Steve York

Steve is a director advising private clients on a wide range of tax matters. He has a particular focus on advising on residential property planning, including around private residence relief and investment related tax matters.

Steve’s work includes building relationships with and advising wealthy individuals, families and trusts regarding tax and asset succession planning. He enjoys working with clients to achieve their objectives together with ensuring that their tax compliance requirements are met.

Steve joined PKF Francis Clark as a tax department assistant in 1996. Steve is a Chartered Tax Advisor and a Fellow of the Association of Tax Technicians. He likes writing about tax and has contributed to a number of specialist tax publications including Tolley’s Capital Gains Tax Planning, Claritax Furnished Holiday Lettings and Taxwise Tax Planning.

He loves collaborating with colleagues with specialist expertise and other external advisers to ensure client needs are met. He also enjoys being able to help others in the firm develop their careers as tax professionals. He is always keen to continue to develop new skills of his own in an ever-changing world of tax.

Outside of work, Steve spends a lot of time enjoying his native Cornwall with his wife and their dogs.

He is also a keen snooker fan and finally fulfilled a lifelong ambition to attend the World Championships in Sheffield in 2024. The dream was to play there growing up, but alas spectating had to do.

Steve and his wife are also keen rugby and motorsport fans and watch as much as they can. They also attend musicals and shows at the Hall for Cornwall or further afield fairly regularly.

Steve can often be found listening to an eclectic range of music, reading non-fiction books or listening to a podcast when time allows.