Jon Claypole

Jon has over 30 years’ experience of tax disputes obtained from working both in HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and in the profession.

Jon left HMRC in 2001 where he was a senior Inspector of Taxes conducting complex technical enquiries into multi-national groups and detailed investigations into entrepreneurs and their business interests. In addition to his extensive training when at HMRC, Jon qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2003.

Jon then joined one of the Big 4 firms as a Senior Manager in their Tax Disputes team handling investigations by HMRC into some of the firm's biggest corporate clients. He later joined another top tier firm to be the National Head of Tax Investigations becoming a Partner in 2010. Here, Jon built the tax investigations business to be a market-leading team in London, Birmingham, and Manchester.

In 2019, Jon joined the BDO Tax Dispute Resolutions team to help build and develop the existing very successful team with a focus on corporate investigations whilst also continuing to work with entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. Jon continued to support clients to resolve HMRC’s interest in previous tax planning arrangements.

In October 2024, Jon was appointed Head of the National Tax Dispute Resolution team. Our team comprises experts who provide comprehensive tax support for private clients, small businesses, and large multinational corporations. We assist UK taxpayers in disputes with the Revenue or those needing help with disclosures to HMRC.