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You don’t charge GST/HST on most dental services, but understanding which services are exempt and which are taxable can help

Retirement planning evolves throughout your dental career. Decisions in your 30s build the foundation, while your 50s and 60s focus

Running a dental practice comes with many responsibilities, and managing taxes is one of them. As a dentist, you might focus more on patient care than on financial details, which means it’s easy to overlook valuable tax deductions. Missing these opportunities could result in paying more tax than you need to.

Are you watching too much of your hard-earned income disappear to taxes each year? As an associate dentist in Canada, you’re likely paying close to 50% of your income in personal taxes – but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

You’ve spent fifteen years building your practice. Late nights, weekend emergencies, countless hours perfecting your clinical skills. Now you’re thinking about what comes next – maybe retirement, bringing in a partner, or just understanding what you’ve actually built.

If there’s one thing everyone can count on in life, it’s taxes. Businesses aren’t immune to the responsibility – if anything, they face an extra burdensome process. Riddled with forms, rules, exceptions, deductions, and of course, risk, springtime financial review isn’t something you want to go alone. Look no further than the following guide on tax planning and compliance for dental practices as this year’s deadline nears. In it, we unpack the unique challenges dentists face and how to structure your practice to maximize tax efficiency without raising red flags with the CRA.

Financial management for dental practices is a full-time job. You can have a great team of care providers, but their work will only pay off if and when budgeting, cash flow, and more are managed effectively.

After months of speculation and preparation, it looks like changes to Canada’s capital gains tax won’t happen. This is one of many last-minute pivots from the ruling Liberal government as it prepares for an upcoming federal election. With career economist Mark Carney at the helm, priorities and policies across the board have been revised – and arguably dialed down in aggressiveness – to better align with moderate voters.

It doesn’t matter whether the context at hand is financial reporting for dental practices, convenience stores, or laundromats – balanced books pay long-term dividends in business sustainability. Of course, processes differ between industries. Oral healthcare professionals are challenged with uniquely complicated billing systems, insurance claims, patient co-pays, and various procedure codes. Add in specialized equipment investments, regulatory compliance requirements, and staffing considerations unique to dental clinic settings, and the financial landscape becomes even more complex.

From managing insurance claims and patient billing, to tracking procedure-specific costs and revenue, dental offices face unique financial workflows that generic software simply wasn’t built to handle. You’ll save yourself lots of time – and money – with a market-specific solution. In this article, we’ll explain the key considerations that go into choosing the right accounting software for dental practices big and small.