People

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast - Lewis Carroll.

Gerald A. Mowles EA

(Founding member)

Gerald Mowles is a US & UK tax accountant with over two decade's experience in dealing with individuals and their tax affairs. Having trained with one of the UK's leading accountancy practices, including a period in the US.

Gerald is one of the founding members of BBL (UK) Services, which was based upon the drive to create a modern accountancy practice for individuals with US, UK and other international tax filing requirements. In additions Gerald is the current joint author and editor of the Zurich Tax Handbook (formerly Allied Dunbar) along with Tony Foreman.

Linda Smith

(Founding member BBL&G London)

Linda runs the London office of BBL&G and has over 20 years experience of working and dealing within the Financial Sector of the London market,including running family office structures for high net worth individuals, ensuring a professional but bespoke service to a varied client base.

During Linda's time with BBL&G Linda has ensured that the office in London has grown in a fashion and style that suits the ever changing demands of not just the world that we live in but more importantly the clients.

Mike Wilkes - Associate Partner

Mike is a personal tax specialist with considerable practical experience in advising high net worth individuals and has a particular expertise in international tax matters affecting individuals. After training with the Inland Revenue and a top 4 firm of chartered accountants he then joined another major firm where he was responsible for a department dealing with a sizeable portfolio of expatriates and foreign domiciled private clients. He has advised a number of high profile foreign domiciled executives on how to best organise their affairs in order to maximise the scope for tax savings opportunities available to multinational workers in the UK. In addition, he has a wealth of knowledge of personal tax in foreign countries and numerous contacts within the international network which has enabled him to help his clients organise their tax affairs in the most efficient way both in the UK and in their home countries.

Tony Foreman CTA - Associate Partner

Tony Foreman CTA provides advice on UK private tax and business tax planning. Tony was a partner in a top 10 accountancy firm for 25 years until 2010 and is an expert on matters such as Employment incomeShare schemesReorganisation of family companiesTax planning for non-Domsthe income tax and capital gains tax treatment of overseas trustsInheritance Tax planning

NEW YORK OFFICE

"the best form of planning is avoiding a problem or issue rather than trying to resolve it after the event occurs" - Nick Tarrant - Ball Baker Leake BBL (UK) Services are an associated office with Ball Baker Leake in the USA. Ball Baker Leake is a small New York based public accounting firm, across the street from Grand Central Station, having strong association with accounting firms throughout the world. We offer clients a full range of accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services. Our business clients are primarily in service, non-profit industries and the professions and the individuals tend to be self-employed, executives and those of high-net worth. We also offer accounting and tax planning for trusts and estates. The firm is committed to the policy that the client is entitled to professional knowledge, competence and personal dedicated service. We ensure that clients are aware of their current circumstances and requirements while alerting them to potential future events. We believe that the best form of planning is avoiding a problem or issue rather than trying to resolve it after the event occurs. In tandem with BBL (UK) Services LLP in London, Ball Baker Leake can offer the perfect solution for the transatlantic taxpayer, from individuals to corporations. Visit the Ball Baker Leake website: www.ballbaker.com

Nicholas Tarrant CPA, ACA Ball Baker Leake LLC - New York

Nick Tarrant, certified public and chartered accountant, leads the personal financial management department and oversees asset protection and planning for individuals, trusts and families of high net worth. He also advises small businesses wishing to expand globally. Nick utilizes his extensive knowledge of UK and US tax and accounting requirements and more than 20 years of experience to assist individuals and businesses moving to or expanding in the US or UK. His close association with a number of worldwide accounting firms enables him to provide guidance to the international client.