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Mitigating corporation tax

Efficient tax planning is an essential part of maintaining commercial viability for community pharmacy businesses.

22 Apr 2026

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Exit strategies for pharmacy owners

Financial expert Vinku Shah examines different sale strategies and some planning points to consider.

02 Mar 2026

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Plan ahead for inheritance tax

Most gifts made over seven years before death escape tax, so if you plan ahead, gifts can be made tax-free and result in a substantial tax saving.

28 Oct 2025

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Business asset disposal relief – an update

Our financial expert Vinku Shah updates independent pharmacists on business asset disposal relief.

09 Sep 2025

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Offset employers’ national insurance rises

It may be worth considering a pension salary sacrifice, a tax-efficient strategy to cushion the impact, our financial expert says.

23 Apr 2025

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Business asset disposal relief

Our finance expert Vinku Shah takes independent pharmacists through everything they need to know about capital gains tax relief.

21 Jan 2025

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MPs warn Labour’s NI rise puts pharmacies at risk during Commons debate

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Gibson said pharmacists and other healthcare providers “feel taken for granted, let down and scared.”

08 Nov 2024

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NPA: It would be an insult if GPs and not pharmacies were supported with NI rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the biggest overall tax increases since 1993 will help fund £22.6 billion for the NHS.

04 Nov 2024

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Independents can become tax-efficient

We are just over halfway through the 2024-25 tax year. and this may be a good opportunity to review your personal tax positions, writes Vinku Shah.

22 Oct 2024

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Inheritance tax planning

What do independent pharmacists need to know when it comes to inheritance tax? Vinku Shah provides an insight.

22 May 2024

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Planning for the new tax year

As another tax year comes to an end, it is important not to lose track of time and review your personal tax positions.

12 Mar 2024

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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

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Saving independent pharmacies money in taxing times

Atif Butt looks at tax savings available to pharmacies investing in new equipment, store refits and electric vehicles.

08 Aug 2022

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Nothing to excite from the chancellor

Living standards are set for a historic fall following the spring statement. Atif Butt examines what this means for independents.  

14 Apr 2022

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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

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UK taxation - what's changing for independents?

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

02 Jun 2021

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