The TaxAssist Accountants Support Centre in Norwich provides training and technical and business development support to its network of accountants around the UK.

Following its recent expansion into a further suite of offices at Bankside 300 on Broadland Business Park, TaxAssist has taken on a number of new recruits to bolster staff numbers to 53 with more to follow in the coming months.

Pictured from left are: Lynda Storey, Payroll Team Leader, Coral Bonner-Wright, Payroll Insourcing Manager, Diane Deller, Senior Tax Insourcing Manager, Richard Chatten, Senior Business Development Manager, Veronika Simonova, Social Media Executive & Jo Nockels, Financial Controller & Senior Commercial Manager.

Missing from the photo are Helena Lawrence, Marketing Executive and Ewa Lagodzinska, Payroll Administrator.

“We are driving forward a number of new initiatives around the services we provide to our accountants and their clients,” said Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executive of The TaxAssist Group. “Our network is growing fast to meet the many developments in the accountancy world around Making Tax Digital, new technology and software and the growing need for Advisory Services. To meet this demand, we have acted swiftly to recruit the right staff to deliver the expertise needed to ensure TaxAssist Accountants remains a market leader in the field of small business tax and accountancy.”

The new initiatives include the introduction of additional tax and payroll services, offering huge benefits in terms of pricing as well as time efficiencies and marketability. Diane Deller has been recruited as Senior Tax Insourcing Manager, while Coral Bonner-Wright heads up the Payroll Insourcing Team which includes Lynda Storey and Ewa Lagodzinska.

Business Development support has also been bolstered with the addition of Helena Lawrence, Marketing Executive, and Veronika Simonova, Social Media Executive.

There have been two senior promotions, which sees Jo Nockels promoted to Financial Controller & Senior Commercial Manager and Richard Chatten promoted to Senior Business Development Manager.

“I would like to congratulate Jo and Richard for their most well-deserved promotions” continues Karl. “Both have progressed fast through the ranks here because of their passion, expertise and commitment to delivering excellent quality of work and providing exceptional levels of support. They have assisted in the growth of TaxAssist both here in the UK and Internationally and I am immensely proud to have professionals of such a high calibre supporting our network.”

February 2019

With a detailed plan for the growth and evolution of the TaxAssist brand, plus the addition of new products and services, these are exciting times for the TaxAssist network.

Daren Moore, Group Chief Executive Officer

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Accreditations & ethics

The Group abides by the ethics of the British Franchise Association (bfa) and works closely with all relevant accountancy and tax professional bodies and institutions. TaxAssist Accountants is also a member of the Irish Franchise Association and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA). In 2024, The TaxAssist Group earned Great Place To Work Certification, a prestigious award based entirely on what current employees say about their experience of working at The TaxAssist Group.

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