Daniel Sopher

Spear’s Review

Daniel Sopher, who became a partner in his family firm, Sopher + Co, in 2010 and is now senior partner, wields formidable expertise in advising owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs and HNW individuals and families on corporate and personal tax planning.

He’s not known for mincing his words. ‘Tax is going up; things are becoming tougher,’ he says. With ‘big changes in capital gains tax and inheritance tax’ on the horizon, he is braced for the challenge.

Sopher has also noted the trend towards increased transparency: ‘People are now having to deal with extra compliance issues – more disclosure for their company to their client base and things like that.’ Offshore financial centres, meanwhile, are trying to compete to see who is ‘whiter than white’.