NEIL WARREN - CTA(Fellow), ATT, FMAAT
(Taxation Awards Tax Writer of the Year – 2008)
Neil started working in VAT in 1983 – he spent 14 years as an inspector in HM Customs and Excise before setting up his own tax and accounting practice in 1997.
During the last fourteen years, he has been the main VAT consultant for a number of small and medium sized accountancy practices in the south east of England. He has developed a reputation for being able to simplify complex VAT problems, giving straightforward advice in plain English.
As well as VAT consultancy work, Neil also writes on VAT for most of the leading tax publications in the UK – including Taxation, TaxLine, Tax Adviser, Tolley’s Practical VAT Newsletter and CCH VAT News. His articles focus on practical topics of interest to the general practitioner – with clear solutions and advice on everyday problems. He was the winner of the prestigious 2008 Taxation Awards Tax Writer of the Year competition, having been a finalist in 2007.
Neil is also the author of Tolley’s VAT Planning book (the 2011/12 edition was published in August) and wrote much of the VAT module for the Tolley Tax Guidance product. He is a member of the VAT Technical Committee of the ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians). He also acts as a technical expert for publishers on VAT related issues and has been closely involved with HMRC on a number of VAT policy issues, particularly relating to the flat rate scheme. He was recently appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of Taxation magazine.
Neil first started teaching and lecturing while in Customs and Excise – he was a VAT trainer for five years from 1988 to 1992. He was a part-time lecturer at Barnfield College in Luton for five years, and freelance lecturer for BPP. He now lectures exclusively on VAT, working for institutes and course providers throughout the UK.
