Katharine Arthur

Spear’s Review

Katharine Arthur is a highly experienced chartered accountant and tax adviser who leads the tax team at London-based Haysmacintyre.

Having spent over 25 years in the tax industry, she is well placed to provide practical assistance on a wide range of issues. These include concerns regarding capital gains tax, inheritance tax, business structuring, residency, property ownership (including the annual tax on enveloped dwellings) and information exchange agreements between different jurisdictions. 

Arthur explains that she aims to make complex topics understandable for her clients, ‘helping them plan in a tax-efficient and sustainable manner, while ensuring that their UK and global reporting responsibilities are met’. 

Adviser Profile

Katharine advises individuals, businesses and trusts on all aspects of their tax compliance responsibilities and advisory requirements. With over 30 years of experience, Katharine is seen as an established voice in the industry, and is supported by her colleagues at haysmacintyre, a top 30 accountancy firm in the UK. 

With a focus on private client issues, Katharine provides practical assistance to clients on a wide range of issues, including Domicile; Residence; Individuals coming to and leaving the UK; Property ownership; and Capital Gains Tax. 

Her clients also benefit from her advice on Self Employment, Partnerships, Tax Planning as well as HMRC enquiries and International Information Exchange agreements. She also specialises in Inheritance Tax and estate planning as well as UK and offshore trusts. 

‘It’s personal,’ says Katharine of what she aims to achieve for clients. ‘In seeking advice, individuals and families are seeking to make key financial decisions which may impact them for generations to come. I aim to provide tailored, practical, and sustainable advice to clients and to assist them to achieve their goals.’ 

Katharine is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, is a member of the Taxation Board, and Convener of the Private Client Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). Katharine has previously worked for Big 4 and Top 20 advisory firms, and was recognised by eprivateclient as one of the 50 Most Influential in 2022. 

Katharine’s approach is ‘practical, commercial, and understandable’ – essential skills when guiding clients through the tax system. She has often been quoted in the general and tax press, presents at seminars and is known to translate sometimes overly technical tax issues and opportunities into plain English. 

Away from the office, Katharine enjoys travel, wildlife and photography.