Pictured above: (l-r) Ray Abercromby, Andrew Shaw and John Hodgson, the new top team at BTG Tax

Leading specialist tax firm BTG Tax has appointed two new partners to strengthen its growing team in Birmingham.

John Hodgson, previously Head of Tax at RSM Bentley Jennison, has joined BTG Tax as Managing Partner of Birmingham. He brings 25 years experience in mitigating clients' tax exposure with commercial tax planning.

He said: "Being able to provide comprehensive but confidential advice, independent of any in-house product mandates, audit constraints or tied legal and financial service reciprocities, opens up all manner of exciting opportunities to assist clients, both corporate and private, to mitigate commercially their tax exposures."

Ray Abercromby, previously Corporate Tax Partner of the Manchester BTG Tax office, has also joined the Birmingham tax team. Ray is national head of corporate tax within the firm, and specialises in transactional tax and corporate restructuring work.

National Managing Partner of BTG Tax Andrew Shaw said: "These appointments mark an exciting time for BTG Tax as we build our expertise, allowing us to further develop our reputation as the leading independent tax practice in Birmingham.

"The continued growth of the firm and our 100 per cent focus on tax issues gives us a clear advantage in the market by enabling us to provide first-class, bespoke advice and solutions to both clients and their professional contacts."

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