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Linda Adelson

Partner, Rosetta Tax
Linda Adelson is a solicitor who has been recognised for excellence in VAT, with rankings as a leading VAT expert in Chambers and the Legal 500. She has specialised in all aspects of VAT and indirect tax since 1995. Her practice encompasses a broad range of VAT issues, including property, financial services, international supplies and charities. She has particular expertise in financial services and insurance-related VAT.  She also advises on SDLT and IPT. Linda has a reputation for no-nonsense, plain-English VAT and indirect tax advice which cuts to the heart of the technical issues but retains a focus on the practical and commercial realities of the situation.

As well as her role as a partner in boutique tax law firm Rosetta Tax, her experience, drawn from senior roles in industry and the profession includes roles as:

  • EMEA Head of VAT at Citigroup
  • Partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner
  • Head of VAT at Lloyds Banking Group
  • Head of VAT at Legal & General
  • Past Chair of VAT committee of British Bankers Association

The Directories have said:

  • Legal 500: Linda Adelson has been ranked as a leading individual for VAT
  • Linda Adelson “has 'VAT in her DNA' and significant in-house experience” – Legal 500
  • Chambers: Linda Adelson has been ranked as a leading individual for VAT
  • "she is ‘a pure pleasure to work with’ because she is ‘extremely knowledgeable, resourceful and rigorous’." - Chambers
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Practice Area

Panels

  • Other Publications
  • Q&A Panel

Qualified Year

  • 1994

Membership

  • Law Society
  • VAT Practitioners Group
  • HMRC Finance Liaison VAT Group

Qualification

  • Qualified solicitor

Education

  • College of Law, Chancery Lane: CPE + Law Society Finals
  • Bristol University: BSc (Jt Hons) Philosophy & Politics
  • Haberdashers' Aske's Girls’ School

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