / Contractual Disclosure Facility cases.
Phillip has advised a large number of clients on forensic and fraud investigation cases.
Sal Butt
Tax Investigations and Dispute Resolutions ManagerEx- HMRC Senior Tax Inspector
Sal worked for HMRC as a Senior Tax Inspector for over 30 years looking at complex tax fraud and forensic cases. Since leaving HMRC, Sal has been working in the professional industry helping clients defend against complex tax investigation cases including serious fraud, VAT investigations, income tax, Code of Practice 8 and Code of Practice 9, and forensic cases. Sal has successfully reached several settlements for his clients.
Imad Ilyas
Head of Tax InvestigationsQualifications: ACCA, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Imad has been in the industry for over 10 years and specialises in handling tax investigations, Forensic assignments, Fraud Investigation, Dispute Resolution and Tribunal matters.
He is a specialist negotiator and has closed many complex cases such as Code of Practice 8, Code of Practice 9 enquiries, Fraud Investigations & Complex Disclosure cases. He also has had many successful outcomes in closing complex cases out of court as well.
Nasim Malik
Senior Partner for Scotland and North East EnglandQualifications: B.Sc. (hons), MBA, CeMAP, MAQ, AFPC
Nasim has been in the industry for over 30 years and has been instrumental in spearheading the firms’ growth and strategic development in Scotland and NE England.
He is a well-versed & accomplished entrepreneur who has used his skills and business connections to expand and grow the firms’ brand image and client base.
Ashir Muhammad
Tax Disclosures and Undeclared Income SpecialistQualifications: ACCA Affiliate, MSc
Ash specialises in helping clients disclose undeclared onshore/offshore income & gains. He has successfully concluded many complex enquiries involving multiple offshore territories & sources of income spanning as long as 20 years.
He has worked on variety of cases such as Worldwide Disclosure Facility, Let Property Campaign and Failure to Notify cases. Ash has used his specialist knowledge and negotiations skills to reach favourable outcomes and minimise tax and penalties for his clients.
Dilsah Varol
Tax AssociateDilsah is an experienced and diligent tax professional specialising in Corporation Tax, VAT, Income Tax & Tax disclosure matters. Her past experience of having worked with tax authorities for over 8 years gives her a unique skill set which she uses to her client’s best interest.
Marta Malecka
Tax AssociateMarta is one of the most hardworking and motivated colleagues in the company. She specialises in VAT, PAYE and Pension matters and is committed to providing the best results for her clients.
Magda Szuster
Office ManagerMagda is the office manager at Churchill Tax. She is meticulously organised and works very hard to ensure smooth functioning of our offices. She has the biggest smile in any room and helps to keep good relationship and communication with clients and her colleagues.
Anhar Ali
Head of SalesAli is an expert in business development and has been helping businesses grow and expand for more than 20 years. He is currently heading the Sales team where he has been responsible for devising a growth strategy and recruiting and training a skilled team to implement his strategy and ideas.
He has also been responsible for organising networking events, seminars and webinars which attract large audiences and have helped raise the firm’s profile and presence.
Jim Wylie
Business Development ManagerJim is qualified as CeMap and CeRer and has years of experience working in the financial services sector. He is currently working as a business development manager in the Scotland area.
Jim leverages on his extensive network to grow the business and build connections with solicitors, accountants, mortgage brokers, estate agents and many other professionals.
Claire Lowbeer
Business Development ManagerClaire has a long history of helping large organisations achieve exponential growth using her specialist experience and skills.
She is currently working on expanding the firm’s client base and presence in Scotland. She has an extensive network of contacts and introducers within the real estate, financial & legal services and many other industries.
Eric Okrasa
Business Development Managerprofile will be updated soon