About us

Luke Harvey
FMAAT FFA FAIA

luke@suffolk.tax

Luke heads our SME accounts and corporate taxation department dealing with a portfolio of clients ranging from sole traders to group companies from a wide range of industries. Luke holds practicing licences under The Association of Accounting Technicians (FMAAT), The Institute of Financial Accountants (FFA) and The Association of International Accountants (FAIA).

Luke began his career in practice in 2002, completing his training at local Chartered Accountants Walter Wright before moving on to become a client manager at Ipswich based Chartered Accountants firm Ballams. In 2014 Luke joined Aaron Clarke Accountants as a partner which enabled him to offer his broad wealth of knowledge to advise and mentor clients from various industries in all matters from business start-ups through to detailed tax planning.

Luke lives locally with his family and is a keen DIY enthusiast and Aviculturist, he also sits committees at board level and is a trustee for several local organisations and members clubs.

Alistair Porter
FMAAT FAIA

alistair@suffolk.tax

Alistair is a qualified and fully licensed Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) since 2012. Alistair started out as a sole trader himself and as such has gone through all the ups and downs his client’s face on a daily basis. Alistair then went on to open his practice Orwell Accountants which grew quickly and went from strength to strength with a team of 7 staff before merging with two other practices to create Suffolk Tax Accountants Ltd.

Alistair has found he is more than just an accountant preparing and submitting the annual accounts and tax returns, he acts as a business adviser as well. Alistair specialises in the preparation of business plans, cash-flow forecasts and profit analysis, helping his clients grow their businesses.

Alistair is married with four children, cat, dog and goldfish. Alistair is a keen golfer who enjoys the outdoors with the family.

Susan Davies
ATT (Fellow) FAIA

sue.davies@suffolk.tax

Sue is a qualified and fully licensed Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) for a number of years and a Fellow since 2011 as well as a Fellow of the Association of International Accountants (FAIA) since 2020. Sue started her tax career as a Senior Tax Accountant at Occidental a multinational oil company in London before moving to Ernst &Young as a Tax Associate. In 1986 Sue set up Davies & Associates in general practice with her late husband specialising in expatriate work following that with DAA Tax Accountants and Consulting.

Sue understands the opportunities and challenges faced by clients, possessing an open approach while delivering a consistent and excellent level of service enabling all businesses with which she has been involved to succeed and grow. Given Sue’s extensive experience in international and expatriate work, she has held seminars and local ‘surgeries’ to reach clients with specialist tax needs in addition to providing consultancy services to other practices.

Sue has two adult daughters, one who followed her footsteps into finance, and the other rebelled to become a chartered engineer. Sue has an interest in art history, and enjoys having the freedom to explore and discover the historical delights of the East Anglian countryside and seascape walks.

Luke Harvey and Alistair Porter are licensed and regulated by AAT under licence numbers 1000660 and 1000396.