Jason Collins is a leading tax practitioner and heads up DLA Piper’s international tax disputes team. He specialises in representing corporates under examination by tax authorities concerning domestic and international tax, including transfer pricing.
He provides end-to-end assistance: pre-transaction risk and defence file preparation; filing positions and disclosure; strategies for responding to Information and Document Requests; strategies for achieving early resolution; and for transfer pricing/international tax cases the use of mutual agreement procedures. Multinational clients turn to him to assist with managing their global footprint of tax controversies. He also advises corporates on their overall relationship with tax authorities, including collaborative working projects like HMRC's Business Risk Review.
He is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. However, where litigation is necessary Jason handles cases from assessment through to administrative or judicial hearings. He has been involved in a number of landmark judgments including the first judgment of the CJEU - and the last reference to the CJEU – concerning a UK taxpayer post-Brexit.
Jason advises both on domestic and cross-border disputes. He has a particular strength in managing examinations where business purpose, motive and substance anti-avoidance rules are in play. He also represents clients under criminal investigation, including representation at "dawn raids" and interviews under caution.
