Yogesh Patel
With over 15 years’ experience across different facets of finance, Yogesh is highly regarded by both clients and peers as an accountant and tax expert. His early career was defined by spells within corporate finance, private client and corporate tax teams during his time with both Merrill Lynch and PwC.
Yogesh primarily advises private clients, SMEs and entrepreneurs on their tax planning and accounting matters, while also specialising in property tax planning, inheritance tax, preparing Joint Tax Expert Witness reports for the courts and dealing with probate.
He has a particular passion for helping purpose-driven and fast-growing businesses with their tax, business and accounting matters, in particular those who are innovating for the greater good.
He is ‘Adviser in Residence’ at the London School of Economics Entrepreneurship programme and Fellow at Zinc VC, dedicating his time on a pro-bono basis to supporting purpose-driven businesses who are focused on tacking issues which will define the future of our society.
Yogesh is Vice Chair of the ACCA UK Practitioners’ Network, columnist for AccountingWeb and on the Advisory Board member for AccountingWeb Live.
When he is not exploring numbers or tax planning, he loves cycling and exploring the natural beauty around us. He is also proud of the fact he has cycled London to Paris in less than 24 hours!