Johnston Carmichael tax expert elected to ATT Council

Senga Prior, a tax manager in Johnston Carmichael’s Perth team has been elected to the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) Council.

An experienced adviser, Ms Prior has worked in tax for over 17 years specialising in personal taxation matters and working with a range of owner managed businesses, with a particular focus on the agricultural sector.

Ahead of being elected to the Council of the leading professional body for those providing UK tax compliance services, Ms Prior acted as the Scottish representative volunteer member of the ATT Technical Steering Group and continues to serve in this role.

She has contributed to several of the ATT responses to HMRC consultations including Scottish Taxpayer Status, Making Tax Digital and the abolition of Class 2 NIC.

Ms Prior was also a major contributor to the ATT response to the consultation on the Extension of Farmers’ Averaging.

She said: “It’s a real honour to be elected to the Council. I’ve been involved with the ATT for some time now and I’m delighted to be in a position to help guide the strategy, support the objectives of the Association and to continue the tremendous work they do on behalf of the profession.”