A very warm welcome to Keng Cheong, our new senior tax manager

We are delighted to welcome Keng Cheong who will further strengthen our growing Tax Team.

Keng trained with Ernst & Young in Malaysia, UK and the Channel Islands before spending a few years in Amsterdam, managing the international tax affairs of a privately owned global enterprise.

In 2012, Keng returned to the UK  and managed the tax departments of two medium-sized general practice accountancy firms before joining DRG Chartered Accountants.

Keng brings excellent corporate tax planning skills coupled with hands-on experience in helping SMEs grow and sustain their development.

Outside work, he dedicates most of his time to his family. His hobbies includes football, badminton and tanks

Tax relief and incentives schemes available to SMEs

Take a look at some recently updated Fact Sheets, which outline possible tax relief and incentive schemes available to SMEs:-

Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief
Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
Enterprise Investment Scheme

These schemes are complex, so if they are of interest, please do get in touch with our Tax Team to discuss further.

Income Tax: second payment on account is rapidly approaching

Payments on account are part of the self-assessment system for UK tax payers  and apply when more than 20% of the overall tax due for the previous tax year is not collected at source and is more than £1000.

If you think your circumstances have changed for the year of assessment, do please get in touch so that we can revise the calculation and avoid you paying unnecessary tax.

The DRG Tax Team

Our expanding tax team can help you with a broad range of tax planning and reporting requirements for you and your business.

David Gordon-Smith 
David is our Tax Partner, with many years of experience in helping SMEs implement tax efficient strategies both for growth and for planning a business exit.

Keng Cheong 
Keng specialises in corporate tax planning, with a particular focus on companies with an international dimension.

Susan Clark
Susan is our expert in corporate, partnership, sole trade and all aspects of personal tax. She is also extremely experienced in tax planning for trusts.

Anita Gossain
Anita specialises in all aspects of personal tax including tax planning for High Net Worth Individuals and people from overseas coming to the UK.

Nikki Whibley and Mark Desai
Nikki and Mark are our Tax Associates, who very ably support the Tax Management Team.

If you would like to discuss your tax planning and reporting requirements, please do get in touch. We would be delighted to hear from you.