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The “go limited” advice gets thrown around dentistry like it’s a universal truth, but the real answer depends on one brutal question: do you need to take all the money out, or can you leave some inside the company with a plan? We sit down with chartered accountant Matthew Norton, who specialises in accounting for dentists across the UK, to unpack limited company vs sole trader decisions in plain English and with the numbers that actually drive the outcome.
We cover the foundations first: liability differences, the shifting admin reality as Making Tax Digital expands, and how corporation tax and dividend tax interact. From there, we get specific about dentist pain points, including the £100,000 threshold where personal allowance tapering and childcare changes can bite, and why a salary-only approach inside a company is rarely as clean as it sounds once employer’s National Insurance is considered.
For practice owners and mixed-income dentists, we go deeper into dental practice incorporation: selling goodwill into a new company, when capital gains tax might be worth paying, and how a director’s loan account can let you draw value back without dividend tax. We also talk NHS realities, from contract approval quirks to the NHS pension limitation for associates, plus how property ownership and future acquisitions can influence the structure you choose.
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