David Anderson
Partner, PwC United Kingdom
Partner, Solicitor and Head of Indirect Tax Disputes. Resolving or avoiding indirect tax disputes for our clients.
David is an indirect tax specialist who has been recognised for the expert advice he provides to clients on all types of indirect tax related disputes and litigation. David is experienced in pursuing cases before all levels of domestic and courts, as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union. David leads one of the largest indirect tax disputes teams in the United Kingdom which has over 25 dedicated indirect tax lawyers and disputes specialists.
David has over 30 years’ experience of advice and litigation in all indirect taxes beginning his career within HM Customs and Excise Solicitor’s Office, as it then was. He has led many litigation engagements in all industry areas, including telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services, imports/exports, transport, social housing, waste management and construction.
“I am an indirect tax specialist who has been recognised, within my profession for the expert advice I provide to clients on all indirect tax related disputes and litigation. I am experienced in pursuing cases before all levels of domestic courts, as well as before the CJEU.”
He has also dealt with many pre-litigation, investigation matters and has a good working relationship with a number of HMRC’s VAT investigation teams. To assist in complicated investigations, where the sums involved are substantial, we are able to utilise other PwC specialists across other taxes or even other countries, to provide the best advice and service to our clients.
“We were absolutely delighted to see industry recognition of our work, by winning the coveted Best VAT/Indirect Tax Team award at 2022 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.”
David's team is awash with talent - some of the senior lawyers such as Prinal Nathwani, Claire Millard, Holly Grantham and Crystal Randles-Mills have been recognised in the legal directories and by our clients, for their work.
Recent work
- Won at the First-tier Tribunal representing St George’s University on a VAT issue relating to the supply of education.
- Won at the First-tier Tribunal for Proctor and Gamble on a customs duty issue relating to the classification of an imported product.
- Representing a large supplier of education in relation to a number of disputes relating to the VAT liability of its supply in litigation before the courts.
- Advised a FTSE 100 company in respect of the application of the Vouchers Directive across a number of jurisdictions.
- Won at the First-tier Tribunal for Hippodrome Casino on a VAT issue relating to the recovery of VAT incurred on expenses.
- Advising and representing a major supplier of telecommunications in respect of two separate matters relating to VAT.
Area of focus
- Disputes
- Investigations
- Litigation and resolutions in VAT
- Customs duty
- Excise duty
- Aggregates levy
- Landfill tax
- Climate change levy
- Hydrocarbons oil duty
- Plastic packaging tax
Credentials
- Solicitor - ranked and a named individual in both the major lawyers directories - Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
- Led his team to the 2022 Best VAT/Indirect Tax Team at the Tolley’s Taxation Awards.
Resolving indirect tax disputes for our clients.
David is an indirect tax specialist who has been recognised for the expert advice he provides to clients on all types of indirect tax related disputes and litigation. David is experienced in pursuing cases before all levels of domestic and courts, as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union. David leads one of the largest indirect tax disputes teams in the United Kingdom which has over 25 dedicated indirect tax lawyers and disputes specialists.
David has over 30 years’ experience of advice and litigation in all indirect taxes beginning my career within HM Customs and Excise Solicitor’s Office, as it then was. He has led many litigation engagements in all industry areas, including telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services, imports/exports, transport, social housing, waste management and construction.
“I am an indirect tax specialist who has been recognised, within my profession, for the expert advice I provide to clients on all indirect tax related disputes and litigation. I am experienced in resolving disputes in a wide range of industry areas and across all of the indirect taxes.”
He has also dealt with many pre-litigation, investigation matters and has a good working relationship with a number of HMRC’s VAT investigation teams. To assist in complicated investigations, where the sums involved are substantial, we are able to utilise other PwC specialists across other taxes or even other countries, to provide the best advice and service to our clients.
“We were absolutely delighted to see industry recognition of our work, by winning the coveted Best VAT/Indirect Tax Team award at 2022 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.”
The team’s senior lawyers Prinal Nathwani, Claire Millard, Holly Grantham and Crystal Randles-Mills have all been recognised in the legal directories and by our clients, for their work. We were however absolutely delighted to go one better and receive industry recognition of the team’s work, by winning the coveted Best VAT/Indirect Tax Team award at 2022 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.
