Margi specialises in providing tax planning advice to private clients and their business interests.
Her client base is varied but has a private client bias. She provides advice and tax planning to a number of wealthy entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, professional partnerships, family businesses and landed estate clients. She also provides consultancy work for one-off instructions.
Margi presents at both internal and external seminars and training conferences, including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Society of Law Accountants of Scotland (SOLAS), Scottish Rural College (SRUC) and the Scottish Government Farm Advisory Service (FAS).
Margi joined Saffery in 2017, having previously worked in several firms in the Inverness area. Having grown up on a farm and dealt with rural businesses over many years in the Highlands and beyond, she is extremely familiar with many of the challenges they face, both large and small.
Key experience
- UK tax compliance, including complex tax returns for individuals and trusts and dealing with HMRC enquiries,
- Providing inheritance tax advice for succession planning, including ‘Balfour’-style inheritance tax planning for individuals and trusts,
- Advising on the availability of capital gains relief for individuals and trusts,
- Advising on restructuring of businesses to ensure the correct structure from a tax and practical perspective.
Interests
Margi is married with a son and enjoys coastal rowing and handicrafts outside the office.
