Liz Zitzow, E.A. 
Principle Partner

Liz Zitzow is an Enrolled Agent licensed to practice before the IRS with over 21 years of experience in US taxation, since 1998 having lived and worked in the UK. She is the Managing Partner for British American Tax, and overseas all aspects of the business, providing personal consultations to clients. 

She is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the National Association of Tax Preparers, the Federation of Small Businesses , the Leytonstone Business Forum, and the Friends of the National Railway Museum in York.

She is a director of the Leytonstone Business Forum and heads the subcommittee on Business Development; plays an active rôle in the London Policy Unit of the Federation of Small Business, and acts as Examiner for the Friends of the National Railway Museum. She writes for numerous magazines, including acting as an advisor and regular contributor to Everything America . 


Previous to founding British American Tax, Liz worked as Senior US Tax Manager for another London-based US tax compliance firm. She was responsible for all areas of US expatriate tax compliance and planning. She was successful in waiving penalties for late filing on dozens of clients filing under the non-filer programme and the Voluntary Compliance Initiative Programme. She also provided expert witness testimony for UK court cases involving US taxation issues, helping clients save money by settling out of court.

From 1987 to 1998 Liz was employed by Tax Man Inc in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the US working as Senior Tax Consultant in their Quality Control Department. She was responsible for research, policy, employee education, and the overall quality and accuracy of work of 30 employees in six offices. She was solely responsible for the theory, policy, and accuracy of all returns for one company’s employees, including expatriates and highly compensated staff. She represented Tax Man clients on audits, providing much appreciated hand-holding and advice during a stressful time. She handled expatriates from many countries, but most often from the European community including the United Kingdom. Client sectors were primarily in hi-tech, education, and the entertainment industries. 

When not advising on tax matters, Liz enjoys spending time with her husband traveling around the globe, growing veg in their garden, and creative writing. She has previously worked as a recording artist, and still occasionally records vocal tracks.