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Financial

Independents - don’t drown in debt!

Vinku Shah explores how independents can identify potential cashflow problems and implement strategies to navigate those challenges.

06 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

We’ll resist HMRC raid on independents’ bank accounts, insists NPA

The NPA's Gareth Jones says it will push back against HMRC's decision to classify all locums as employees for tax purposes.

05 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Sector could face £550m retrospective tax bill if locums classed as employees says CCA

HMRC’s long running investigation into whether self-employed locum pharmacists used by pharmacies are employed for tax purposes covered in Financial Times

02 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Getting your financial house in order

How will changes to the VAT penalties regime and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax affect independent pharmacies?

12 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

End-of-year planning - what to factor in?

Atif Butt looks at the opportunities you can take advantage of to minimise company and tax bills. 

22 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

It's a question of IR35

Michael Delaney examines the impact of the latest IR35 regulations on community pharmacists.

17 Aug 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

UK taxation - what's changing for independents?

Atif Butt looks at recent changes to tax regulations that affect community pharmacies and locums.

01 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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PDA

PDA membership fees now tax deductable

Members can claim tax relief on fees back to 6 April 2018.

06 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Prescribing

VAT change for medicines prescribed by EEA doctors

Scripts written by doctors registered in EEA countries and dispensed in the UK now zero-rated.

08 Jul 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

HMRC moves to fast-track hand sanitiser production

HM Revenue & Customs is to fast-track access to a crucial ingredient needed by manufacturers of hand sanitisers and gels.

18 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

AIM: IR35 tax rules could force pharmacies to close

Plans to change the tax rules for UK contract workers could have “far-reaching consequences” for community pharmacies.

17 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

CEST review - have you received an HMRC letter?

Contractors are advised to give this letter urgent attention.

10 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Are you missing out on a tax rebate?

How to make an R&D Tax Relief Claim

02 Feb 2017 , 2 Min Article

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Employment allowance update for 2016/17

Keep up to date with Employment Allowance rules

11 Jul 2016 , 1 Min Article