Guidelines about independent contractor designations have changed recently. Look up the Department of Labor's 2025 ruling on the Economic Realities Test. Based on this we are moving all our relief vets to W2s. We don't use the corporate relief services ...

Firstly, a caveat that it is illegal for me to give you tax advice :) But there are some good resources to start with. Your state will have sales tax rules (we hope they are clear) for what is a product and what is a service. The IRS rules for what ...

Try a company that offers interchange-plus pricing. We are using Helcim and have had Payment Depot in the past. Most companies offer smart card terminals, payment links, etc. But the real issue is how much does processing cost. Any more than 2.5% ...

The answer may depend on the size of your practice, and how sophisticated your management structure is. We have used Shepherd for the last couple years. It's probably fine for a 1 to 3 vet practice. We have 6 + vets and a management structure that ...

We created a hospital account and instead of adding "patients" we have a tab named "In-House Use". We add items to this just like a regular patient but change the cost charged to zero. These items either get posted daily or or weekly. Posting the, pulls ...

Check out Nicole Clausen's website (she also has a book - Inventory Management for Veterinary Professionals) at Veterinary Care Logistics | Inventory Management for Vets . We use yellow tickets for inventory items. Put the ticket on the re-order point ...

and always get what they tell you in writing if it differs from your written contract. ------------------------------ Lesley Kent Practice Manager Maple Small Animal Clinic New Orleans LA 504-866-6316 lesley@maplesmallanimalclinic.com ------------ ...

If you are under contract with Idexx, read thru your contract. Usually what you are responsible for and for how long is included in your contract. Sometimes equipment is free, but you may have to pay the monthly maintenance fee for the item for the entire ...