Umer Soomro
My specialisms and expertise:
- Private client tax
About
I am an experienced private client tax professional with a background in mathematics, having obtained my BSc. (Hons) from the University of Lancaster in Mathematics with Statistics.
I chose to develop my skills and practice at Grunberg & Co because of the diversity of the team and the potential for challenging tax work across a range of clients.
Having completed my ATT qualification and gained over five years of experience in tax practice, I hope to progress on to complete my CTA qualification and further grow my technical knowledge.
My top tip for current and potential clients is:
If you are planning to sell a residential property, try to get this over the line as soon as possible. The capital gains tax rates are likely to go up in future years, and so a delay in selling could lead to you paying a lot more capital gains tax in a future year.
Approach to work
I take a tailored, client-first approach to all of my work. I will switch up my approach to what suits the client, for example, if they prefer to talk over the phone or correspond via email only. I will identify these requirements and cater to them as best as I can.
When facing a challenge, I break down the problem into its component parts and then solve each component one at a time. Eventually, this helps me to arrive at the correct solution to the overall problem.
When supporting new starters and early-career colleagues, I take the time to identify how they best learn by asking open questions and being patient, structuring my teaching around what works best for each individual.