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Sumit is the Managing Director of dns accountants and is a highly respected accountant with expertise in helping owner-managed businesses. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002 and has since helped hundreds of owner-managed businesses to prosper and help them to financially manage the challenges of growth.

I am a qualified chartered management accountant with over 25 years’ experience working in industry and accountancy practise. Currently DNS group operations director I manage over 50 employees as well as head up our accountancy franchise proposition.

Benny Shah Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001 and since then practising in the Accountancy field. He has vast experience in all the areas of compliances, accounts, tax, audits and other financial areas.

I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and currently pursuing a Chartered Tax Advisor qualification. I also have a MSc in Accounting and Finance from University of Westminster and a diploma for financial advisers (DipFA).

I joined DNS in 2014 and have more than 8 years of experience in advising business owners and private clients. I deal with a wide spectrum of tax issues, both for company and personal tax. My expertise covers owner managed business taxation issues, property taxation, company reorganisations and succession planning.

I am a fellow member of ACCA and have acquired over 25 years of experience in all aspects of accountancy including preparation of accounts, VAT, book-keeping, payroll, corporation tax and personal tax. I manage the Accounts Review Team for finalisation of accounts as well as review various client’s management accounts and identify key ratios for assessing business performance. In addition, I also advise on areas of business improvement, I am responsible for managing our ceased trading account process and provide regular training on any annual accounting updates.

I am a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Chartered Global Management Accounts with over 40 years experience in industry and practice. I specialise in helping clients grow their businesses whilst keeping more of what they earn. I am passionate about making sure entrepreneurs get the right life/work balance.

Andrew started his accountancy career at Loader Jones & Co, a local accountancy practice based in Calne, Wiltshire, where he learned how to provide a quality accountancy service to his clients.

He joined Watson Fuels over 20 years ago to gain experience in industry and during this time as Finance Director he has helped Watson Fuels to become the second largest company within their market sector. Andrew now wants to use all the knowledge and experience he has gained in both these roles to help benefit and support your local business.

I am a business development manager providing a warm introduction to DNS accountants. starting off as an apprentice with DNS. My main qualities are understanding clients' needs and communication, offering proactive approach to maximise customer satisfaction to the fullest.

I am a part of client relationship management, sales & marketing . I am managing clients' accounts necessitates working with current and new clients by answering questions regarding accounting services and helping support them. My aim is ongoing contact with clients to ensure their overall satisfaction.

I have worked within the accountancy and umbrella sector since 2003, enjoying great success along the way. I’m driven by growing and developing strategic business partnerships that reward all of the involved parties to help achieve mutual success.

Martin Kaney BA LLB (Hons) is Director of X-VAT Ltd, creator of vatman pro and founder of the vatman.store. He has over 30 years' experience in VAT with HM Customs & Excise and various professional firms. He is a Member of the VAT Practitioners Group Technical Committee, a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group, and has been a freelance trainer in the UK for BPP Professional Education, MBL Seminars, and internationally for PDS (Nigeria), Corsol Events (UAE) and Euro Strategic Events (KSA). He is also the author of two textbooks on VAT in the Public Sector (Spiramus).

James Bland is a Chartered Tax Adviser and affiliate STEP member specialising in private client tax matters.

In particular James specialises in property taxation, trust taxation and inheritance tax.

James works closely with the clients of DNS on a variety of tax matter assisting their dedicated tax team as necessary to ensure that DNS’s client obtain the best tax advice.

Working closely with individuals and businesses to help grow their business requires a significant amount of experience and industry knowledge. Owais is BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance and Member of ACCA. Besides being a compliance champion, he specialises in Property tax planning. With over 7 years of experience in Accountancy and Tax world, our clients count on us to give them timely and up to date advise to help them make the right move. Owais works closely with some of the DNS’s most valued clients to give them the confidence they need to focus on their business. He is known for his calm nature and proactive approach.

At DNS, we proud to be a modern and client centric firm. Our advise doesn’t just look at what’s best for your business moreover our aim is to help you achieve your personal goals.

Away from work, he resolve family disputes and provide care and support to elderly people. He is a founding member of Human welfare organisation Hounslow.

MBA in Finance (from University of Sunderland) and ACCA finalist with over five years’ experience in Client management, Construction Industry Scheme, Accountancy, Tax Consultancy and Compliance.

I have more than 3 years of relevant experience in providing tax efficient remuneration strategies tobusinesses and freelancers, IR35 advice and businesscessation.

I have a bachelor’s in commerce and a Msc in Business Administration. I proud myself in having a attention to detail approach, which keeps me organised and helps in working with clients to provide the right support and advice.