Marsha L. Heinke DVM, EA, CPA, CVPM

Moving top-performing veterinary employees from hourly to salaried positions isn't always a win-win situation.

Weigh the risks and benefits of outsourcing veterinary practice payroll and watch your worries fade away.

Internal controls provide a system of checks and balances.

Learn what this important worker documentation means for your veterinary practice.

Dr. Marsha Heinke breaks down what you need to know about this massive piece of legislation--as a veterinarian, as a business owner and as a consumer of healthcare services yourself.

Plus: Take part in a veterinary fraud survey.

If the IRS or another government agency disagrees with your classification of a veterinary employee, you could be on the hook for major costs.

7 signs the IRS looks for to identify shareholder loans vs. taxable distributions.

A new survey shows the many ways theft hurts your veterinary practice

Traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversions present tax planning complexities. Here's what you need to know.

Assessing risk, segregating labor and reviewing financials are crucial to stopping embezzlement.

Today's veterinary practice owners wisely are devising short-term strategies for managing operational expenses such as payroll and supply costs.

When it comes to setting fees for professional services, we prefer a bottom-up approach.

Are you looking at the right things when it comes to setting fees?

To discount or not to discount - that is the question. But what is the answer?

Current trends toward bigger veterinary practices - with more people using supplies, technology and equipment - and more part-time practitioners who don't have the concerns and pressures of ownership lead inevitably to decreasing profitability and higher debt.

Outsourcing payroll is advised in practices with relatively small staffs.

Capitalism abhors a vacuum. And perhaps in the short term, it abhors ethics as well.

It is reasonable to decide which areas you are particularly passionate about and plan them as part of your 2006 charity pool.

Higher percentages of gross income for any line-item expense should immediately drive management's closer inspection.

Veterinary practice can be fun, or it can be stressful. The trick is to figure out how to minimize stress points so you can experience enjoyment the majority of the time.

Do not be fearful of making a decision. Your are negotiating a position to expand your expertise ...

Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO). More than an acronym for computer data-input error, GIGO describes a plethora of practice management challenges every administrator faces. Welcome to abundant misinformation in the information age.

Long ago, before you even made application to veterinary school, you had a vision; you had a vision of what you wanted to accomplish once you had that license of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in your hand.

Maximizing profit means stripping the practice of capital by a variety of means...

The succession of a veterinary practice to new ownership rests in much more than the opinion of an appraiser.

Professional reward... is closely aligned with a thoughtfully managed hospital.

Plan now to simplify year-end tax preparation

Leadership doesn't have to be elusive. In fact, it's become a bit clearer how to be a good leader in the face of significant business ethic challenges over the last several years.

Promoting your practice through public continuing education events requires careful planning for a successful and well-attended outcome.