Amit Puri
managing director
“ Amit is a fully technically qualified Inspector of Taxes, with over 20 years of focused, high quality tax investigative experience. With over ten years at HMRC and over ten years in the private sector too re tax disputes resoluton. ”
Non Executive Director - Risk Committee (Management)
WealthFusion Oct 2023 - Present
Pure Tax Investigations
Managing Director Mar 2018 - Present
Amit manages Pure Tax Investigations; leads the boutique tax disputes resolution practice. He is responsible for the physical presence in the market, and online; all business development activities, and delivery of all client assignments.
Grant Thornton UK
Tax Director Mar 2015 - Mar 2018
Amit joined Grant Thornton's London 'Tax Investigations & Disputes' team, straight out of HMRC (FIS / SI).
He primarily managed Code of Practice 9 (COP9) and Code of Practice 8 (COP8) civil investigations into entrepreneurs and businesses. COP9s were investigations into suspected tax fraud; COP8s were equally intrusive & in-depth, where large sums of tax were suspected to be at risk by HMRC.
He also managed various business enquiries, often cross-taxes, as well as LDF (Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility) and WDF (Worldwide Disclosure Facility) disclosures concerning offshore assets/accounts, and LPC (Let Property Campaign) disclosures.
He assisted other teams and their clients, with enquiries and tax risk-assessments, e.g. Corporate Tax, International Tax, Private Clients, Audit, M&A / Due Diligence.
He went on to manage the London and Birmingham tax dispute teams, and being the first to be promoted to Director in the national practice.
HM Revenue & Customs
- Senior Policy Advisor Aug 2013 - Mar 2015
- Head / Team Leader of LDF / Offshore Tax Disclosures unit in London Jan 2010 to Aug 2013
- Tax Inspector - Special Civil Investigations (SCI) / Specialist Investigations (SI)
Sep 2007 - 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mosSep 2007 to 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos
- Tax Inspector - Local Compliance (Large & Complex)
Sep 2004 - Sep 2007 · 3 yrs 1 m