AISMA accountants currently advise in the order of 12,000 GPs in 3,700 practices, as well as salaried GPs, locums, specialists and consultants.
To qualify as an AISMA accountant, members must meet demanding requirements set by the Association. These include regular peer reviews to ensure standards continue to be upheld. As a result, AISMA accountants are amongst the best advisers on the accounting, finance, taxation, practice management and pension issues affecting doctors today.
For doctors seeking to grasp the opportunities arising from the new era of healthcare commissioning, AISMA accountants provide expert advice on funding, financial modelling, contract documentation and negotiations with the CCG.
By pooling statistical data from medical practices across the UK and continually sharing and exchanging expertise and knowledge, AISMA accountants have unrivalled financial intelligence on what makes the most profitable, well-managed medical practice.
AISMA accountants are attuned to the constant changes faced by the medical profession and are a reliable source of information and advice on the impact of government legislation and policy decisions made locally by primary care and acute trusts.
More about AISMAFollowing lobbying from the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) and other bodies, changes in the rules around pension annual allowance tax charges will bring welcome relief to doctors in England and Wales facing unprecedented tax bills in January 2019. The changes mean higher earning doctors can elect for the NHS pension scheme to [...]
AISMA response to Welsh pay award
25 September, 2018
Commenting on the Welsh government’s announcement that GPs in Wales will receive a 4% pay rise, backdated to 1 April this year, Jim Duggan, AISMA board member said: “For too long now Welsh practices have struggled due to a lower level of funding compared to their counterparts in England and indeed Scotland. It is refreshing [...]
AISMA on Twitter
Planned abolition of class 2 NICs and a reform of class 4 NICs, due 6 April 2019, is no longer happening under the… https://t.co/G6ZHcGI3TI
Are further increases in funding for Welsh practices still needed to help secure their future viability? Many of their accountants think so