Paul Aplin
Paul joined A C Mole & Sons with an honours degree in biology and chemistry in 1980 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985; he qualified as a member of the
Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1989 and became the firm’s first tax partner in 1992.
He served as Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England & Wales Tax Faculty from April 2007 to June 2009 and now
chairs its Technical Committee. He writes for various tax and
accountancy journals and is regularly quoted on tax issues in the
national press. Paul acts for a wide range of personal and company tax clients.
Away from the office he is a keen hill walker and climber, with a 21,000' Himalayan and many high Alpine peaks to his credit; his other interests include photography (he is a licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society), keeping ducks and sharing the occasional pint of Exmoor Ale and bag of crisps with his collie, Linford. Linford, of course only gets the crisps.
Paul was named Tax Personality of the
Year in the 2007 UK Tax Awards for the part he played in
persuading the government to reverse its decision to shorten the
tax return filing deadline. He was listed 33rd
in the Accountancy Age 2009 "Financial Power List" of people who
influence tax and financial policy in the UK.
Paul was awarded an OBE in The Queen's
Birthday Honours List 2009 for public service and services to
the accountancy profession.
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