Richard Simmons joined the London office of UHY Hacker Young in 1980, having qualified as a chartered accountant with a major international accounting firm. He became a partner in the audit department in 1984 and worked on flotations, acquisitions and mergers.
Richard joined the Brighton office of UHY Hacker Young in 1992 where he is a general practice partner looking after a large client portfolio as well as advising on public company flotations.
He has served on several committees of the South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants and was the Chairman of the Brighton and Central Sussex Group of Chartered Accountants.
Richard is chairman of West Hove Golf club and is a season ticket holder at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Richard's wife Ruth is a pharmacist with Boots the Chemist. Their elder daughter Kaz is a jazz singer and their younger daughter Debbie is an actress.
Contact
r.simmons@uhy-uk.com
Phone 01273 726 445
Fax 01273 731 821
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Audit
Business advisory & accounting
Corporate finance
Professional practices
Taxation
Our London office has appointed a new partner, Odhran Dodd to the Corporate Finance team.
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Taxpayers who do not owe tax, or are even due a tax rebate from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), will be fined for the first time this year if they do not complete tax returns by January 31 2012.
A rally in M&A activity targeting UK private companies has ground to a halt over the last 12 months, our research has found.
January saw substantial increases in train fares for daily commuters to the capital, in many cases in excess of 5%.
Almost two thirds (65%) of all penalties and decisions issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to taxpayers in relation to VAT matters are subsequently found to be incorrect and are overturned on internal review.
