Paying your taxes after they are due is accessible by setting up an EXTRA TIME TO PAY HMRC arrangement for your next self-assessment, VAT or PAYE tax payment. To support individuals and businesses struggling to pay their next self-assessment, PAYE or VAT taxes, HMRC is encouraging the use of its online tool to set up…
This article will examine what happens if you pay your corporation tax early, which can be a win-win situation if the funds are available. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will pay you interest on tax repayments when you overpay your taxes. This is known as “repayment interest.” HMRC also has a little-known policy regarding…
Customers and new inquiries always ask me, ‘Should I have a Company or be a sole trader?’ I’m writing a guide to answer this question and will share some inside information about what I discovered. First, I have looked at small businesses with profits of up to £50k. Second, I have looked at small businesses…
After closing a dental practice or finishing as an associate, a dentist, as required by the GDC, must maintain Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) coverage for a certain period to protect against potential claims arising from past treatments. The duration for which PII insurance is required can vary. If your policy was a claims-made policy, you…
This article is written as a guide for self-employed dentists to claim tax relief on their training costs. A self-employed dentist could be an associate or principal working as a sole trader, partnership, or limited liability partnership. Self-employed dentists do not include a dentist who is a director in their own company or a dentist…
The BUDGET 2024 falls on Wednesday, March 6th, and is crucial for accountants and tax advisers like us. Having observed several budgets throughout the years, on budget day, this is typically what we do at SmallBiz Accounts: Once we have thoroughly examined the ‘devil in the details’, we will release the Budget News 2024 for…
When the income of self-employed dentists and employed dentists surpasses £100,000, they find themselves subject to a marginal tax rate of 60% and 63% in Scotland. This occurs because their tax-free personal allowance starts to diminish, resulting in a 50% increase in their tax rates. This increase can be offset by making a pension contribution.…
We’ve been working with a new dental associate customer who has recently moved from a sole trader dentist to a limited company. He has brought his wife into the limited company to take advantage of her lower tax rates. Keeping his and his wife’s dividends and salaries at a rate of £50,000 annually means he…
As a tax adviser and accountant, my main objective is to optimise tax efficiency for my customers. However, there are instances where unexpected opportunities arise that can provide financial benefits through indirect tax-related means, such as the possibility of receiving free childcare as a Dentist. In a conversation with a recently joined dentist, they mentioned…
I speak to many people who ask, “Should I stop child benefit payments because my income is above £50,000?” as I know I’ll have to repay it. This £50,000 isn’t a cliff edge like tax bands. Instead, it tapers off gradually, as we say in the tax world. It stops at £60,000 and is only…