Craig Rothnie
Senior ManagerCraig is a Senior Manager in CT’s Entrepreneurial Taxes Team, based across Glasgow and Edinburgh, having joined the firm in March 2025.
He has over a decade of experience advising clients across the UK tax landscape. Having trained within a boutique tax firm in Glasgow, Craig has developed extensive expertise in both tax compliance and advisory work, including exit planning, business acquisitions and disposals, and corporate restructurings.
Craig specialises in employee share schemes, advising on the design, valuation, and implementation of tax-efficient arrangements, including EMI, CSOP and growth share schemes. He also works closely with university spin-outs and start-up companies, providing specialist guidance on S/EIS investment to support growth and attract tax-efficient funding.
Craig became a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) in 2016 and completed the EIS Diploma in 2020, reflecting his strong technical grounding in entrepreneurial and growth-focused tax planning. In addition to his advisory role, Craig is a Tax Tutor on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (DPLP) at the University of Strathclyde, reflecting his commitment to technical excellence and professional development.
