Ndubuisi 'Andy' EgwimMoney Coach for Medics|Ex-NHS GP|21+ Yrs Investor| Founder, MoneyWiseDoctor.com|Helping Medics Avoid Big Money Mistakes

Doctors Lose Thousands to Hidden Tax Trap

2 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this short promotional video, the speaker recounts a consultant’s experience of earning more while taking home less due to a UK tax rule that erodes the personal tax‑free allowance once income exceeds £100,000. For every extra £2 earned, £1 of the allowance is lost, effectively creating a 60% marginal tax rate. The speaker stresses that many doctors confuse tax filing (recording past income) with tax planning (optimising future liability) and are unaware of common pitfalls such as the high‑income tax trap, unsuitable investment accounts, and unclaimed expenses. To address these issues, the speaker offers a two‑session “Scrubs Investing Workshop” on July 4 and July 11, promising a step‑by‑step, jargon‑free checklist to stop the leaks. Viewers are invited to comment the word “Scrubs” to receive a private registration link.

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A consultant told me something strange. The more she worked, the less she took home. More shifts, more nights, less money in the bank. She thought it was a rota problem. It was a tax problem. Above £100,000, every £2 she earned cost her £1 of her tax-free allowance, an effective 60% tax. No one had ever explained it to her. Her accountant filed her tax every year. But filing your tax and planning your tax are two different things. One records what happened, the other changes what happens. And almost nobody teaches doctors the difference. This is how careful doctors quietly lose thousands. The 60% trap. The wrong investment account. Years of unclaimed expenses. Avoidable every time. Fix this first. And investing finally becomes simple. That's exactly what we work through, step by step, in the Scrubs Investing Workshop. Two Saturdays, the 4th and the 11th of July, both at 10:30 in the morning. Doctor to doctor. A simple checklist. No jargon. Want in? It's simple. Comment the word "Scrubs" on this post. Just type "Scrubs" below. I'll send you the private link to register. That's it! Comment, scrubs, and let's seal the leaks before the tax year does it for you!