John Ierston was educated at the Kings School in Chester and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and was admitted as an associate member of the Institute of Taxation in 1977. He was admitted as partner in UHY Hacker Young (then Haswell Brothers) in 1979.
John undertakes work in the following areas:
- Business taxation & planning
- Corporate Finance
- Business Development advice
- Forensic investigations
- Pharmacy Tax advice and planning
- Pharmacy and Healthcare acquisitions, mergers and due diligence
He also oversees the Financial Services department and Information Technology business operated through V-Systems (IT) Ltd.
John enjoys playing his Steinway piano and supports his local music society.
Contact
j.ierston@uhy-chester.com
Phone 01244 320 532
Fax 01244 505 930
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Audit
Business advisory & accounting
Corporate finance
Hotels and restaurants
IT consultancy
Outsourcing
Personal and family finances
Professional practices
Taxation

Our London office has appointed a new partner, Odhran Dodd to the Corporate Finance team.
A last minute rush to take advantage of the now closed Corporate Venturing Scheme resulted in a 65% jump in investment in small companies, to £28m, in its final year.
Taxpayers who do not owe tax, or are even due a tax rebate from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), will be fined for the first time this year if they do not complete tax returns by January 31 2012.
A rally in M&A activity targeting UK private companies has ground to a halt over the last 12 months, our research has found.
January saw substantial increases in train fares for daily commuters to the capital, in many cases in excess of 5%.
Almost two thirds (65%) of all penalties and decisions issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to taxpayers in relation to VAT matters are subsequently found to be incorrect and are overturned on internal review.

