UK Tax Drag is currently in an interim editorial structure: the editorial team as an institutional entity, with chartered accountants and FCA-authorised advisers being onboarded for named specialist review. We've made a deliberate decision not to put placeholder names on content while that scaffold is built — readers should know what they're getting. This page is updated when the named-expert structure goes live.
Current structure: editorial team as institutional reviewer
Every page on UK Tax Drag is reviewed by the editorial team. Currently, that review is conducted institutionally — the page is signed off as "reviewed by the UK Tax Drag editorial team" rather than by a named individual. This is a deliberate interim position because:
- We don't want to put placeholder names on content. Some UK personal finance sites stick fictional or junior author bylines on content reviewed by the senior team. We don't think that's honest.
- Qualified specialist review is being onboarded. When the chartered accountants and FCA-authorised advisers are formally on board to specifically review content in their area, their names + credentials will appear on the pages they reviewed.
- The institutional review is real. Every page is reviewed — by people who care about getting it right, even if their names aren't on it yet.
The forthcoming specialist expert panel
We're building a panel of specialist reviewers across the major content areas. Each speciality will be covered by a credentialled expert who reviews and co-signs the content in that area. When live, the structure will be:
Tax compliance + Self Assessment
Reviewer: an ACA or ACCA-qualified accountant with active UK SA practice experience. Coverage: SA filing pages, HICBC mechanics, Self Assessment walkthroughs, Class 2/3/4 NI, allowable expenses, MTD ITSA, the SDLT cluster, the HICBC cluster.
Pensions + retirement income
Reviewer: an FCA-authorised IFA with pension specialism (typically a Chartered Financial Planner). Coverage: pension cluster, LSA/LSDBA mechanics, 2027 IHT-on-pensions reform, drawdown vs annuity, SIPP property, carry-forward + taper, voluntary NI guides, Retirement Hub.
Capital Gains Tax + investment tax
Reviewer: a CTA (Chartered Tax Adviser) with CGT specialism. Coverage: CGT cluster, crypto CGT, inherited assets, CGT vs IHT, the 30-day rule.
Property tax + SDLT
Reviewer: a CTA with SDLT and property tax practice. Coverage: SDLT cluster, BTL guides, property CGT, inherited property SDLT, mixed-use property.
Investing + ISAs
Reviewer: an FCA-authorised IFA or Chartered Financial Planner. Coverage: ISA strategy cluster, LISA mechanics, JISA, flexible ISA, transfer rules, ISA-by-age, ETF guides.
Self-employed + small business
Reviewer: an ACCA-qualified accountant with SME practice. Coverage: sole trader vs limited company, dividend strategy, IR35 contracts, director-shareholder guides, VAT schemes.
Life events + family
Reviewer: a CTA + (where regulated advice involved) an FCA IFA. Coverage: divorce, marriage allowance, probate + IHT, redundancy, having a baby.
What changes when named experts come on board
When a specialist expert is formally onboarded and signs off content in their area:
- The page's "Last reviewed by" line will display the named expert + their credential (e.g. "Last reviewed by Jane Smith, CTA · 12 May 2026").
- The expert's profile will appear on this page (photo, credential, brief background, the areas they review).
- Schema markup will be updated to include the author / reviewer specifically (Person schema linked to the WebPage).
- Pages with regulated investment advice content (e.g. retirement drawdown decisions) will be reviewed by an FCA-authorised IFA before publication.
Until then: the "Last reviewed by the UK Tax Drag editorial team" line is the operating commitment, and the editorial team takes accountability for the content.
The Editor
UK Tax Drag is published and edited by Finsolve Consulting Limited, a company registered in England & Wales (company no. 15562432, verifiable on the Companies House register). Editorial responsibility — research, accuracy, dating to the 2026/27 tax year, and corrections — sits with the publisher, who is responsible for:
- Setting the editorial direction.
- Reviewing every page before publication.
- Setting and maintaining editorial standards.
- Handling reader corrections.
- Onboarding the specialist expert panel.
When the named-expert structure goes live, the Editor's name will be public too, alongside credentials and background. Until then, the Editor's identity is held back to avoid the appearance of fronting expert content with non-specialist credentials.
Editorial independence
UK Tax Drag is independently owned by the publisher — no investors, no parent company, no commercial relationships beyond those documented in how we make money. The Editor has full editorial authority. Any commercial relationship (if one is ever developed) sits separately from the editorial decision-making structure.
Contact the editorial team
- Editorial enquiries: editorial@uktaxdrag.co.uk
- Corrections: corrections@uktaxdrag.co.uk (see corrections policy)
- Specialist applications (CTA, ACA, ACCA, IFA with relevant credentials wanting to join the review panel): editorial@uktaxdrag.co.uk with subject "Specialist reviewer application"
- Press / media: press@uktaxdrag.co.uk