Sandy Cochrane

Sandy Cochrane

Partner, VAT

Sandy brings to Gravita a wealth of experience in VAT, including have spent more than ten years in industry. Following her time in industry, Sandy moved into practice, some 20 years ago, and has not looked back!

Sandy’s ‘in-house’ VAT experience has enabled her to provide a holistic approach to advisory, seeking input from other service lines where applicable.

Sandy has been involved with advising an array of clients to meet their VAT requirements, from OMBs, to large multinational corporations.

Sandy has a natural ability to make VAT easier for clients to understand, in particular for international businesses, in a pragmatic manner.

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Services

VAT

Sectors

Charity Technology Financial Services Property Professional and Business Services Industrial and Manufacturing

Locations

London Office

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