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By Morag Miller

18th October 2024

NHS Public Sector Pension Reform – Action Required!

HMRC requires impacted members to use a new tool produced by them; the ‘Public Service Pension Adjustment’ calculator, along with information detailed within the RPSS, to determine whether there are any annual allowance or lifetime allowance tax charges that need to be reported to them.

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By Justin Rourke

25th September 2024

Speculation mounting ahead of 2024 Autumn Budget

Ahead of Labour’s first budget, speculation in many news reports has gathered pace - suggesting that it could be especially grim -  and Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has now laid the groundwork to ensure we won’t be surprised by tax hikes. 

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By Benjamin Walsh

29th June 2024

Audit your NHS pension to identify costly errors

The prevalence of errors in NHS pension records is a pressing issue, with reports of nearly 20% of records containing mistakes. These errors can lead to significant financial consequences, from incorrect annual allowance tax charges to discrepancies in accrued pension benefits.

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By Ryan Taylor

19th January 2024

How proposed changes to superannuation contribution rates could impact NHS pensions from April 2024

Changes to both the employee and employer contribution rates to NHS Pension have been proposed. How could this impact your NHS Pension? 

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By Benjamin Walsh

4th January 2024

How will recent changes impact your NHS pension?

After another year of changing rules and regulations - the removal of the lifetime allowance and the increase to the annual allowance alongside the implementation of the McCloud remedy - the pension landscape for NHS members has never been more complex. But how do these changes impact your NHS pension? 

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By Morag Miller

5th April 2023

'Pay Transparency for General Practice’ is back!

‘Pay Transparency for General Practice’ was initially introduced (and set out in legislation) in October 2021. However, shortly thereafter, as a consequence of the work demands of covid, the Department for Health and Social Care put it on hold… until now! The data collection has resumed and will commence with NHS Earnings for 2021/22.

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By Morag Miller

31st March 2023

Spring Budget 2023: Overview of announcements, a medic’s perspective

Despite intense pressure to cut taxes in his first Spring Budget, the Chancellor resisted, and while he seemed to deliver a fiscal plan that promised to stimulate growth.

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By Morag Miller

13th February 2023

Tax Changes for Unincorporated Entities: Change in the Basis Period

The changes may result in significant tax balances through the transitional period, so it pays to plan ahead and be prepared for the change. To ‘fail to plan’ is to ‘plan to fail’!

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Woman ill and not able to work

By Hayley Towlson

3rd March 2022

Can you afford to be off work with a serious illness?

Covid-19 has forced us all to think about our own financial situation. The need for financial resilience, stability and control has become front of mind for many when faced with job insecurity or the possibility of falling ill and becoming incapable of working. Furlough is now a thing of the past we hope as we move out of the pandemic to the endemic phase, Omicron notwithstanding.

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By Armstrong Watson

19th October 2021

Armstrong Watson launches new partnership with Medical Defence Union

Armstrong Watson has teamed up with the Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's leading medical defence organisation, and its partner organisation the Dental Defence Union (DDU), to provide its members with access to tax, accountancy and business advisory services.   

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