The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has named deputy president Paul Aplin OBE, a tax expert with nearly four decades of experience, as president, effective June, succeeding Nichola Ross Martin
He is joined on the leadership team by John Barnett as deputy president and Jonathan Riley as vice-president.
Aplin is a well-known tax writer and speaker, particularly on issues around tax administration and technology: he filed the UK’s first electronic tax return in 1997. He was for many years a tax partner at AC Mole & Sons and now advises two software developers. He has been a CIOT Council member since 2017 and chairs the Diploma in Tax Technology Committee.
A familiar name across the profession, Aplin was previously president of ICAEW in 2018/19 and will become the first person to ever hold the position for both organisations. He was appointed OBE for services to the profession and for public service in 2009.
