Workplace Pensions Compliance – 5 Essential Tips

Workplace Pensions aren’t an option and with the threat of big fines for those businesses who are non-compliant, it is vital you have a plan of action.

Here’s a few essential tips to ensure you’re on the right track:
  1. Make sure you know your Staging Date and that you have started to implement an appropriate, compliant scheme at least 15 months ahead of this date.  If you’re not sure when this is for your business, we can help – www.ft-associates.com
  2. Assess all your employees to see if they quality for Auto Enrolment.  There are certain criteria they need to meet in order to be eligible.
  3. Ensure you have a written proposal detailing what is involved in running a compliant Workplace Pensions scheme.
  4. Understand that using Salary Exchange can mitigate your costs in running your Workplace Pensions scheme.
  5. Ensure that your scheme provides all the ongoing automated communications needed so that when an employee’s situation changes you remain legally compliant.
Many business owners assume the set up and management of their workplace pension scheme is being managed on their behalf by their accountant or payroll provider, but as this matter relates to pensions most are not qualified to deal with this matter.  As a business owner you are the one legally responsible to implement a compliant scheme.
If you are unsure where you stand and want to find out more about workplace pensions visit our website at www.ft-associates.com

For a limited time you can reserve your enrolment place for FREE.  To be eligible for this limited time offer your Staging Date must be after October 2015. Space for 100 businesses only. Registration deadline is 30 June 2015 - register today

Is It A Good Time To Sell My Dental Practice?

If you’re thinking about selling your dental practice, don’t attempt to do so without enlisting the help of a well-established and professional dental practice sales agent, one that specifically specialises in the dental industry.

Of course, that advice sounds like common sense but it doesn't hurt to state the obvious sometimes.

Frank Taylor & Associates - Specialist Dental Sales Agents


Over the years, dental sales agents Frank Taylor & Associates, have established themselves with a proven track record since their business was established in 1988. It's a record of achieving top prices for the sale of their client's dental practices and in doing so earning a nationwide reputation for professional competence and ethical conduct. It also speaks volumes when you consider that Frank Taylor & Associates sell more dental practices than any other broker in the UK.

Those dentists who decide to sell their practices through Frank Taylor & Associates are always pleasantly surprised at the effortless way in which the stressful process of  valuing and selling a dental practice is alleviated as Diarmuid Lavery, a dentist practicing in Manchester,  recently discovered when he decided to sell his dental practice through Frank Taylor & Associates.

“From the moment we picked up the phone to the Frank Taylor & Associates team, we knew it was the right choice and they were the right team to work with us on the sale of our dental practice."

Diarmuid chose to sell his dental practice at a time when values were increasing and he wanted to be sure to get the best possible price. The team at Frank Taylor & Associates worked tirelessly to make that happen, producing informative and good looking sales literature and organising viewings with interested parties who were genuinely interested in making an offer.

Leave It To The Experts

After deciding to "sell my dental practice," Diarmuid was happy to leave the entire process to the skilled, knowledgeable and experienced team at Frank Taylor & Associates, before, during and after the sale, saying "once we’d found our buyer, the good service from Frank Taylor & Associates didn't end there.  We always felt that someone was “fighting our corner” and the sales process was driven forward persistently.  From viewings to completion, it was all very organised, efficient and professional.  We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Frank Taylor & Associates to others.”

The sale now having been concluded, Diarmuid and his wife Helen can spend time to plan the the next phase of their lives together.

It goes without saying that selling a dental practice is one of the most important and life-changing steps a dentist can take during their career, with the value of a dental practice representing much more than just money, often after many years of hard work and dedication spent building up and developing that practice.

Find Out More - Get The Guide

So, if you've started to think, "is now a good time to sell my dental practice?" and you do make that important decision to proceed with a sale, or at least finding out more about what it entails, then it’s very important that you do everything possible to get all the right information and professional help throughout the sales process, from start to finish, and beyond.

To download the free guide to selling a dental practice - your dental practice - visit our website.