Recent Posts 18-03-2021
We keep hearing that IR35 will come into force from April 2021 - this is incorrect. IR35 has in fact been in force for a lot longer, however just in the public sector. Now it is being rolled out into the private sector; therefore Specsavers, Vision Express, and high street...Read More...
Recent Posts 10-03-2021
STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR UP FOR OPTOVERSITY CHALLENGE ON 21 MARCH Locumkit are proud to sponsor Vision Care for Homeless People for the Optoversity Challenge 2021. Optometry students are gearing up for Out of the Box Optoversity Challenge, when they will test their knowledge against others in the same year...Read More...
Recent Posts 08-03-2021
As part of the Spring 2021 budget the Chancellor announced the good news that the newly self-employed will be able to apply for the fourth and fifth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant. If you have missed our blog, you can read it here. HMRC have announced that they will contact...Read More...
Recent Posts 05-03-2021
Like with any budget there are winners and there are losers. We believe in general this budget has been good for small independent Opticians and self-employed locums Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians. The government introduced further support in the extension of the Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employed Support Scheme, with an...Read More...
Recent Posts 14-02-2021
There are still a few locum Optometrist or locum Dispensing Optician, living in London who have not yet had their initial vaccination. If this is you then there are a list of pharmacies in the London region that can get you the vaccination appointment on the premise you are a...Read More...
Recent Posts 20-01-2021
With Covid starting to impact our trade last year, HMRC had announced a number of measures to help us with our cashflow. One of these being an automatic deferral of our ‘Payment on Account’, which was due on July 2020. What this meant is that our liability for this Self-Assessment...Read More...
Recent Posts 29-12-2020
We are often approached by other locums who have asked us about changing Accountants and wanting to switch to us. Some of them were informed that switching Accountants is a time consuming and expensive process. However, switching Accountants can be done with minimal stress, effort and disruption. It is as...Read More...
Recent Posts 21-11-2020
So, with Christmas fast approaching, it is the time of the year where we would normally start to look forward to our get together with family and friends. Another thing we normally start to look forward to is our work Christmas party and/or dinners. However, this year is unlike any...Read More...
Recent Posts 02-11-2020
Below is a brief of the measures that were announced over the weekend by the Chancellor to assist businesses and individuals during this time. We have tried to tailor this for the reading of our community of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians. As this is fresh guidelines, we will keep you...Read More...
Recent Posts 24-09-2020
So earlier on today the Chancellor outlined the next stage of the economic support offered to small businesses and self-employed individuals affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic - Winter Economy Plan. This replaces the Autumn budget, which shall no longer take place this year. Overall a welcome package, but inevitably...Read More...