Hetal Sanghvi
Hetal is a Partner in the Tax team and leads the India Desk at Edwin Coe.
Hetal has deep expertise in providing bespoke tax advice and leads the firms tax compliance and compliance checks offering. Her approach is grounded in clarity, responsiveness, and a commitment to delivering actionable insights in high-stakes environments.
She is particularly recognised for her work with Global Indian families, where she combines cultural fluency with technical precision to deliver bespoke solutions across jurisdictions.
Hetal also supports institutional clients, including private banks and trust companies, with training and strategic input on evolving tax legislation and compliance frameworks.
Hetal joined the firm in 2013 and became a Partner in 2017.
She specialises in advising high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and globally mobile professionals on:
- Global Indian Families – tax structuring.
- Complex cross-border tax and trust structuring particularly the impact of UK tax law on offshore trust structures.
- Pre-arrival planning for non-UK residents and exit planning for UK residents.
- Double taxation treaties and treaty relief.
- Tax disclosures and settlements.
- Tax compliance and compliance checks.
Hetal also regularly assists clients with restructuring of investments with a view to mitigating UK tax, structuring family investment companies, and tax-efficient exits for business owners.
Her ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams ensures clients receive integrated advice that is both commercially sound and personally aligned.
Expertise
Tax
India Desk
International Tax
Tax Advisory Services
Tax Compliance
Tax Disputes
Credentials
Recommended in Spear’s Tax & Trusts Index 2025
Won Silver for Inspirational Woman of the Year in the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2025
Named in the Citywealth Top 50 Tax Professionals List 2024
Recommended in the Citywealth Top 100 International Powerwomen directory 2024
Ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ in Spear’s 500 2024
Ranked as a Top 35 Under 35 (eprivateclient 2015-2017)
EXPERIENCE
Hetal’s experience includes:
Working with Indian legal counsel and a Singapore family office for restructuring a settlor interested Swiss trust which is impacted by UK IHT reforms. Review of historic relevant income and stockpiled gains with a view to utilising the Temporary Repatriation Facility, distributing to the settlor/beneficiary, considering exit charges/10 year anniversary charges, and tax efficient investment restructuring within the trust.
Working with Jersey trustees and KC on EPT re-structuring in view of the IHT reforms, for the benefit of Kenyan resident beneficiaries, and philanthropic endeavours for a non-settlor interested Jersey trust.
Advising on a proposed Indian trust for the benefit of UK resident beneficiaries by creating an interest in possession in order to access foreign tax credits,
Advising on the creation of an offshore family investment company prior to 6th April 2025, which is tax resident in the UK.
Exit planning for those who wish to become non-UK tax resident and benefit from the IHT transitional relief for long term residents, considering split year treatment, and UK tax exposure following exit.
Managing regularising the failure to declare income and gains arising in an offshore jurisdiction, subject to tax in investment country, using the WDF. Comparing arising basis to remittance basis of taxation, with a focus on access to tax credits in line with the Double Tax Treaty. Advising on behavioural based, and jurisdiction specific penalties and successfully suspending the penalties.
Lead strategy of a HMRC enquiry into a Canadian individual who carried out significant restructuring whilst UK tax resident and availed himself of the remittance basis of taxation. Considering HMRC information powers, timelines for raising discovery assessments, considering HMRC Litigation Settlement Strategy.
Hetal is recognized as one of the key subject knowledge experts in this segment.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
Hetal has given great solutions to make the tax planning work smoothly.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
Hetal’s advice is clear, straightforward and cuts a clear path through the complexities making it easy for our clients to digest.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
I have had the pleasure of working with Hetal for more than a decade now. Her technical skills & knowledge especially on UK & India related matters is very in depth. She provides practical solutions to client requirements while ensuring a balance between the TAT and costs is always maintained. Hetal is recognized as one of the key subject knowledge experts in this segment.
Poonam Mirchandani - LGT Wealth India, September 2024
I have had the pleasure of working with Hetal for mutual clients and can confidently say she is an exceptional advisor in the field of UK private client and tax matters. Her depth of knowledge, especially in navigating the complexities of India-UK issues is impressive. Hetal consistently demonstrates a sharp and astute understanding of client needs, offering thoughtful and strategic advice that reflects both her expertise and her commitment to achieving the best outcome.
Peer Review, September 2024
Hetal has strong technical knowledge and skills and delivers advice in a clear, uncomplicated and easy to understand fashion. I would strongly endorse Hetal as a high performing individual to work with who delivers her advice in a way that makes you want to be working with her.
Steve Gully - Alex Picot Trust, September 2024
Hetal has given great solutions to make the tax planning work smoothly. She was quick to understand the family dynamics and therefore has been a great support in creating a bespoke solution that works for the family. We are very glad to have known Hetal.
Private Client, September 2024
Hetal's advice is clear, straightforward and cuts a clear path through the complexities making it easy for our clients to digest. The advice is sent promptly and always within the quoted cost, which is invaluable for our busy clients and team. Hetal is extremely knowledgeable and wonderful to work with, and we look forward to working with her more in the future.
Stephanie Anderson - NBK, September 2024
She has continuously evolved as a professional over the years with her elegance, client approach and responsiveness, technical abilities and solution driven approach and outreach with respect to the India-UK corridor. She is the go to person for most Indians requiring any cross border advice!
Bijal Ajinkya - Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, January 2024
Hetal’s advice is clear, straightforward and cuts a clear path through the complexities making it easy for our clients to digest.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
Hetal has given great solutions to make the tax planning work smoothly.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
Hetal is recognised as one of the key subject knowledge experts in this segment.
Citywealth Leaders List Client Review, 2024
I was particularly impressed by the speed and efficiency with which everything was dealt with.
Client Feedback Survey 2020
Hetal is an exceptional tax adviser who has real empathy and one to watch as she progresses.
eprivateclient's Top 35 Under 35 2015
The speed of the email communication with me as client is so clear, rapid and detailed and it could not have been better even if I was having a face-to-face dealing with her.
Overseas Client
A vibrant team of tax professionals who are quick to understand what is being sought and who have delivered beyond our expectations.
Offshore Intermediary
Seem to understand my predicament even before I finished explaining the whole problem to her which confirmed to me her up to date knowledge of this field.
Client
I would happily recommend Hetal to my clients and have done on a number of occasions.
UK Intermediary
Her knowledge is second to none and her explanations clear and succinct for clients
UK Intermediary