Tax Assistant, Part time 3 days a week
Guildford, Surrey
Benefits: Good benefits package, Part time 3 days a week, flexible on the days
Reference: 8246
Added on Jun 22, 2011
About You
The successful candidate will need experience of private personal tax, and able to complete tax returns. Experience of inheritance tax would be extremely advantageous.
About The Role
The core areas of responsibility that the tax assistant will be required to provide are detailed below. The job holder will be responsible for his/her own typing and production of all documents.
* Preparation of estate accounts (full training on the software package will be given).
* Administration of trusts, completion of tax returns, the calculation of income and capital gains tax liabilities for individuals, estates and trusts, including correspondence with stockbrokers, preparation of trustees resolutions, routine correspondence with clients.
* Straight forward probate procedures for high net worth individuals including the ascertaining of values of assets within the estate and knowing which items are deductible etc.
* A basic knowledge of the principles of inheritance tax (IHT) and how it is calculated with particular reference to IHT Revenue forms IHT 400/205 and IHT 100 and their completion. Calculation of the 10 yearly charge to IHT
About Our Client
This client of Howett Thorpe is a prestigious Guildford based law firm with a national and international practice.
Things you should know
Good benefits package, Part time 3 days a week, flexible on the days
Commutable from Addlestone, Aldershot, Alton, Basingstoke, Bordon, Bracknell, Camberley, Chertsey, Cobham, Cranleigh, Dorking, Egham, Epsom, Esher, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Frimley, Godalming, Guildford, Hook, Leatherhead, Lightwater, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Windlesham, Windsor, Woking, Yateley
Contract type
Permanent
Disclaimer
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