Tax Disputes, Regulatory and Financial Crime

Adam Craggs

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T. +44 7545 101656
E. adam.craggs@rpc.co.uk

London

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Inquisitive by nature, ambitious in mindset, we see beyond the legal.

RPC tax specialists
Our clients turn to us for our ability to manage all aspects of tax disputes (no matter how large or complex) calmly, forensically and with astute commerciality.

Our experienced team advises on all aspects of tax investigations and disputes with HMRC from initial enquiries, through to settlement and, if necessary, litigation. We offer a full service with expertise in
all areas from dawn raids and criminal investigations to complex cross-border tax disputes (direct taxes and indirect taxes). Whether you are a large corporate entity or high-net-worth individual, a small or a
medium-sized business, we can help.

Our lawyers focus on building close partnerships with our clients based on a deep knowledge of their operations, assets and technology. As testament to the high priority that we place on client service, RPC has won multiple accolades. We were shortlisted for Tax Disputes team of the Year at the 2022 Tolley's Taxation Awards and Adam Craggs won Lawyer of the Year – Tax & Trusts in the Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2021. We have been shortlisted for Best Tax Disputes/Investigations Team by Tolley's Taxation Awards 2024.

Recent experience

• Conducting company residence and transfer pricing reviews for a number of multinational corporates
• Acting for a number of high net-worth individuals in relation to certain anti avoidance legislation concerning the transfers of assets abroad
• Acting for a number of high net-worth individuals with undisclosed offshore income and assets and assisting them with HMRC’s various disclosure opportunities
• Acting for a number of large multinationals who are involved in the tax group litigation orders which concern EU discrimination issues
• Acting for a major retailer in a complex transfer pricing dispute
• Acting for a large corporate client in a VAT dispute which is to be referred to the Court of Justice of the
European Union
• Acting for numerous clients facing allegations by HMRC of participation in missing trader intra-community (MTIC) VAT fraud in their wider supply chains
• Acting for corporate clients issued with HMRC customs duty post clearance demands and excise duty
assessments concerning matters such as tariff classification, origin, valuation, anti-dumping duty or movement irregularities
• Acting for clients who have had goods detained or seized by HMRC

Adam Craggs, Partner and Head of RPC's Tax disputes, financial crime and regulatory team
Described as "knowing the regulations and the tax rules inside out and relentless in his defence of clients and more often than not [seeing] off the Revenue," Adam is one of the UK’s leading tax dispute resolution practitioners and an accredited mediator, with over 30 years’ experience in this area. Adam advises on a wide range of tax issues (direct and indirect taxes) and has particular expertise in assisting clients with HMRC enquiries and litigation before the Tax Tribunals/ Higher Courts. Prior to joining RPC, he spent 16 years in the Solicitor's Office at HMRC and is very familiar with how the department operates.

Adam is the co-author of Tolley's 'A Practical Guide to Tax Appeals' and a contributor to 'Whiteman & Sherry on Income Tax' and 'Whiteman & Sherry on Capital Gains Tax'. Adam was recognised as Lawyer of the Year, Tax and Trusts in the Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2021.

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+44 7545 101656
adam.craggs@rpc.co.uk