Specialist advice for Consultants

Whether you are working privately or in the NHS or a combination of the two, you need to be sure that you are organising your affairs to minimise your taxes and ensure your pension is secure.

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Helping Consultants with Accounting Services

Our consultant clients are typically high earners with substantial private practice income.

Specialist Medical Accounting for Consultants

As a result, Consultants usually ask us to help them in 2 main areas, Tax Planning and NHS Pensions.

How do I keep my taxes to a minimum?

We keep tax charges to a minimum by advising on how best to structure private practices.

We consider whether a consultant should trade through a limited company or an LLP.
We will advise if spouses or other family members should participate in the business.
We advise on claiming expenses which will reduce tax bills.
We keep national insurance payments to a minimum.
We typically carry out bespoke tax planning for each consultant depending upon their individual and financial circumstances.
As well as being chartered accountants we are also chartered tax advisors.

Help me to understand and deal with my NHS Pension

Consultants face an increasingly complex NHS pension scheme.

We help clients understand the annual and lifetime allowances.
We will identify or estimate any pension tax charge and if appropriate help deal with a scheme pays election.

By using our NHS Pension Review Service you will have a team of specialist medical accountants working together with independent financial advisors to a service which we believe is technically superior to that offered by most IFAs.

This will give you peace of mind that you are doing things in the best way possible and avoiding any nasty surprises later.

Contact us for specialist medical accountancy services for Consultants

If you’re looking to plan your finances for the future or trying to find an answer to a problem then get in touch today.

NHS PENSION REVIEW

Are you in danger of being hit with a huge tax bill on your pension growth? Our NHS Pension Review Service can provide an advance warning of impending pension issues.

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TAX ENQUIRY PROTECTION

HMRC have increasingly got GPs in their sights and many Practices have been subject to lengthy tax investigations. Make sure you’re covered with our annual insurance scheme.

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EXPERT CONSULTATION

Talk to one of our Medical Accounting Team for free. We can discuss your circumstances and how we can help you achieve better financial management, reduce your tax bills or plan for the future with a tailored fixed price plan.

Meet our team

We have a panel of subject experts and a team of professional accountancy support staff to make sure your specific needs are met reliably and cost effectively.

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HOW WE CAN HELP

A specialist healthcare team to advise you
Call free for support at any time
Keep you up to date with the latest changes
No fuss, smooth process to change to us
Members of AISMA - Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants

What our clients say…

Dr David Paige, Consultant Dermatologist, The Holly Private Hospital

The reason I was first attracted to Nichols was when I heard Mr Nichols explain the complexities of the Life-time allowance and the Annual allowance changes in simple terms. I have had no regrets using this firm as they are very trustworthy and honest.

They also sorted out my allocation of rental income to my partner correctly which I had been badly advised on before by a very large and well known accountancy firm.

They respond in a timely manner to queries and (politely) chase me up over submitting my tax return details. I would recommend them to anybody in the medical profession.

Dr Colm Irving, Consultant Anaesthetist

Nichols and Co have done two things for me which have changed my financial life. They advised me to incorporate my practice and introduced me to online accounting using XERO. Both these moves have saved me time, money and stress. If I do get stressed Danny Woodham is immediately available on the end of a phone or an email.

Dr Miguel Plaza, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Kings College Hospital

I have been with Nichols & Co since the beginning of my career and there is a reason for that. Not only they do their job very well, they simply care for you, because you become part of the Nichols family and this is what makes them unique. They will look after you so well, that you will never want to leave. If you want the best, you want Nichols & Co.

Dr Dimitri Amiras, Consultant

I first started using Nichols and Co in my first year of doing private consultancy work. I found them to be professional, responsive and knowledgeable. It can be quite stressful when you are faced with confusing tax and especially pension rules when you start as a consultant. However, I've always found them able to explain and guide me through the complicated process.

Dr Andrew Plumb – Consultant

I received a recommendation from a colleague for Nichols & Co over 5 years ago and have been with them ever since, initially with Debra and subsequently Danny being my accountant.

They have consistently been responsive, efficient and clear in all communications, whether via phone, email or using their secure online portals. All requests are dealt with rapidly and with a deep understanding of modern hospital medicine including private practice.

I’ve received excellent advice on all matters of taxation and expenses, practice structure, allowances and the NHS pension (including the taper and annual allowance charges). I would definitely and strongly recommend them.