Ben Lee

Spear’s Review

Described as a ‘big hitter’ by one industry commentator, chartered accountant and tax adviser Ben Lee supports businesses and private clients with a wide variety of crypto asset planning needs. This includes offering advice on NFTs, minting, mining, investing, trade and, most significantly, tax-related issues that can heavily impact those involved with blockchain. 

A chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser, the Andersen partner has many years of working with cryptoassets under his belt, and it now forms the majority of his practice. ‘It’s not just a separate offering,’ says Lee, explaining the role of crypto advisory within the tax planning space. ‘We’re all geared up to help people make real-time judgements based on their crypto portfolio, and understand what that looks like from a tax perspective.’ 

Adviser Profile

Ben is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser, and a partner at Andersen LLP, recognised as one of the UK’s leading specialists in cryptoasset taxation and advisory. He works predominantly with high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, guiding them through the challenges of digital wealth in a precise, discreet and commercially attuned way. His practice spans the full breadth of private client tax matters involving cryptoassets, from compliance and reporting to long-term structuring, succession planning and cross-border considerations.

What distinguishes Ben is his ability to simplify complex digital activity for clients and their advisers. Whether dealing with diversified portfolios of tokens, DeFi yield generation, staking or NFTs, he translates highly technical transactions into clear financial outcomes and accurate tax treatment. He is frequently engaged to resolve HMRC enquiries and provide strategic input on the evolving regulatory landscape, making him a trusted figure for clients and their legal counsel, trustees and fiduciary teams.

Ben also brings a specialist expertise in digital asset tracing and forensic accounting. He works with clients, lawyers and courts to investigate and reconstruct blockchain transaction flows in divorce, dispute, fraud or misappropriation cases. By combining forensic methodology with deep market insight, he delivers transparency in often opaque situations, enabling informed and confident decision-making in sensitive, high-value contexts.

As a long-term adviser, Ben helps private clients position their digital wealth within the wider landscape of estate planning and preservation. In a sector defined by constant innovation, his ability to provide clarity, rigour and trusted guidance has established him as one of the foremost private client crypto specialists in the UK.