Isle of Man Finance

Malcolm Couch is the Assessor of Income Tax for the Isle of Man and is, therefore, as head of the Income Tax Division, responsible for all direct taxation matters in the island and internationally.

Malcolm has had experience in a wide range of technical and managerial roles in both the public and private sectors. His career in tax started in 1989, when he became an Inspector of Taxes in the UK Inland Revenue. After gaining broad experience in traditional districts, he became the District Inspector of Nottingham Trusts, a specialist unit dealing with the tax affairs of 40% of all UK-resident trusts.

In 1996, Malcolm successfully made the transition to the private sector, and had periods as a tax partner with Pannell Kerr Forster and as a senior consultant with Ernst & Young. In both of these roles, he worked with a large number of personal and corporate clients, including multinationals. Whilst with Ernst & Young, Malcolm did a secondment for several months as Head of UK Tax for Boots plc at their Nottingham headquarters.

Macolm joined the Isle of Man Government in November 2004 and concentrates primarily on policy, strategy and international matters. he is supported by a strong senior leadership team, a dedicated and professional Division and can call on the services of a number of external Senior Treasury Advisors each of whom also has a wealth of tax experience.