Hospital Doctor

Willie Mackenzie writes regularly for Hospital Doctor on financial and tax issues of interest to hospital consultants.

5-Jun	DIARY OF A TAX ENQUIRY DIARY OF A TAX ENQUIRY Note – Although the characters names have been changed to retain privacy – all the facts are real – this is a true story. Monday 6th September 2004 Received letter from HMRC regarding ...

6-Oct	Make the most of home assets How to keep on top of the big spending issues in private practice. Most consultants in private practice make some use of their home for business purposes. This varies from having a separate annexe, which includes a consulting room and offi...

12-Sep	Avoid entertaining the taxman, too Business entertainment expenditure has not been an allowable deduction for tax purposes for as long as I can remember. It is expressly disallowed by statute and the purpose of the expenditure is irrelevant. Yes, you may have spent it wholly and exc...

7-Jul	Don 't let the tax man ruin a family affair A Salary for your Spouse The salary for your husband or wife is probably the most popular and well-known 'tax dodge' for consultants. Pub talk will have it that all one need do is enter a figure in accounts just below the tax exemption lim...

22-Jun	Prepare for an early tax bill Consultants should watch out for a tax rise, thanks to new accounting rules which will reqire work in progress to be included in a business's accounts. Plans from accountancy regulator the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) could result in a pote...

2-Jun	Perk up your people A GOOD medical secretary is highly valued and most consultants will try their darnedest to retain one. At a time when there is an acute skills shortage, retaining key staff is extremely difficult. But one of the ways to do it is by offering tax-free...

16-May	Making sure travel costs don't take off conference travel expenses The next time you have an overseas conference to attend why not link it with a holiday - and try and get part of the cost as a tax deduction? Many consultants go on an overseas conference but fail to spot the oppo...

3-Dec	Perks for staff that carry tax benefits Consultants who want to reward their employees in a tax-efficient manner this Christmas have a wide choice of options. Willie MacKenzie presents seven of the best

22-Oct	Mutiny over the Bounty Consultants' husband-and-wife businesses could be at risk as the taxman signals a revolt over their 'bounty' earnings

16-Sep	Easing the pain of your tax bill Many consultants complain how painful their tax bill is. But they can often get relief if they are prepared to do something about it.

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Hospital Doctor

Monday 6th September 2004

How to keep on top of the big spending issues in private practice.

A Salary for your Spouse

conference travel expenses The next time you have an overseas conference to attend why not link it with a holiday - and try and get part of the cost as a tax deduction? Many consultants go on an overseas conference but fail to spot the oppo...

conference travel expenses

The next time you have an overseas conference to attend why not link it with a holiday - and try and get part of the cost as a tax deduction?

Many consultants go on an overseas conference but fail to spot the oppo...