Shears, Sarah

Sarah Shears

Managing Director/Partner

Phone+44 20 7242 5000

Emailsarah.shears@uk.Andersen.com

Sarah is head of the VAT group at Andersen in the UK. She has a deep indirect tax technical knowledge across a number of sectors, connecting complex tax technical issues with practical and commercial application. She has strong industry experience after spending periods of time on industry secondments. Sarah coordinates cross tax and cross border projects, ensuring the right stakeholders are engaged.

Sarah and her team support multinational groups with their UK and EU VAT compliance and reporting obligations.

She advises a variety of clients across several sectors and has assisted clients with the following services:

  • UK, pan-European, cross border and global VAT advice
  • Identification of VAT issues and opportunities
  • Advising on company holding structures
  • Liaising with tax authorities
  • Provision of VAT advice in relation to disposals and acquisitions of companies and properties in the most VAT efficient manner

Firm

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Location

Location   London, United Kingdom

Education

  • University of Sheffield, BSc (Mathematics and Statistics)
  • Birkbeck College, University of London, MSc (Applied Statistics)

Affiliations

  • Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation (CTA)