International

Offering strong international expertise, supporting clients with cross‑border tax, accounting, and advisory needs. Through global networks and specialist knowledge, we help businesses expand confidently, manage overseas compliance, and navigate complex international financial environments.

Core services

Understanding these challenges, providing strategic advice and planning for long-term success are key to our approach.

Alliotts’ specialist China Desk offers comprehensive compliance, business advisory, tax, and consultancy services to clients from China, Hong Kong, and across the wider Asia-Pacific region.

The client portfolio includes: UK subsidiaries of Chinese-owned enterprises, UK-based companies owned and managed by Chinese entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals from China investing in the UK property and business sectors.

Alliotts China desk

Helping non-domiciled clients to file their returns, ensuring that double taxation is kept to an absolute minimum.

Additionally, we can advise employers and employees of the UK tax and social security implications of working in and out of the UK for both UK and non-UK employers.

Private client tax

Assessing whether individuals are a UK resident for tax purposes under the Statutory Residence Test

Additionally, we can advise employers and employees of the UK tax and social security implications of working in and out of the UK for both UK and non-UK employers.

Private client tax

Looking to trade overseas our advice will be tailored to the industry you operate in, your trade and contractual relationships

If you are a UK company with physical overseas expansion in your sights, we will refer you to a member of our international association for in-country advice.

When setting up business in the UK, negotiating the financial and HR regulative environments can be time-consuming and costly.

Outsourcing these functions to Shaw Gibbs will allow you to concentrate on UK growth, whilst reducing your risk and ensuring compliance.

Outsourcing

Supporting individuals with US tax filing requirements, whether they are US persons living in the UK or who have an annual US filing requirement.

Our US compliance offering includes annual returns and FBARs as well as streamlined filings to enable delinquent taxpayers to catch up on outstanding filings. Our dedicated team can also advise on tax planning strategies.

Private client tax

For organisations operating across borders, international people management can quickly become complex.

Technology now enables people to work across borders with ease, requiring many organisations to take a more global approach to people management.

HR consultancy

The advisers to support you

Tim Smith

Partner

David Gibbs

Partner

Emma Coughlan

Partner

Naomi Stewart

Partner, Head of Tax

Neil Raynsford

Partner

Peter O’Connell

CEO

Qi He

Partner

Rachel Sestini

Partner

Sudheer Gupta

Partner

Nik Ioannidis

Partner

Peter Watts

Partner

Peter Jones

Partner, Head of Personal Tax

Darshil Shah

Director, Outsourcing

Emily Tweed

Associate Director, Tax

Related services

Allowing you to make informed decisions for the future.

Completing year-end accounts and advising on the best systems & procedures.

Accounts

Delivering audit assurance with precision and professionalism.

Conducting a comprehensive audit of your business and financial statements, liaising with group auditors if required.

Audit

Greater control over back office functions.

From taking your first step into the UK, to providing board-level support, our agile outsourced offering means that you are able to scale-up or down the services you outsource to us.

Outsourcing

Dealing with all aspects of tax to keep your affairs in order.

Whether you are seeking general assistance with your tax return, or you are an international entrepreneur with global income sources, investments and residency issues, we adopt the same tailored approach.

Private client tax