by Nathan Hayes | Jan 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! As the calendar turns to January, many of us are reflecting on the past year and looking forward to our goals and dreams for 2025. And with that, tax season is on the horizon. For some businesses, tax preparation is as simple and complex as...
by Nathan Hayes | Dec 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we approach the end of the year, equipment manufacturers are flooding their advertisements with reminders of the tax savings you can enjoy by purchasing new instruments and deducting them from your tax return. With this in mind, many optometry practices may be...
by Nathan Hayes | Nov 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
My senior leadership recently asked me if Books & Benchmarks ever helps practices uncover theft or fraud. If you’re hoping that working with us guarantees your practice will never face financial misconduct, I’m sorry, but I have to disappoint you. ...
by Nathan Hayes | Nov 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Generating financial reports can be tedious. You either spend a little time each month (or a lot once a year) or you hire someone like your CPA, a bookkeeper, or a team member to produce them. Naturally, we prefer that you choose our bookkeeping services for optometry...
by Nathan Hayes | Oct 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
With all the wage inflation optometry practices have experienced over the past several years, many are looking for a better way to manage salary increases. Today I had a call with a practice owner who was getting advice that closely mirrors how our parent company,...
by Nathan Hayes | Oct 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Accounts receivable and staff management are often the biggest headaches for optometry practices. Health insurance and managed vision care plans are incredibly effective at attracting new patients to practices. In exchange for Groupon-style marketing, practices lose...