Practice/Principals Articles

Structuring your Dental Practice - Cohen Cramer

Thomas Dickson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:40:19 +0100

The following article appeared in the Dental Tribune recently and I thought it neatly summarised some of the options available to dentists with regards to how they can structure their business. read more »

The Process of Incorporating – Michael Lansdell

Thomas Dickson — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:34:20 +0100

Michael Lansdell wrote an interesting article in the Dental Tribune this week and has kindly agreed to allow me to re-produce it here. read more »

How long are you planning to live for?

Thomas Dickson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:25:46 +0000

Most dentists have no idea how long they are going to live for, in fact most tend to underestimate. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that knowing when you’re going to die is a fairly crucial ingredient to helping manage your money, especially as most people prefer not to run out of it. read more »

Practice Finance for dentists

Stephanie Robotham — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:57:26 +0000

The current banking system read more »

Base Rate Cut - Analysis for UK dentists

Thomas Dickson — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:15:21 +0000

The Bank of England cut interest rates on 5th February to 1% - down from 5% only last October – the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it sought to head off the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. read more »

Practice Finance for Orthodontists

Thomas Dickson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:08:53 +0000

With the latest spectacular crash of the AA rated Icelandic banks, and the governments latest intention to effectively nationalise RBS and HBOS there is no doubt that the banking world is about to enter a completely new phase. read more »

100% Tax Deductions on Dental Equipment

Thomas Dickson — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:09:29 +0100

One of the main objectives of the Budget 2007 reforms was to refocus the tax system for small business, with the provision of more generous and better-targeted incentives for investment. read more »

Investing in a freehold dental practice through your Self Invested Pension (SIPP)

Thomas Dickson — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Principals are often advised to buy freehold rather than lease premises but it can be even more effective from a tax point of view if the property is actually purchased by your pension scheme. read more »

Changes to NHS Pension cost dentists more

Thomas Dickson — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:24:40 +0000

After nearly ten years of reviewing and fine-tuning, changes to the NHS Pension Scheme are finally arriving. Most NHS dentists will know by now that the new Scheme is to be launched on April 1 this year and the cost of being a member is going to increase.
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