Barry Jefferd
Barry trained with a City of London practice where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser and became a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Subsequently he joined George Hay and became responsible for establishing the Tax Department, which he still heads. He became a Partner in the firm in 1990 and was instrumental in establishing the firm’s Huntingdon office in 1994. In April 2020, Barry became Senior Partner.
Barry advises on the complete range of taxes, although he particularly enjoys Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and property and land transactions.
Another of Barry’s strengths is providing reports as an expert to Court. These reports are often required on marital breakdown or to resolve shareholder disputes. He has appeared in both the County Court and the High Court as an expert witness on share-valuation matters.
Barry became one of the first accountants in the country to pass the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ probate qualification, which means that George Hay via GH Probate Ltd is now licensed to carry out probate services.
He lectures widely on taxation on behalf of Taxation Institutes, providing training for other taxation professionals. He starts every presentation with a slide saying “Tax is Fun” reflecting his enthusiasm for the planning opportunities available.
He is also co-author of two books; Tax Planning, a joint publication between the UK200 Group and the Daily Telegraph, and the Innovation Handbook, which is endorsed by the Intellectual Property Office.
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Unfortunately, our Biggleswade office was affected by a fire on Wednesday 1st July. We would like to reassure all of our clients that no client files or important documents were damaged. The fire affected the office building and furniture, but your records remain safe and secure.
Whilst remedial works are underway and ongoing, our Biggleswade team are working as normal either from home, or from one of our other sites. Please bear with us when phoning in as calls may take a little longer to be transferred. Should you need to drop records or paperwork off to our Biggleswade office, you can continue to do so; there will be a member of staff on-site to receive these. Our other offices remain open and operating as normal.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for their swift, professional, and dedicated response. Most importantly, we are incredibly grateful that no one was injured. Thank you for your understanding, patience, and continued support during this time. We will keep you updated as further information becomes available.