Neeraj Nagarkatti

Expertise

Neeraj is an international tax consultant, UK-qualified accountant and Chartered Manager with 20 years’ global tax and accounting expertise. He partners with multinationals to optimise savings, reduce risk and boost compliance.

He advises on:

• Interim tax leadership for medium and large multinationals: global projects, year-end close and new tax-team formation
• Embedding direct and indirect tax reporting in ERP and financial-management systems
• Transfer-pricing compliance and documentation across multiple jurisdictions
• Cross-border tax due diligence and advisory for M&A and restructurings
• M&A tax structuring and strategic advisory to maximise deal value
• Tax-risk management and governance frameworks
• Global tax accounting under UK, IFRS and US GAAP
• Maximising VAT refunds for UK and international businesses

Neeraj Advises

• Medium to large multi-national corporations
• UK Charitable, Non-Profit and government bodies

Experience Highlights

• Conducted tax-regime research across 50+ jurisdictions
• Advised on tax structures for new products in five continents
• Simplified global compliance, delivering 15% cost efficiencies
• Led tax functions through complex year-end closes and system changes
• Implemented VAT reporting for a financial-services business in 14 countries
• Concluded complex tax enquiries and audits in the UK and overseas
• Generated seven-figure global tax savings for an £8-figure-turnover business through double-tax relief, intercompany net-interest strategies and loss utilisation
• Secured six-figure VAT refunds for a £9-figure-turnover business using streamlined reclaims and in-depth VAT research

Career History

Previous Workplace

• Feb 2025–May 2025: Interim Tax Lead / Head of Tax – Real Estate, Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure
• Dec 2023–Mar 2024: Interim Tax Consultant – Fintech
• Feb 2023–Jul 2023: EMEA Tax Manager (Interim) – Imaging & Printing
• Nov 2021–Present: Director & International Tax Consultant – Crypto & Blockchain, Real Estate
• Apr 2021–Jun 2021: Interim Tax Consultant – Asset Management
• Jul 2018–Jan 2020: International Tax Manager – Trade Association
• Aug 2014–Dec 2016: Lead Tax Content Developer – Tax Software & Technology
• Sept 2009–Jul 2014: European Tax & Finance Manager – Art & Auction
• 2007–2009: French Accounting Transition Lead – Manufacturing & Packaging
• 2005–2007: Assistant Management Accountant – Aerospace & Defence
• 2002–2004: Education Leadership & Exam Administration – Education

Memberships

• Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Manager, Chartered Institute of Management (CMI)
• Advanced Diploma in International Taxation

Education

• BSc Mathematics, University of Nottingham, 1999-2002

 Other

Neeraj Nagarkatti leads a network of more than 500 tax professionals in over 50 countries. In 2018, he published The Patent Box in UK and Spain, comparing regimes for startup companies. A multilingual professional, he is fluent in French and Spanish and conversational in German and Italian.

Combining his passions, he has worked as a freelance finance translator and performed stand-up comedy in ten languages.