History of the Firm

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The TACS Partnership was founded in 1992 to offer an alternative source of high level tax advice to those who did not want to face the large charge out rates which are typically charged by the major accounting firms.

Founder partner Stephen Willcox (the former senior tax partner in what is now one of the “Big Four” accounting firms) led a drive to recruit experienced professionals to grow The TACS Partnership through the 1990s. All the current TACS Partnership team have experience in a variety of large professional firms, industry and HM Revenue and Customs.

In 2005 David Blake and Ian Roberts became partners in the business. David was formally a senior tax manager with a major international accounting firm and specializes in corporate taxation issues. Ian was the former North West head of employment taxes at a “Big Four” firm with further expertise in tax investigation work.

The partnership has continued to grow over the last few years with continued recruitment of additional specialists from both the profession and from commerce. Details of the team can be found by clicking on "Our Experts" in the menu on the left.

The TACS Partnership client base now includes individual high net worth individuals, taxpayers with enquiries from HM Revenue and Customs, accountancy firms seeking specialist advice for their clients, and limited companies, both family owned and fully quoted (including two companies within the FSTE 100).