Debra Dougal

VAT Partner

debra.dougal@haslers.com

Debra joined the firm from Moore Stephens back in 2005 and made VAT Partner in 2007.

As well as being Haslers’ VAT partner providing high level VAT advice to Haslers clients on a wide range of complex issues, she is also head of UK VAT Advice which supports accountants and lawyers by providing a virtual in-house VAT consultancy.

Debra is a very experienced VAT lecturer, delivering seminars to clients, business groups and other professionals on topical VAT issues.

  • VAT compliance
  • Land and Property
  • VAT for Charities
  • VAT Special Schemes
  • VAT Investigations
  • VAT for SMEs
  • Invaluable advice.  Extensive knowledge with an understanding of what we do and our range of services. (Linda Bailey, Executive Director, Ellingham Employment Services)
  • Highly recommended. Invaluable skills securing a great outcome for our charity.  (Terry Blackman, The British Polio Fellowship)
  • I found Debra to be extremely knowledgeable and expert in the matter of VAT.  The written report provided by Debra was very comprehensive and for a complex subject it was capable of being easily read by the Trustees in order for them to consider its options and make a fully informed decision. I would have no hesitation in recommending Debra Dougal to advise on VAT related matters. Eddie Cook, Trustee, Charles S French Charitable Trust)
  • We approached Debra to complete a VAT review of our operations in order to provide our trustees and HMRC with reassurance that we were compliant with the regulations and to provide training where necessary. Debra’s knowledge of VAT is exceptional and the training she has delivered and the reports she has produced have been of the highest standard. Not only is Debra extremely professional but also personable and is able to make a very complex subject accessible and understandable. I have been very grateful for her patience and guidance! My trustees and I are now confident that we are complying with all of our VAT obligations, and I would not hesitate to recommend her services to anyone that is looking to review their processes or to train their finance department. (Mr. Walsh, Simon Balle All-through School)

Away from the office Debra is passionate about musical theatre and has seen more than 100 West End and Broadway shows. She shares this passion with her three daughters and, having recently become a grandmother, is now encouraging her young granddaughters to ‘feel the music’ too.