Do doctors need a specialist accountant?

If the only income is one PAYE job with no expenses, many people do not. The moment you add locum invoices, private practice, a company, or NHS pension Type 2 work, a named accountant who has seen those files will usually cost less than a missed claim or a late form.

I already have an NHS payroll department. Why would I still need you?

Payroll colleagues run the trust. They do not prepare your personal return, your company accounts, or a Type 2 medical practitioner self-assessment across every locum employer. That sits with you — and with us, if you instruct us.

What does the Locum & Medical package include?

Year-end accounts and corporation tax, one director Self Assessment, VAT when you are registered, payroll for up to two people, Xero or QuickBooks, agency status references, a named accountant and same-working-day replies before 3pm. The published fee is on the packages page.

Do you work with NHS nurses as well as doctors?

Yes, where the work is locum or self-employed invoicing, or a limited company. Salaried nursing with a simple P60 often only needs a Self Assessment if there is extra income. We will say if a full medical package is more than you need.

Is MTD for Income Tax the same as my company accounts?

No. MTD for Income Tax is quarterly digital updates on a personal return for sole traders and landlords. Limited companies file accounts and corporation tax. MTD bridging from this website is in development.

Send the form on this page, call 01615 314179, or choose the Locum & Medical package. Identity checks follow once we take you on. Write or call before 3pm for a same-working-day reply.

Solaratax Limited · Specialist sector · Doctors and locums

Accountants for doctors and locums — tax, companies and NHS pension paperwork

Shifts, clinics and rotas leave little time for HMRC. A named Solaratax accountant looks after Self Assessment, limited-company accounts, allowable expenses and the NHS pension forms that sit beside the tax return. The office is in London. We work with doctors across Manchester and the UK by video.

Locum & Medical package Speak to an accountant

Who we work with

A full setup for doctors and locums

Pick the page that matches how you work. Every file still has a named accountant at Solaratax.

Does this sound familiar?

PAYE from the trust, locum invoices and a bit of private work — and nobody has added it up until January.
GMC, MDU, BMA, courses and mileage claimed from memory, or not claimed at all.
An accountant who treats you like a high-street shop and has never seen a Type 2 form.
Wondering whether a limited company is worth it, or whether IR35 will undo it.
NHS pension statements arriving and no one explaining the annual allowance charge.

What you get with Solaratax

A named accountant who has seen locum and NHS files, not a rotating call centre.
Same-working-day replies if you write or call before 3pm on a weekday.
Published fees on the Locum & Medical package. Formation is £150 if a company is the right next step.
Xero or QuickBooks on company packages, so invoices and expenses are not a shoebox.
Type 2 medical practitioner self-assessment prepared from the records you already keep for tax.
Status references for agencies when they ask.

Why doctors use a specialist accountant

Medicine is not a single income stream. A week can mix NHS PAYE, locum bank, an agency that wants a limited company, private patients and a pension contribution that changes the tax bill. A generalist return often misses the expenses that are allowed and the pension form that is due in February. We file the tax and the medical pension paperwork as one file, with one named accountant.

How we simplify the year

You treat patients. We keep the compliance calendar. The work is the same whether you are a locum, a salaried GP, a partner or a consultant with private practice — the mix of documents changes, the named accountant does not.

Self Assessment for extra locum, rental or private income on top of PAYE
Limited-company accounts, corporation tax and one director Self Assessment
Payroll for the company if you pay yourself a salary
VAT if you are registered — most clinical work is exempt, but private and mixed supplies need a check
Type 2 NHS pension self-assessment for salaried GPs and locums who must file it
Mileage, professional subscriptions, indemnity, exams and equipment claimed on the right return
IR35 and agency status reviewed as facts, not a slogan on a website
Company formation at £150 when a limited company is the right structure

Nurses, pharmacists, opticians and other locums

The Locum & Medical package is built for healthcare professionals who invoice through a company — locum doctors first, and also pharmacists, opticians and similar roles who need payroll, status references and a named accountant. Sole-trader locums who need quarterly MTD use an MTD package. Clinical work stays on the right side of HMRC; we do not invent a deduction to shrink the bill.

How it works

Step 1
Tell us how you work
PAYE, locum, partner, private practice or a company. Send last year’s return if you have one. We say which package fits before you pay.
Step 2
We take the file
P60s, locum invoices, pension statements and receipts go in the portal. We write for professional clearance if you are leaving another accountant.
Step 3
You approve, we file
You see the computation before it goes to HMRC. Type 2 forms and company accounts follow the same named accountant.

Choose the structure that fits the work

Stay PAYE / sole trader if

Most of the income is one NHS job, locum work is occasional, and you want a Self Assessment or an MTD package without a company. We still claim what is allowed and file a Type 2 form if the pension rules require it.

Use a limited company if

Agencies or clinics will only pay a company, you want limited liability, or a salary-and-dividend mix is better once corporation tax is in. Formation is £150. Ongoing accounts sit on the Locum & Medical package.

Your year-round list — we keep you on it

Invoices or timesheets for every locum session
P60s and P11Ds from NHS employers
GMC, royal college, MDU or MPS and defence body receipts
Mileage log for locum travel that is not ordinary commuting
NHS pension annual statements and any Scheme Pays elections
Bank statements for the company or the self-employed account
A decision, each year, on sole trader versus limited company — we will say if the answer changed

Published medical package

Limited-company locums and similar healthcare professionals use Locum & Medical. Sole traders use Self Assessment or an MTD package. Company formation is £150.

Locum / medical professional (limited company)

Locum & Medical

The full company package, tuned for locum doctors, pharmacists, opticians and similar professionals who invoice through a company.

£119per month

Or £1285 if you pay 12 months at once

Ideal for: Medical locums and allied professionals who need status references, payroll and a named accountant who has seen this work before.

Year-end accounts and CT600
One director Self Assessment
VAT returns when registered
Payroll for up to two people
Status references for agencies
Xero or QuickBooks included
Named accountant
Same-day reply before 3pm

What’s included

Named accountant. You work with one Solaratax accountant who knows your file, not a rotating call centre.
Same-day response. Same working-day reply if you write or call before 3pm on a weekday. After 3pm we reply the next working day. If we miss that, we credit £50 to your next invoice.
Cloud accounting software. Xero or QuickBooks is included so you and your accountant see the same live figures.
Year-end accounts. Statutory or self-employed accounts prepared and filed where Companies House or HMRC require them.
Corporation tax return. CT600 prepared and submitted, with payment dates flagged in advance.
Self Assessment. One personal SA100 (and usual supplementary pages for that package) prepared and filed.
VAT returns. VAT returns prepared from the cloud books when the business is VAT-registered.
Payroll (up to two people). PAYE, RTI and the usual year-end payroll forms for up to two employees or directors.
P11D benefits. P11D preparation where benefits in kind apply.
Quarterly bookkeeping review. We review the books each quarter, query gaps and keep the file ready for tax.
Confirmation statement preparation. We prepare the Companies House confirmation statement. Filing the statement is an add-on.
Dividends and board minutes. Dividend vouchers and standard board minutes for the company year.
Deadline reminders. HMRC, Companies House and payment date reminders so filings are not left to the last week.
HMRC records support. Help with HMRC record checks, coding notices and routine correspondence on the file.
Employment status references. Standard contractor or locum status references when an agency or client asks for them.
Share and officer changes. Help with share issues or transfers and changes of company particulars.
MTD-ready software. HMRC-recognised cloud software for digital records. MTD for Income Tax bridging from this portal is in development; your accountant still manages the filings that are live today.

Not in the monthly fee

Companies House confirmation statement filing fee (available as an add-on)
Registered office address (available as an add-on)
Self Assessment for extra directors or shareholders
Payroll beyond two people
Company formation

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Questions people ask

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Locums, GPs, consultants and NHS pension forms. Named accountant. UK-wide by video.

Locum & Medical package

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Solaratax provides tax and accounting services across Manchester, London, and the UK. 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX. 01615 314179.

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