"Finding tax treasures"
Irit Herzenshtein CTA • ACA
A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax adviser and founder member of the West End chapter of the VAT Practitioners Group, Irit has over 30 years experience in VAT. She has clients in property, education, high net worths, the leisure, media and medical research sectors, as well as other industries and not for profit organisations. She built up one VAT practice for Hacker Young to be headhunted by PKF in October 2000 as partner heading up the national VAT practice, where she developed a European VAT network. She enjoys working with clients demystifying the technical barriers, making sure that opportunities for savings or refunds are highlighted and that tax does not get in the way of the deal.
Longboat Tax Advisers LLP
Irit Herzenshtein left PKF to set up Longboat Tax Advisers with Mark Davies in April 2008. Longboat Tax focuses on UK and international tax planning where VAT is a driver for high net worth individuals, non-domiciliaries and their businesses. Irit assists private clients from entrepreneurs to individuals working in the finance sector, dealing with all the indirect tax issues relating to their commercial ventures, property holdings, charities and toys (super yachts, aircraft, race horses and art). Mark was partner until March 2025 specialising in direct tax planning and complex tax structures.
Longboat VAT Advisers LLP
Irit set up Longboat VAT in 2010 to focus on providing VAT services to UK and international corporate clients (SME and listed) and to charities and other not for profit organisations. Our services help to optimise their VAT recoveries and to avoid pitfalls that either are left to the last minute, or more commonly, overlooked. This can involve project management across a number of jurisdictions where knowing the right questions to ask, and whether the answers make sense, is important.