Sell yourself to get the best tax jobs. - 26/07/2010

Sell yourself to get the best tax jobs. A recent edition of the Lexis Nexis Taxation 2 magazine featured an interview by the Editor, Alison Plager, with our Managing Director, Mike Longman, on the current state of tax jobs market. Under the heading, “Sell yourself” Alison stated that “The all important question is how you make an interviewer decide that it is you who is needed for the job. There is still a long way to go before it becomes a candidate’s market, so says Mike Longman, “candidates need to be realistic and understand that, whist the market is in a better state than it was last year, it is still extremely competitive. Candidates need to prepare thoroughly and research the potential employer, think in advance how to sell themselves and have thought through real life situations to demonstrate that they have a track record in the key areas. They must also really go the extra mile in impressing the client with those important areas such as appearance, timeliness and showing enthusiasm for the role.” If you would like a free copy of the article please contact Mike Longman by emailing mike@taxrecruit.co.uk. For further information on how to subscribe to Taxation 2 magazine visit www.taxation.co.uk/taxation and follow the link.

VAT jobs in the North of England. - 19/07/2010

A recent edition of the Lexis Nexis Taxation 2 magazine featured an interview by the Editor, Alison Plager, with our Managing Director, Mike Longman, on the current state of tax jobs market. In the article, entitled “Blossoming” Alison stated that “While the tax recruitment market is showing signs of improving, not all areas of tax are the same. Indirect tax is one area where demand seemed to hold up during the recession, and is continuing to do so”. She then quoted Mike, pre the Emergency Budget, who said that “….demand for indirect tax specialists is strong – and in the case of VAT will presumably remain so if the threatened rise to a 20% rate or an increase in the scope of goods / services being made liable to VAT materialises” If you would like a free copy of the article please contact Mike Longman by emailing mike@taxrecruit.co.uk. For further information on how to subscribe to Taxation 2 magazine visit www.taxation.co.uk/taxation and follow the link.

Longman Tax Recruitment – Manchester CIOT - BBQ World Cup Competition - 13/07/2010

Longman Tax Recruitment is please to have sponsored the recent BBQ held by the Manchester branch of the CIOT. To add to the evening’s festivities we organised a competition to guess the scores and scorers for the World Cup final and the third / fourth place play off. We are delighted to announce that Alex “The Octopus” Browne of Deloitte LLP was the winner and will receive the bottle of champagne. Alex correctly forecast that Spain would win the final 1 – 0 and that the goal would be scored by Iniesta. He also correctly forecast the result of the Uruguay v Germany match and correctly predicted 2 of the 5 goal scorers. The two runners up were Stephen Harding and Robert Fox who came very close and only trailed Alex as a result of not getting the correct scorer of the Spanish goal. Congratulations to Alex and thanks for all the branch members who joined in the competition.

The current market for tax jobs in the north of England - 05/07/2010

A recent edition of the Lexis Nexis Taxation 2 magazine featured an article by the magazine’s editor Richard Curtis in which he explored the current market for tax jobs in the north of England. Richard’s article included various references to his interview with our Managing Director, Mike Longman and also with our Associate Director Louise Gibson. The following is an extract. WHAT’S HAPPENING? Mike explained that recent months have seen a marked increase in the number of clients who are looking to recruit. ‘There is positive talk about the prospects for growth in tax and the Manchester market seems particularly upbeat. We are currently very busy working on assignments in two key areas – corporate tax specialists and tax partners.’ Manchester is undoubtedly the country’s second financial city and the professional community is very close-knit compared to London. Most major accounting firms have substantial tax practices across the North and the region also has many dynamic regional independent firms and a good range of tax roles within legal firms and in-house with large commercial groups. Not only that but Mike reported that there are also many smaller firms that have offices right in the heart of some beautiful rural areas for those looking to make a complete lifestyle change. TAX HOT SPOTS Louise Gibson, Mike’s associate director noted one particular career area where opportunities are coming on stream. ‘Traditionally, qualified corporate tax specialists with up to five years’ experience have been particularly sought after; but one of the most difficult aspects of the 2009 marketplace was finding new roles for strong candidates with this profile who would usually be snapped up. With the new year, it seems that this is again a growth area and various firms and in- house teams now looking to recruit these specialists.’ Mike, who himself was formerly a tax partner in practice in Manchester, also reported increasing optimism in the sector. ‘If we use the number of tax partner vacancies that we are currently working on as a barometer of the state of the local tax market, the picture is certainly looking much rosier than it has for a while.’ PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT The region is also well served by the professional tax bodies and the tax profession enjoys a thriving network. The Manchester branch of the CIOT (Mike is proud to have been a former chairman) was the first regional branch and its evening lecture programme has for many years been one of the best attended around the country and regularly features eminent members of the tax bar as speakers. The Tax Faculty of the ICAEW also recognises the importance of Manchester and has organised local technical conferences and a Young Members’ Tax Club meeting in the city. If you would like a free copy of the article please contact Mike Longman by emailing mike@taxrecruit.co.uk. For further information on how to subscribe to Taxation 2 magazine visit www.taxation.co.uk/taxation and follow the link.

Relocating and looking for tax jobs in the north of England? - 23/06/2010

A recent edition of the Lexis Nexis Taxation 2 magazine featured an article “Angels of the North” by the magazine’s editor Richard Curtis in which he explored the tax opportunities in the north of England. Richard’s article included various references to his interview with our Managing Director, Mike Longman. The following is an extract from the section of the article entitled “Relocating northwards” “Mike is the principal of Mike Longman Tax Recruitment and his experience is that it is the opportunity of improving quality of life that is still a major driver for tax professionals relocating away from London. There can be a common misconception that if you move away from London you will have to sacrifice quality of work, but that is not the case nowadays as traditional geographic boundaries are less important’, said Mike. ‘By way of illustration, the national head of international structuring in one of the Big 4 firms is based in Manchester and the quality of work that the local team enjoys – advising both inbound and outbound clients – is second to none. Similarly it is common for northern-based private client teams to service ultra high net worth clients whose families have financial interests worldwide, with the result that the senior members of the team often travel to London, Switzerland or exotic offshore financial centres. Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle are vibrant cities offering culture, nightlife, lots of sport – either as a participant or a spectator – and that other favourite leisure-time activity: great shopping. Add to that the fact that each of these cities is only an hour or so away from fantastic countryside (be it the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, the Peak District or the beautiful Northumberland coast) and the quality of life on offer is hard to beat.” If you would like a free copy of the article please contact Mike Longman by emailing mike@taxrecruit.co.uk. For further information on how to subscribe to Taxation 2 magazine visit www.taxation.co.uk/taxation and follow the link.

Longman Tax Recruitment sponsor theCIOT Manchester branch BBQ - 14/06/2010

Manchester Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation – BBQ – Thursday 8 July 2010 Longman Tax Recruitment is please to announce that it will once again be sponsoring the summer BBQ held by the Manchester branch of the CIOT. This year’s event is being held on Thursday 8th July 2010 at the Atlas Bar on Deansgate and branch members can obtain more information by emailing the branch Chairman, Paul Hammond at pahammond@deloitte.co.uk During the evening attendees will get the chance to win a bottle of champagne provided by Longman Tax Recruitment in a prize draw. Additionally since the BBQ is taking place during the World Cup we will be organising a free World Cup competition. As Longman Tax Recruitment’s MD Mike Longman said “If previous local CIOT BBQ’s are any guide this will be a most enjoyable and relaxing evening. As this year’s event is taking place after the World Cup semi – finals and before the finals let’s hope England are still involved in the tournament as this would certainly add an additional element of excitement!” Further information regarding the Manchester Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation can be found by visiting www.tax.org.uk/manchester

Longmark Tax Conferences – North West Conference – June 2010 - 08/06/2010

Longman Tax Recruitment is proud to be associated with Longmark Tax Conferences. Longmark are holding their next North West Tax Planning Conference at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on Friday, 18th June 2010. The theme of this conference is practical tax planning for wealthy individuals and SME’s and the conference will be chaired will by Stephen Brandon QC (Barrister, Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square) and he is also one of the speakers. The other speakers are David Pett (Partner, Pett Franklin & Co LLP), Alun James (Barrister, Temple Tax Chambers), Philip Hurst (Technical Development Manager, Aegon UK), and Chris Whitehouse (Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings). Further information and booking details can be found by visiting www.longmark.co.uk

Chartered Institute of Taxation – Manchester Branch - 24/05/2010

Longman Tax Recruitment is proud to sponsor the evening lecture programme of the Manchester Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Further details of the 2010 autumn evening lecture programme will be available in mid summer.

 For further information or to book a place visit http://www.tax.org.uk/manchester

Tax jobs in the north - specialist advice - 24/05/2010

The April edition of the Lexis Nexis Taxation 2 magazine featured an interview with our Managing Director, Mike Longman, on tax jobs in the North of England and the associated quality of life, and work / life balance issue. As the main editorial feature, entitled “Looking northwards” commented “Just to give you a flavour of working in tax in the north, this week’s main article gets some specialist advice from recruitment consultant Mike Longman…”. If you would like a free copy of the article please contact Mike Longman by emailing mike@taxrecruit.co.uk. For further information on how to subscribe to Taxation 2 magazine visit www.taxation.co.uk/taxation and follow the link.