Gary I. Glassman, CPA

Marketing in today's practice plays an important part of a practice way to generate new business and keep existing clients happy. If you look at the way at how new clients determine who to pick their veterinarian it comes from one of four main ways: referrals, location, signage and your internet presence.

Consider developing a monthly statistical analysis report for your practice. Take a pulse of your practice by understanding the monthly statistics that are important and track them in a comparative format; month to month, year by year.

Tax laws are forever changing and this year is no exception. Since taxes can take a significant amount of our earnings, it pays to know and understand the tax laws that are important for you and your practice. This clear understanding can save you money and keep you out of tax trouble.

Practice ownership allows an individual to control one's destiny over financial matters, management matters and medical matters. Practice owners should expect a financial reward from ownership that encompasses a reward or pay for the provision of providing veterinary services, a pay for management duties and an ROI (return on investment) for the privilege of ownership.

There are some things you can control in life but many that you cannot. The real issue is not what you can or cannot control but how you react to disasters and how well your practice can carry out a contingency plan.

Assembling some of your clinic's historical statistics will help create a useful budget.

Q: How much should my team members know about my practice's finances?

Learn how to record your business travel expenses correctly to avoid an audit-or survive one if you're targeted.

New tax laws make it easier than ever to collect deductions on new veterinary equipment.

Here's the scoop on employee deductions for technician certification costs.

Here's what you need to know about the transaction to make the tax code work for you instead of against you.

Have you ever considered employing your child? Doing so might save you money in the long run.

Uncover new tax provisions that could save your veterinary practice money -- and help you afford that new equipment you've been eyeing.

Take a personal approach when jogging clients' memories to boost practice visits.

Uncle Sam has a new hassle for tax reporting for veterinarians who own rental property.

Print this sample for payment and accounts receivable policies for your veterinary practice.

Find out how tax increases in the next few years will affect you and your veterinary practice.

The sales rep may promise the world, but what's really better for your practice?

A slow economy presents enough trouble without trying to approach it unarmed and unprepared.

Are there quantifiable measures I can use to determine whether I'm able to add an associate to my practice?

Careful planning can save you cash when the IRS comes knocking.

Will your practice's rent pass IRS scrutiny?

While there was no shortage of tax law changes in 2009, even more are expected in 2010 and 2011.

It's clear that the management experts speaking at CVC San Diego agree that dropping transaction numbers are an issue for practices today. Tracking clients who don't respond to reminders promptly so you don't lose track of them could help.

I'm a mobile practitioner hoping to start my own practice. How can I find a lender who will work with me?

You have made the decision to sell. It is probably one of the most significant decisions you will make in your working life.

As we have moved through 2009, veterinary practices continue to feel the effects of the economy.

In establishing your cash flow plan, it will assist you in setting financial goals.

Fraud is defined as an intentional act of deceit for the purpose of gaining an unfair advantage that results in an injury to the rights or interests of another person.

Understanding profitability in a veterinary hospital can be like understanding a Chinese puzzle.