Kate Garcia

Kate is a Partner in the Tax team, based in the Solent Office. She advises on all aspects of corporate and business taxation, with a particular focus on real estate transactions and property taxes. Kate also enjoys handling contentious tax matters, including disputes with HMRC and tax appeals. She obtained Higher Rights of Audience (All Higher Courts) in 2007 and became the youngest solicitor advocate to appear in the Court of Appeal in the successful case of Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Smallwood [2007] BTC 347. She is also a proponent of alternative dispute resolution and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. Kate is a Chartered Tax Adviser and member of the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group. · Shoosmiths LLP

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Partner in the Tax team at Shoosmiths LLP based in the Solent Office, advising on corporate and business taxation with a particular focus on real estate transactions and property taxes. She handles contentious tax matters including disputes with HMRC and tax appeals, obtained Higher Rights of Audience (All Higher Courts) in 2007 and was the youngest solicitor advocate to appear in the Court of Appeal in Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Smallwood [2007] BTC 347; she is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and a Chartered Tax Adviser.

Practice areas

TaxReal EstateLitigationAlternative Dispute Resolution

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England

Shoosmiths LLP · Kate is a Partner in the Tax team, based in the Solent Office. She advises on all aspects of corporate and business taxation, with a particular focus on real estate transactions and property taxes. Kate also enjoys handling contentious tax matters, including disputes with HMRC and tax appeals. She obtained Higher Rights of Audience (All Higher Courts) in 2007 and became the youngest solicitor advocate to appear in the Court of Appeal in the successful case of Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Smallwood [2007] BTC 347. She is also a proponent of alternative dispute resolution and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. Kate is a Chartered Tax Adviser and member of the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.

England

Expertise

Corporate and business taxationReal estate transactionsProperty taxesHMRC disputes and tax appealsMediation and alternative dispute resolution

Admissions

Higher Rights of Audience (All Higher Courts), 2007
Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)
CEDR Accredited Mediator
Member, Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group