Profile

Ruth Dooley (Partner)

Ruth is a Corporate Tax partner in our Bristol office.

Experience

Since joining Grant Thornton in 1993, Ruth has specialised in all aspects affecting the taxation of companies and their directors. Ruth currently looks after a wide range of clients including many AIM and fully listed companies. She specialises primarily in transactions and is also an expert witness for tax forensic work as well as advising on the tax aspects of PFI/PPP projects.

Ruth's expertise covers:

• Tax planning for acquisitions and disposals
• Management buy-outs and buy-ins
• Tax due diligence
• Flotations and placings
• Group reorganisations
• Expert witness for tax negligence cases
• PFI/PPP modelling and tax structuring
• Inland Revenue investigations including Special Compliance Office
• UK tax implications of international transactions
• Tax planning and tax shelters

Qualifications

• FCA
• MA (Oxon)
• Ruth was voted Best Chartered Accountant All Rounder in the South West ICAEW awards in 2006
• Ruth was one of three finalist in the national Accountancy Age Accountant of the Year award in 2006.