The Practice
Cohen Arnold is a medium sized Firm of Registered Auditors established almost 70 years ago. We are widely recognised as a model example of an efficient modern Practice that combines the highest professional standards and ethics with the personal touch of the friendly family business.
We act for a wide-ranging client base, both in terms of size and activity, servicing sole traders to public companies, in such diverse fields as perfume dealers and amusement centres. We can assist you in all aspects of your business and its commercial activities.
In an ever-changing commercial and professional climate we aim to be one step ahead of the game - planning for the future rather than reacting to the past.
We employ standard auditing procedures and practices but, in doing so, pride ourselves on our adaptability. Each client is treated with individual care and attention.
Whilst we can set up control procedures and systems for clients, we can, and do, readily adapt to existing management information systems and tailor our work accordingly. In doing so, we try to ensure the minimum disruption to our client's working environment during the course of our work.
We aim to provide optimum continuity of personnel. As well as the personal attention of the designated Partner, each client benefits from a highly trained team. Our intention is to ensure that our clients do not have to contend with problems that may be caused by constantly changing faces.
Our relationship does not begin or end with a statutory audit. We are in regular communication with our clients throughout the year, which helps us to understand the nature of the businesses and its commercial needs. Frequently we are called upon to prepare due diligence investigative reports, advise on the various aspects of company acquisition and disposal and engage in all the diverse functions arising from the modern commercial environment.
Adding value to our clients is fundamental to our entire approach - their success is our success.
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Partner Profiles
Our greatest asset is our partners, who have years of experience in a broad array of commercial activities and are experts in their fields.
Arnold J Cohen
Son of the late founding Partner, Mr Sam Cohen, he became a Partner some 40 years ago and Senior Partner in the late 1970's.
He has been involved in all aspects of the Firm's activities and oversaw the expansion of the Practice in the 1980's and 1990's. He is responsible for guiding the Firm's business strategy and directing business development and operation.
David M Birns
Admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales in 1967 after having been placed fifth in the Order of Merit in the Intermediate Examination. He is an Associate of the Institute of Taxation. Joined Cohen Arnold in October 1967 and was admitted as a Partner in April 1970
His professional work has encompassed most aspects of general practice with particular emphasis on the accounting and auditing of groups of property and investment dealing companies and corporate taxation, including tax planning and avoidance techniques.
Advises clients on the establishment and operation of Charities and has been involved in negotiations with Charity Commission and Inland Revenue on a variety of matters.
D. Stanley Davis
Stanley joined Cohen Arnold in 1958 and, having completed his training with us, was admitted to Partnership in 1968. He is vastly experienced in all sectors of general practice and has been involved in the steady growth of the Firm throughout the last forty years. He has had considerable success in representing clients at hearings before the Tax Commissioners.
Through his keen anticipation of the trends and challenges that affect family businesses, Stanley has steered several families through dispute and controversy by his skill in mediation and the restructuring of family owned businesses.
Jonathan N Schwarz
Jonathan graduated from the London School of Economics in 1968. He was then articled to Cohen Arnold and qualified in 1972, becoming a Partner in 1975.
During over thirty years in practice, Jonathan has dealt with a wide range of clients and many different types of situations. His experience includes the audit of Public Companies in the property sector and working with city teams of merchant bankers and solicitors as Reporting Accountant.
Jonathan has extensive specialist knowledge and experience in dealing with charity clients - both large and small - assisting them in navigating the treacherous paths required to comply with all statutory provisions as well as in negotiating with the Inland Revenue and the Charity Commission where necessary.
He has also dealt extensively with large and small property clients and has built up a wealth of ideas which he uses to assist clients in efficient tax planning.
Daniel B Myers
Danny joined the Firm in 1979 and, having completed his Articles, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983. He joined the partnership in 1986 and, whilst developing his audit client portfolio, began to pursue his special interest in corporate acquisitions and investigations in the late 1980's. Danny provides tax planning and due diligence for corporate acquisitions and restructurings and general tax consultancy for a diverse client base.
He functions as a business advisor, helping clients clarify their strategic and business plans, then developing the systems to support their objectives. He brings a clear perspective to technical and business issues and is able to develop comprehensive and innovative solutions to the problems faced by our clients.
Joshua A Neumann
Joshua joined the Firm in 1983, serving his Articles with us before qualifying. He was admitted to Partnership in 1992.
Whilst Joshua runs a general practice portfolio, his primary specialist skills lie in the field of property, charities, trust and estate planning. Joshua puts his financial expertise to work with the provision of tax compliance and planning services to high net worth individuals, and has extensive experience dealing with the Inland Revenue at all levels. He also provides clients with services in the area of business planning including the obtaining of finance, succession planning and exit strategies.
David Goldberg
David qualified in 1990 and became a Partner of the Practice in 1997. He has gained experience in many aspects of general practice and has a special interest in personal and corporate tax planning. David's areas of expertise include all aspects of property investment and trading, the residential and nursing home markets and the non-profit sector.
Now responsible for the Firm's compliance procedures, he has authored publications on behalf of the Firm covering a range of different topics.
David Yu
David studied Accountancy and Business Law in Scotland before joining Cohen Arnold in 1985.
He is responsible for a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from substantial groups of property investment and dealing companies to representative offices of overseas banks. David has advised clients on a range of issues facing businessmen today, including corporate acquisitions and VAT on property.
In recent years, David has noticed an increase in the number of overseas companies wishing to establish a presence in Europe through incorporation of a Limited Company in England. He has advised a number of overseas clients on the corporate and taxation issues arising from establishing a business in the UK
Barry Leigh
Barry graduated from the University of Manchester being placed first with a First Class Honours Degree in Accountancy with Business Information Systems in 2001 whereupon he joined Cohen Arnold.
Barry qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004 having been awarded the Howitt Prize in the June 2003 Professional Stage Examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. Barry became a Chartered Tax Adviser in 2006 and was awarded the Ronald Ison Medal in the November 2005 Examination of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Barry was admitted to Partnership in April 2008.
In addition to responsibility for general practice activities, Barry has developed his expertise in the fields of Corporate and Personal Taxation and has been involved in advising clients on a number of significant transactions where his knowledge and practical experience have been fully utilised.
Dov Z Harris
Dov joined Cohen Arnold in 2002, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2005.
During the eight years he has been with the firm, Dov has been active in developing all areas of the practice, and has been particularly adroit at promoting, nurturing and maintaining relationships with clients of varying sizes which operate in very diverse spheres of business activity.
In addition to his general practice activities, Dov has developed the Payroll Bureau and has taken responsibility for the publicity and marketing of the Practice.
Asher Sternlicht
Asher Sternlicht FCA CTA (Fellow) has provided his expertise to the practice in a consultancy role for several years. An expert in the field of taxation – in which he has lectured widely – he has integrated into the Firm with great success and has substantially contributed to the expansion of our Tax Department.
Moshe Broner-Cohen
Moshe Broner-Cohen ACA has served with the Firm for six years during which period he has developed his skills in all areas of general practice and has demonstrated his ability to promote, nurture and maintain relationships with clients of various sizes operating in diverse spheres of business activity.