Hodgens Global

Chief tax adviser at Hodgens Global providing international citizens with support on their personal UK tax matters.

Chief Tax Adviser

Created to support your tax reporting and compliance needs, regardless of location., Hodgens Global exists exclusively for the private individual who is obliged to declare worldwide income for taxation purposes. If you are planning to transition from one tax regime to another, or need guidance and tax agent support to manage your tax concerns, we are here to provide you with a dedicated service.

Director

EDA Professional Services Ltd

Specializing in US and UK expat taxation, providing a wide range of services including self-assessment tax return preparation and filing. Providing tax planning advice in full compliance with both IRS and HMRC guidelines and reporting requirements ranging from basic income tax to reporting on far reaching issues such as inheritance tax, trust taxation, capital gains and the territorial tax issues.

Senior Tax Advisory Manager

Various international companies

Following the great recession of 2008, there followed a tumultuous period of job changes as I tried to navigate a future in employment while maintaining a stable home environment for the family as an expat, working with many other expats in a similar situation.

Senior financial management and consulting services

Halcrow, a CH2M Company

A leading UK multi-disciplinary firm of civil engineering and infrastructure development specialists (later acquired by CH2MHill who were then acquired by Jacobs) where I oversaw a rapid period of growth in revenue, headcount and profitability in the region, with improved commercial management of projects and the working capital employed in these long term projects, building focused and improved relations with the banks, providing greater visibility of the business. Arranged banking facilities that led to improved trade finance deals, an increase of personnel in the region from 400 to 1,300 and tripling regional turnover. Continual long range forecasting and planning.

Regional Head of Finance - Middle East

V.Ships

A diverse international ship-management consultancy business overseeing several large scale acquisitions of the company during a strategic program of growth. Responsible for monthly and annual consolidated financial reporting and analytical reviews in co-operation with international finance teams throughout the group. Key successes included the sale of a UK based entity within the group, a new company set up for a JV with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in the UK, in full compliance with CAA regulations, and a reorganization of Italian based entities into a tax efficient holding structure.

Group Financial Controller

Galaxy Energy Group

A privately owned $3billion trading business responsible for monthly executive reports of marked to market trading results, consolidated financial data for the group, with analytical reviews. Developed internal controls, finance teams and banking relations in Geneva, Monaco, Houston and Singapore.

Fisons plc

Initially appointed as Group Internal Auditor, based at head office in London, of this listed multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical/scientific equipment corporation, later assigned to a permanent role as the Nordic Financial Controller for the Group in Sweden where key successes included controlling a multiple currency transaction base to successfully protect the balance sheet, creating an effective management of the taxation issues arising on cross border transactions in the Nordic territory. Set up strong systems to ensure all after sales service activities of the high value instruments sold to universities and biotechnology companies were correctly monitored, reported and analysed - such as warranties, provisions for installations of the instruments and implementation of analytical software programs, stocks of spare parts, and working with the engineering teams providing the customer support.

Nordic Financial Controller / Group Internal Auditor

Sea Containers

Internal auditor, based at Group HQ, of this listed international container business with port operations throughout the world. Subsidiary activities included a leading passenger ferry shipping business, SeaLink, with operations between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe and Venice Simplon-Orient-Express transport and hotel operations. In 1989 the shipping business was acquired by Stena Line which was later acquired by P&O, a company which has since been acquired by DP World.

Group Internal Auditor

CLB Littlejohn Frazer

Audit senior, with ICAEW training, at this City of London based firm of chartered accountants, specializing in Lloyds of London insurance syndicates and Members' agents. Other clients were engaged in large-scale freight forwarding operations.

Audit Senior

I like to provide solutions, to help expatriates progress with their lives and their careers without having any uncertainty about their tax position. I am happy that I get to resolve problems for so many people, and to resolve tax worries that needn’t have existed in the first place.

I am inspired by others who make a success from their opportunities to pursue an expat life. The Hodgens Global business was created in Scotland with the expats' needs for clarity and tax agent representation in mind. We now have a representative office in the UAE.

Hodgens Global represents an international client base providing tax advisory support, enabling them to be fully tax compliant, preparing and filing tax returns and advising on various taxation issues including capital gains, trusts and inheritance tax. We are client focused with a professional, international expat background. No matter where you are located, or the nature of your enquiry, you will receive courtesy, respect and swift professional assistance. 

Having been an expat for most of my career, I can relate to most of the concerns where people often need help.

Laurence Hodgens

Loftus Stowe Ltd

A multi-disciplined practice, we've been assisting clients with resolving their business (and personal) challenges since March 2011. 

We specialise in the provision of tax advice, tax consultation and tax investigations, and are often appointed to act as an intermediary between our clients and intervention by HM Revenue & Customs, particularly with respect to enforcement actions such as statutory demands, bankruptcy and winding-up petitions. We also assist clients faced with director disqualifications recommendations under CDDA 1986

We act as business advisers and act as Company Secretary to some clients and non-executive directors to others, mainly small businesses, providing them with management consultancy and strategic advice in respect of their enterprises. 

The firm is a consultant solicitor practice to a number of law firms, providing me with the opportunity to act for my clients in my capacity as a Solicitor.

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Partner at Nexa

Practice areas;
* Company Law;
* Employment Law;
* Dispute Resolution;
* Insolvency (Personal & Company); and
* Tax Litigation.

Consultant Solicitor

Tax Advice Network

Proud to have been accepted as a member of this prestigious and long-standing network of independent tax advisers. The website www.FindATaxAdviser.online is highly ranked and used by thousands of visitors each month to source specialist tax advisers across a wide range of tax issues and topics.

Members like me provide tax support to accountants, business people and anyone else needing independent advice, guidance and expertise. The 3 most popular areas on which I am asked to advise are: tax disputes/investigations, tax consultancy and time-to-pay arrangements

Specialist Tax Adviser Member 

Augustine Clement Solicitors

Business development as well as providing professional support to the firm's lawyers on tax and commercial law matters.

Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau

Member of Trustee Board which sets the overall direction and development of the Bureau. 

Responsibilities include;

• Ensuring the Bureau meets the needs of the local community and the CAB membership standards;

•  Control and direction of the Bureau’s finances to ensure Bureau complies with relevant laws;

• Negotiating with local and national authorities as well as third sector organisations on funding issues as well as seeking alternative financing for projects following spending cuts by same; and

•Providing initial legal counsel where appropriate and prior to engaging external legal advisers.

Director/Trustee

Worksop Priory & Gatehouse Community Trust

Director/Trustee & Secretary

Globalnet Telecom Ltd

Role involved contributing to overall strategic direction and corporate oversight of this telecoms organisation; and providing ad hoc legal, HR and taxation support and advice to the board of directors.

Non Executive Director

Mayflower Solicitors

Training seats included; litigation, employment and company commercial

Trainee Solicitor - Mayflower Solicitors

Mercury Tax Group

Provided tax mitigation advice to companies, partnerships, and individuals (UK and non-UK domiciled), using a blend of structured products and consulting services; 

Assisted directors in devising methods to ensure the efficient implementation of complex tax planning strategies;

Provided consulting services ie employment tax planning, NIC mitigation, inheritance tax and estate planning (in particular trusts), income, corporation and capital gains tax planning and the use of structured products in these areas;

Advising and implementing salary sacrifice schemes across the UK.

Senior Tax Consultant

Barclays Bank Plc

Tax responsibilities included Salary sacrifice schemes, Termination Payments, Status issues (including Managed Service Companies, IR35 and other intermediary issues). HMRC Employment tax inspections (a.k.a PAYE Audits/Employer Compliance reviews); P11D dispensations, Reward & Recognition schemes, Long Service Awards, PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA's). 

Employment law responsibilities included employee (graduate & summer intern) reruitment, senior executive service agreements/employment contracts, long term incentive schemes, senior executive terminations, relocation/travel & subsistence reviews etc

Senior Tax Manager

I've had the good fortune of having three careers; first as a tax auditor with HM Revenue & Customs, then as a tax consultant in private practice and then in-house tax roles. My third career commenced in 2011 when, on qualifying as a solicitor, I set up my own multi-disciplinary firm, providing tax, legal and HR services to individuals,  business owners and professional advisers. 

The combination of a background in accountancy, tax and the law,  combined with running my own business and employing staff, has provided a useful insight into the trials, successes and tribulations my clients face, creating the opportunity for me to take a wider, more insightful look at their instructions when providing advice.

So, unabashedly, I would encourage you to consider me when shortlisting a professional to assist with resolving the challenge you or your business are facing. Give me a call if you want a free initial conversation. My practice areas are;

* Company Commercial;
* Employment;
* Dispute Resolution;
* Insolvency (Personal & Company); and
* Tax (Advisory & Litigation).

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