As of the 31st July 2006 new legal reforms have allowed dental practices to incorporate and begin trading as limited companies. The majority of the company directors must be registered with the GDC as dentists or dental care professionals.

Possible Tax Savings

There are both advantages and disadvantages to incorporating your practice and you should consider all options carefully. There may be considerable tax savings but not necessarily in all cases, and these are offset by the costs of added bureaucracy, professional fees and start up costs. For high rate tax payers incorporation could have considerable savings for dentists.

Please read the enclosed information Samera Ltd guide to Limited Companies for further information on Dental Limited Companies.

Samera's Guide to Incorporation - Click here to read

Associates

The GDC will allow associates to practice through a limited company, however, associates cannot benefit from goodwill when the company is set up and it is possible that HM Revenue & Customs could invoke some penal tax rules to take away any potential tax savings from Dental Associate Limited Companies.

We would recommend that associates carefully consider all the risks before trading as a limited company.

What to do next

Incorporation is not for everyone. It would be prudent to evaluate all the pro’s and cons of incorporation before you decide to incorporate. Therefore, we would strongly recommend we carry out a thorough feasibility study based on your individual circumstances. We stress this is an essential part of the process in order to determine whether trading as a limited company is the right choice for you.

If you have any questions or would like any further information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on 0207 100 8788 or on info@samera.co.uk.

Fees

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