Allan Esler Smith

Allan Esler Smith is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a leading UK retirement planning author. He runs his own practice advising on accounts, finance, and tax, with over two decades of experience in tax practice, client advisory work, and retirement education. His background also includes UK City financial services regulation and a Compliance Officer at a major UK bank. A UK bestselling author, he also has 15 years’ experience in retirement publishing.

Allan's major publication is Retirement Planning Expert, a UK-focused guide built around four essential steps to achieving a better retirement. It provides straightforward, practical, and hard-hitting advice in an easy-to-understand format. The book is updated annually to reflect UK tax changes and other key developments. A number one Amazon UK bestseller in categories including Financial Retirement Planning, Personal Taxation, Self-Employed, Small Business, Professional Taxation, and Tax Law.

Outside his professional work, he writes and speaks on the film legacy of his great-great-uncle, Belfast-born film director Brian Desmond Hurst, who produced and directed the Christmas classic Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) starring Alastair Sim—though readers will find no bah-humbug in Allan’s books.