Overview
Sarah Messruther | Alliotts

Overview

Joined Alliotts

  • 2013

Memberships

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)

Sarah is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. She has worked at Alliotts for over ten years, after a career change from teaching. She started in our audit and accounts teams, before transferring to our tax team in 2018. Her role involves a variety of taxes and areas: personal and corporate tax advisory; individual, companies and trusts compliance.
She is carving out a niche in advising on tax and international mobility, perhaps inspired by a letter about her own position during a stay in China.

Testimonials

“I recently engaged Alliotts for my UK tax needs, and I cannot recommend them highly enough, especially Sarah Messruther, who handled my case. My situation was quite complex, having spent several years as an expat in Saudi Arabia and now repatriating to the UK. Navigating the UK tax system after years abroad was daunting, and I started this process with a lot of uncertainty and concern about compliance and asset protection.

Sarah was incredibly patient and knowledgeable throughout. She took the time to thoroughly understand my circumstances and provided clear, comprehensive advice for both my 24/25 UK tax report and consultancy for the 25/26 tax year. Every question I had, no matter how small, was addressed promptly and in detail. Sarah’s guidance gave me absolute confidence that I am acting fully within the law while also protecting my assets.

The peace of mind I’ve gained from working with Alliotts and Sarah is truly invaluable. The investment in their services has more than paid for itself in clarity, reassurance, and expert support during this important transition. If you’re looking for a firm that combines expertise with genuine care and patience, I wholeheartedly recommend Alliotts.”

avianne karamath

PRIVATE CLIENT

Charities

Alongside her taxable corporate clients Sarah also assists charities with their corporation tax compliance. Despite rarely having any tax to pay to HMRC, charities still have responsibilities, so Sarah assists with tax returns and advice on potential tax complications.

Education

Sarah’s previous audit and accounts experience included a variety of clients from the education sector, so she was delighted to bring that expertise to assisting with their tax responsibilities.

Livery companies

Livery companies, like clubs and associations, fall within the mutual trading rules for tax. Sarah is experienced with these entities: assisting in analysing their transactions and their tax compliance requirements.

Private Client Advisory

Private client advisory is a widely cast net that includes various types of tax-related queries. Sarah thinks it is her previous teaching roles that give her such satisfaction in assisting with these varied enquiries and giving her clients peace of mind over their personal and corporate tax positions.

Residence & domicile rules

Sarah overcomes her jealousy of the exotic destinations of her clients through the satisfaction of helping them understand their UK tax positions and requirements as they arrive in, depart from or live outside of the UK.
This also ties into inheritance tax, which is one of Sarah’s specialities.

Trusts

Sarah is experienced in various aspects of trust taxation and administration, including:

  • Set-up
  • Registration
  • Income tax returns
  • Inheritance tax returns

Video Games

Sarah “Taxblade” Messruther slices through the tax realm like a legendary hero on a quest for ultimate treasure trove.

As a Tax Manager/Boss-Level Tax Strategist at Alliotts LLP, Sarah wields her razor-sharp expertise to forge tax strategies that turn complex regulations into clear-cut victories. Armed with her mystical ledger and a mind as quick as a rogue’s dagger, she guides her clients through the most treacherous tax dungeons, dodging pitfalls and maximising their treasure.

Whether she’s executing stealthy deductions or slaying dragons, Sarah is the fearless champion businesses rely on to dominate the tax game and emerge with their coffers full.

Moving to Dubai

Sarah advises individuals and businesses on the tax implications of relocating to Dubai. Her expertise includes

  • Residency and domicile
  • Application of the Statutory Residence Test
  • Departing the UK
  • UK tax filings and tax obligations as an expat
  • Compliance services
  • Tax planning for returning to the UK
  • Liaising with our associates in the UAE on client matters

 

A lifelong learner, with a passion for all things chocolate, Sarah enjoys books and media, travel and martial arts, while her membership of The Women’s Institute (WI) gives her regular access to tea and cake.

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