insideKENT Magazine Issue 41 - August 2015 | Page 161
LOCALBUSINESS
insideKENT TALKS TO
Jan Post
founder and managing director of
RIFT Group
So, tell us about RIFT.
The RIFT Group is a leading tax refund and
accounting company based in Ashford, but
operating right across the UK. Our job is to
recover thousands of pounds of tax for individuals
in our Tax Refund division and tens of thousands
of pounds for SMEs through our Research &
Development and Capital Allowance divisions;
last year was a record year for us and to date
we have recovered over £90 million for our clients.
In addition, we help small businesses needing
online accounting and business support services.
What’s your background?
My family owned and ran a successful local estate
agency for many years, so you could say that
entrepreneurial spirit is written into my DNA!
Before I set up RIFT, I founded a small business
support company that helped companies at the
beginning of their ventures.Some of my
construction company clients at the time were
incurring expenses they were not claiming tax
relief for; I spotted an opportunity to offer a hasslefree service with no upfront costs, and from this,
RIFT was born. We now offer a tax refund service
to more than 36,000 workers across
Construction, Ministry of Defence, Oil and Gas,
Sports and Healt