Sam worked for a small firm of accountants in Beverley for five years preparing accounts and then moved to advising the private clients regarding their personal tax affairs. In 1998 Sam joined Ernst & Young's tax investigation team in the North of England. Sam attained her professional tax qualification in 2001 as a Chartered Tax Adviser. Sam left Ernst Young’s Tax Investigation Team in May 2007 to join Gilbert Tax as a partner.

Sam is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and currently holds the post of Chairman of the Leeds branch.

Sam has extensive experience in tax investigation including:

• Special Civil Investigations COP 9 enquiries covering cases of suspected serious tax frauds
• Special Civil Investigations COP 8 enquiries in cases where large sums were suspected to be outstanding but fraud does not seem to be an issue (often planning arrangements like Trusts and EBT's)
• CTSA/ITSA enquiries
• PAYE Compliance
• Residency and domicile investigations
• Offshore bank account investigations
• Capital Gains Tax investigations
• Savings and Investments Tax investigations
• Failure to register for Tax, National Insurance and VAT

Sam also has experience of advising private clients regarding their personal tax affairs, including income, capital gains and inheritance tax planning.