Driving Tax

“We believe that the system has delivered exactly what we were told it would and we are on-course to make significant savings to the business. As with any new system this required a lot of forward planning to ensure the roll-out went smoothly and Innovation were on hand at all times to ensure the new system was introduced as efficiently as possible. We would have no hesitation in recommending Innovation to other businesses or indeed working with them again in the future on other products.”

Chris Elvidge, Finance Director, Drive Vauxhall

“Innovation first helped us following an HMRC review into our process concerning business mileage record keeping for drivers reimbursing mileage. They presented a compelling proposal, which had the added benefit of removing much of the administrative work from the company, as well as ensuring that the work was done in total compliance with HMRC’s guidance and the legislation around fuel reimbursement.”

Adrian Evans, Head of HR ESS Operations, Wincanton

“The success of the project has been due to the excellent client service and detailed tax knowledge and skills provided by the Innovation team. Innovation produced employee communications and developed payroll processes with 100% take-up and buy-in from our staff, including on-going administration. There is no incremental work as employees claiming back business mileage through expenses enter exactly the same details now as they did before."

David Freestone, Programme Director, Willis Towers Watson

“Innovation is also a very ethical firm. They pride themselves on complying not only with the letter but also the spirit of the law and have a number of ways to ensure that there is always ‘clear blue water’ between what they do and what is expected from HMRC, thereby proving that you don’t have to be aggressive or risk taking to save tax: just innovative and smart. I would have no hesitation in recommending Innovation and their tax team to any business.”

Mark Faulkner, HR Director, EH Smith

“We have been very impressed with the consistent high level of customer service they have provided. The team have a great deal of expertise and specialist knowledge and immediately understand the needs of an organisation both in the short and long term. In summary, the service has been second to none and we would certainly recommend them as a reliable and customer focused company.”

Sally Gregory, Human Resources Director, Europcar Group

“The employment tax solutions outlined by Innovation were closely aligned to a key challenge the business was facing, namely, how to carry on providing fuel cards in a way that was much more cost effective. Innovation are different not only because of their innovative ideas but also because of the combination of their commitment to their clients through the whole project, their responsiveness, easy access to the senior team and the way in which their ethos can be seen through the entire team.”

Douglas Briggs, Finance Director, Accounting & Reporting, Kuehne + Nagel

“We are pleased to work with the people at Innovation to optimise the arrangements on the use of fuel cards in our business. Based on our experience on fuel cards, I would be very happy to endorse working with Innovation on similar projects. We found them to be straight talking individuals and delivered on time and to budget. And now I can only question why we took so long to give it the go-ahead.”

John Hamilton, Group Taxation Director, Stagecoach Group

“The success of the project so far has been partly due to the neat concept of the arrangement itself, but more importantly in my view, the quality of the Innovation team. It is the rare combination of technical knowledge, strong personal experience, a pragmatic approach and the human tough which make them so good at what they do.”

Ralph Steward, Head of Reward, Laing O’Rourke

“They brought us a new and innovative cost saving idea to us, which we have not seen being supplied by anyone else, even though we deal with a range of professional advisers. The system has been designed to be fully HMRC compliant. If any company is still providing free or private fuel to their employees, I would also encourage to talk with one of the advisers at Innovation.”

Phil Myers, Group Internal Audit Manager, Lookers plc

“They presented us with an idea that would save circa £1,000 per year for each member of staff who received the private fuel benefit. I am naturally risk averse and cautious with any new supplier, but after meeting John it gave us the confidence to move forward quickly. WE are nearly 2-yrs in – Innovation have done everything the said they would do and more. I couldn’t speak more highly of them.”

Jimmy Bradley, Deputy Finance Director, Kelly Group