UK-based deVere Group is expanding its remit to include a specialist tax division.

Financial advisory firm deVere Group has launched a tax consultancy to specialise in US, UK and international tax compliance and planning.

The new department, which will cover the preparation of UK and US tax returns among its offering, will be headed up by the group's global head of tax, Neil Walker, who previously spent a decade within Ernst & Young's expat division. 

He said the launch was in direct response to ongoing and growing demand from existing and potential deVere clients.

“With more and more individuals become internationally mobile, and the evolving UK and global tax, legislative and regulatory environments, a fresh approach was required,” said Walker.

“deVere Tax Consultancy is designed with today's increasingly international individuals, and the new taxation landscapes, in mind.”