Leading accountancy firm Afford Bond has further strengthened its team with the appointment of tax specialist Tim Lwin to its Wilmslow office.

Tim has more than 20 years’ experience of successfully advising owner-managed businesses about tax mitigation on current profits, future-proofing measures and securing refunds on overpaid tax – as well as particular expertise in Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credits.

He is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Chartered Accountant and his career has included work at internationally-recognised names such as Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Andersen before he decided to join regional firms to advise local family businesses.

Since then, Tim has led tax teams in Cheshire focused on succession planning, valuations and innovative tax reliefs for businesses and high net worth individuals.

Welcoming Tim to the Afford Bond team, Director Peter O’malley, who heads up the firm’s Wilmslow office, said: ‘Our philosophy is very much about working closely with our clients to understand not only their business needs and aspirations, but how that fits with their wider lifestyles and goals. We know that Tim really understands and embraces this.’

And Tim added: ’I am delighted to be joining Afford Bond. I have already met many of my new colleagues and know that my approach with clients will be a good fit – as well as delivering tax planning advice that meets their commercial objectives with timely, tangible results.’