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Tax liability insurance dental practice sale issues are increasingly common when dentists are selling a dental practice and buyers raise last‑minute VAT or option‑to‑tax concerns

Practice, Taxes Management, VAT

Selling a dental practice can feel like everything is agreed… until the buyer’s solicitor raises a last‑minute tax question. A common example is VAT on the property element of the sale, or uncertainty over whether an option to tax was ever made historically. When there isn’t enough time to prove the position with old paperwork,…

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This Could Save Dentists £71k in Facial Aesthetics VAT Payments

Associate, Facial Aesthetics, Practice, VAT

Facial Aesthetics VAT Planning for Dentists Here’s a helpful VAT planning tip for dentists who run a separate facial aesthetics business providing purely cosmetic treatments alongside their dentistry. If you haven’t registered for VAT yet and are concerned that registering and paying 20% VAT on your income could affect the fees you charge your patients…

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Do Dentists Providing Facial Aesthetics Need to Register for VAT?

Associate, Blog, Facial Aesthetics, Practice, VAT

Dental services are exempt from VAT, but a VAT case has just gone through the courts, highlighting that dentists providing facial aesthetics need to register for VAT when their treatments do not constitute medical care. This compliance is essential to avoid penalties for dentists providing facial aesthetics. The case involved Aesthetic-doctor.com Ltd (ADCL) v HMRC…