M&S Accountancy Ethos

The ethos of the firm is "To provide the highest professional standards of service to all our clients" and we aim to achieve this:

  1. By ensuring all staff adhere to the professional and ethical regulations set by the professional organisations recognised by the firm
  2. By providing clients with an innovative approach to accounting and taxation services.
  3. By ensuring the firm and its staff keep up to date with changes in technology and legislation.
  4. By having a well trained, involved and flexible team.
  5. By employing and/or recruiting employees with the appropriate skills and commitment to ensure the firm can provide a high standard of professional service.

Welcome to M&S Accountancy and Taxation LLP

Chartered AccountantM&S Accountancy and Taxation was formed in Dunfermline in 1996 by Jim Slater, CA and Stewart McKinnon, CTA. With a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser the firm was uniquely placed to give specialist accountancy and tax advice to a growing number of business and private clients. Jim is a Chartered Accountant with many years experience. This includes working for multi national accountancy firms (both in the UK and abroad) and local government. Stewart is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

The business quickly added to its initial client portfolio, with a record of six new clients on one day. Within 2 years the total number of staff and partners was seven. In 1999 the firm moved to new premises in the centre of Dunfermline. As the client list grew, and more staff engaged, it became clear that larger offices were a necessity.

In the Spring of 2004 a second, temporary move was made to Carnegie Campus on the outskirts of Dunfermline until the new, permanent home was occupied in June 2005.

On 1 May 2004 Frances Cameron joined the partnership. Frances is also a CA and she specialises in supporting clients at finance director level, where the client is not large enough to justify such a resource on a full time basis.

Client consultation about taxThe partner complement was completed when David Grier joined the firm from Ernst & Young in 2006. David is an experienced specialist in US and expatriate taxation. His skills ensure that M&S are unique in non Big Four firms in Scotland in providing such services. In February 2007 the firm converted to a limited liability partnership.