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Client Services
AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE
Annual audit of excise operations; general review of key risk areas, audit check prior to an HMRC visit, the establishment of Standard Operating Procedures and Standard Work Instructions, Due Diligence and Fit and Proper testing.
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Review and draft excise sections within third party contracts. Negotiate where excise issues arise over ambiguous clauses.
LOBBYING AND STRATEGY
Review impact of excise legislation on day to day operations and lobby to change to obtain cash and cash flow advantages, in addition to day to day operational efficiency.
TAX REFORM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY REVENUE AUTHORITIES
Develop and implement a workable excise system including re-drafting excise law, development and implementation of an excise audit methodology for excise officers to follow and trader education.
APPROVAL
Preparation of documentation necessary for the approval and registration within the excise regimes, support through the approval system.
INNOVATION: EXCISE CLASSIFICATION OF ALCOHOL
Advice on the excise classification of existing products in new markets and innovative alcoholic liquids that are developed to create new brands/beverages to ensure the excise rate is optimised in relevant markets.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Advise on key excise issues in relation to mergers and acquisitions of excise companies. Contracts and excise history reviews will highlight key risk areas and future issues.
TRAINING
Wide range of bespoke training modules from shared service centres to warehouse processes and controls.
ADVISORY
Provide advice on specific excise duty issues and provide solutions to problems.
LEGAL CHALLENGES
Review and provide advice on next steps following issue of penalties or assessments. Legislative analysis to find challenges to HMRC’s demands.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Advice on development of excise software to ensure compliance with due diligence, excise calculation and reporting requirements.
STAFF RESOURCING
Assistance with the sourcing of staff from a master
distiller to a warehouse operative, negotiation of terms and conditions.