What Corporate Structure Should I Use For My Dental Practice? with Ray Goodman [CPD Available]

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Want a structure that protects your personal assets, trims your tax bill, and makes selling your practice smoother? We sit down with specialist dental solicitor Ray Goodman to translate legal jargon into practical choices for dentists—when to stay as a sole trader, when a limited company pays off, how partnerships really work, and why “expense sharing” can quietly turn into a partnership with joint and several liability. If you’ve ever wondered whether dividends beat salary, who can be a director or shareholder, or how to keep decision‑making fair between owners, this conversation gives you the playbook.
We pull apart the mechanics of limited companies—the corporate veil, director duties, and the underrated advantage of flexible ownership that can include non‑DCP shareholders provided you meet the director rule. We compare this with partnerships, highlighting the risk of being chased for your partner’s debts and the absolute need for watertight agreements covering drawings, profit splits, deadlocks, and exits. We also examine expense sharing arrangements and explain why, if money is pooled with a view to profit, the law likely treats that as a partnership regardless of the label.
Thinking about incorporating an NHS contract? Ray outlines the real pathway: local area team discretion, novation agreements, and the welcome shift in guidance around personal guarantees and time‑limited obligations. We also tackle UDA value conditions that can attach to incorporation and show how to weigh the tax benefits against possible rate reductions. Rounding it out, we look at LLPs, when they make sense, and why many dental accountants still favour limited companies for scalability and sale readiness.

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1. Why Structure Matters (00:00:00)

2. Free Verifiable CPD Details (00:02:03)

3. Meet Ray Goodman and Credentials (00:04:13)

4. Setting The Stage: Plain English Approach (00:06:18)

5. Sole Trader Basics and Liability (00:07:27)

6. Limited Companies Explained (00:08:13)

7. Tax, Dividends, and Accountant Advice (00:11:33)

8. Shareholders, Directors, and Ownership Rules (00:14:28)

9. Director Duties and Insolvency Risks (00:17:38)

10. When Companies Suit Dental Practices (00:20:03)

11. Partnerships: Pros, Cons, Agreements (00:22:08)

12. Shareholder vs Partnership Agreements (00:25:08)

13. Joint and Several Liability Realities (00:27:58)

14. Profit Sharing and Deadlock Planning (00:29:58)

15. Expense Sharing Agreements Unpacked (00:32:18)

16. Are Expense Shares Really Partnerships (00:35:58)

17. LLPs: Hybrid Structure Pros and Cons (00:38:38)

18. Incorporation Without NHS Contracts (00:40:58)

19. Incorporating With NHS: Process and Pitfalls (00:42:58)