WTP launches practice in UK with Hopkins deal

UK firm Hopkins Consulting has become part of US tax and advisory business WTP Advisors.

The move gives what WTP believes is a foot in the door to compete for international business. Existing clients with international operations tend to engage the big Four for tax and accounting needs abroad.

"They do this for convenience, because the big four can provide global coverage," said Ian Boccaccio, co-founder and principal of WTP Advisors. " However, we hear that some clients are dissatisfied with the cost and quality of the product they receive so we want to provide a WTP alternative to these clients for their international needs, much in the way we market an attractive alternative in the United States."

Simon Hopkins, CEO and founder of Hopkins Consulting, said he was thrilled the firm was part of WTP Advisors.

"WTP's expansion reflects its rapid success in this space, and supports the philosophy that people prefer a hands-on approach that emphasizes practical advice based on technical detail," said Hopkins.

Hopkins began the consultancy after working for more than a decade with Ernst & Young.