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The dental service organization, or DSO, is one of the most consequential structural shifts in the dental industry.
US TaxDental practices often pay temp hygienists on a 1099, but the IRS and state agencies scrutinize these arrangements.
US TaxDental practices run on unique metrics: overhead percentage, production per hour, collection rate, and hygiene ratio.
US TaxThe entity structure a dentist picks affects self-employment tax, liability, associate buy-ins, and sale value.
US TaxA dental practice carries more insurance lines than almost any other small business its size: malpractice, general liability, workers' compensation.
US TaxA dentist over 45 with steady profit can shelter $200,000 or more a year by stacking a cash balance plan on a 401(k).
US TaxA dentist starting a practice faces a fork in the road that changes everything about the first-year tax return.
US TaxNearly every dental practice cost is deductible; equipment comes off in year one through Section 179 (up to $2,500,000 for 2026) or 100% bonus.
US TaxA dental practice sells as assets, and the split on Form 8594 decides the tax: goodwill is capital gain to the seller.
US TaxA single-location restaurant with 15 tipped employees can generate $18,000 to $30,000 per year in credits.
US TaxFlipping houses makes you a dealer in the IRS's eyes, meaning ordinary income rates, self-employment tax, UNICAP on rehab costs, and no 1031 exchange.
US TaxFranchise bookkeeping must satisfy the franchisor's audit rights and reconcile royalties to POS data. How to build a chart of accounts that handles both.
US TaxEvery franchise agreement has an end date. Whether you're fifteen years into a twenty-year term and starting to think about what comes next.
US TaxIf you're evaluating a franchise opportunity, you've probably been told to "have a lawyer review the FDD." That's good advice.
US TaxYou paid $45,000 to open a franchise. You wrote the check, signed the agreement, and started building out the location.
US TaxThe moment a franchisee signs a second franchise agreement, the tax picture changes in ways that a single-unit operator never has to think about.
US TaxFranchise startup costs range from $100,000 to $500,000. Opening a franchise is one of the most capital-intensive ways to start a business.
US TaxYes, nearly every fee a franchisor charges you after opening day is deductible in the year you pay it.
US TaxTerritory fees, area development rights, and exclusivity payments are Section 197 intangibles amortized over 15 years.
US TaxSelling a franchise triggers capital gains, depreciation recapture, and a purchase price allocation under IRC 1060.
US TaxFAR 31.2 sets which costs are allowable on government contracts. The direct-versus-indirect split drives how costs hit contracts, rates, and DCAA audits.
US TaxFringe, overhead, and G&A rates allocate shared costs to government contracts. How to structure the pools, choose bases, and survive a DCAA audit.
US TaxA government cost proposal must build up from direct labor rates through indirect rates to the fully burdened rate, plus fee.
US TaxTimekeeping is DCAA's most audited area. Labor is typically 50% to 70% of a services contractor's total costs on a government contract.