Self-employed across one practice or five, your tax life has the same moving parts as an associate's — smaller numbers, identical traps. We handle it for a fixed monthly fee.
Most self-employed hygienists and therapists juggle several practices, each with its own pay arrangement — day rates here, fee-share there. The tax essentials are the same as for any self-employed clinician: register with HMRC, keep records that survive scrutiny, claim the right expenses, put the right amount aside. The complications are yours specifically: multi-site travel patterns, employment-status grey areas, and pay models that vary by practice.
Need, no; benefit from, usually — the fee is modest, it's tax-deductible, and the value sits in correct expenses, early knowledge of your bill and someone checking your engagement terms actually support self-employment. Multi-practice hygienists benefit most.
Typically GDC registration, indemnity, courses and CPD, equipment and instruments you personally own, professional subscriptions, and travel where your working pattern genuinely supports it. Claims should reflect your actual year, not a copied list.
One running system: every engagement logged with practice, dates, gross pay and deductions, receipts captured as they happen. Set up once (we do this at onboarding), it's minutes a week — and it makes Making Tax Digital a non-event.
One free conversation about your tax, your structure and your plans — with an accountant who already understands the dental world you work in.
One short email a month: deadlines coming up, rule changes that affect dentists, and one number worth checking in your practice. No spam, unsubscribe any time.