Can a student nurse register as Ltd company ?

A student nurse wants to register as a Ltd company instead of working under a umbrella company?.

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A student nurse desperately want to register as a Ltd company, for her to work as an agency. However, she refuses to work under umbrella company which I have advised.

My question is, can she still register as a Ltd company and what steps are we going to take with regards to tax ?

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By lionofludesch
09th Jan 2018 07:37

You need to ask the nursing organisation to which she's attached first.

Is it within their rules ?

If it is, of course she can.

Whether it's a good idea is a different matter.

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By Starz
12th Jan 2018 03:58

Thank you for your answer,
It's very helpful .

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By SkyBlue22
09th Jan 2018 09:06

She'll need to find out whether the PCT she wants to work for will pay her as a limited company; some of our clients recently were forced to abandon their limited companies when the local PCT wouldn't continue to pay them while they continued to use them due to their new responsibilities regarding IR35.

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By Starz
12th Jan 2018 03:57

Very helpful answer.
Thank you

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By SolutionsTAS
10th Jan 2018 11:22

She may indeed form a Limited company, but I would expect the agency to comply with `Public body` (NHS related) guidance to deduct tax at source. Prior to current guidance I advised two agency nurses, who traded via their own company, and we subjected the majority of their income was paid out under PAYE, as I considered they were classic IR35 cases.
No doubt others may suggest it is a `good` trading vehicle, but I would suggest that she let the agency operate PAYE, or perhaps the NHS could do something revolutionary like employing nurses direct !!!

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By Starz
12th Jan 2018 03:53

Very helpful answer .
Thank you very much.

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By caramayson
22nd Feb 2018 10:47

I am not a medical attendant and don't know whether your capabilities from the US will be acknowledged here.I've heard a few people's aren't. I would envision all territories of Nursing are required. Professional Assignment Writers Australia. I might want to state Thank You for coming to Australia the right way and you will Love Sydney it's my city and I adore it.

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By lionofludesch
22nd Feb 2018 11:08

caramayson wrote:

I am not a medical attendant and don't know whether your capabilities from the US will be acknowledged here.I've heard a few people's aren't. I would envision all territories of Nursing are required. Professional Assignment Writers Australia. I might want to state Thank You for coming to Australia the right way and you will Love Sydney it's my city and I adore it.

Eh ?

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By JCresswellTax
22nd Feb 2018 13:15

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By I'msorryIhaven'taclue
22nd Feb 2018 14:54

My daughter is a student nurse, and when not attending lectures works a 40 hour week on placements at various of the trust hospitals attached to her university. Placements are a large part of the course - on the job practical training, along the lines of a sandwich course. Unlike most other (non-medical) students, she and her student nurse cohorts work through the summer on placements, right up until the end of July. Augusts are the only holiday.

The important point is that, travelling expenses aside, she isn't paid for any of her thousands of hours (over 3 years) on placements. Are you certain your client has thought this through? She certainly won't be allowed to work for the agency as a nurse until such time as she qualifies. She might work as an auxiliary / health care assistant or similar, but so long as she's a student nurse where on earth will she find the time for paid work?

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By I'msorryIhaven'taclue
22nd Feb 2018 13:01

Coming at your problem on a separate tack, I had a nurse client until recently - a ward sister - who worked via an agency filling-in on short-term assignments and shifts at various hospitals. The agency had instructed her to see an accountant and form a limited company. I found that:
1. The agency's contracts were not IR35-friendly;
2. The agency refused to subscribe to an IR35-friendly contract which we produced for the client. They would only use their own contracts.
3. Consequently, the client fell within IR35 (which I suppose largely defeated her purpose for wanting to work for the agency in the first place). The eventual outcome was that she took up an offer of straightforward employment with the NHS.

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