How to Buy a Pharmacy Business Series: Dispensing Logs
Before buying pharmacy assets or signing a lease, review the data from script management systems and dispensing logs. Ideally, a three or four-year history of that information can tell you many things about acquisition costs, new scripts to total fills and margins …
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund & HHS Stimulus – Uses and Management
By now, pharmacies may have received two distributions from the CARES Act provision known as the Medicare Provider Relief Fund, which allocates automatic stimulus grants to providers that billed Medicare Fee-for-Service (MFFS) in 2019 or have provided COVID-19 related services in 2020. …
Managing Your Pharmacy’s EIDL Program Funds
If your pharmacy was approved for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration, what’s next? As funds are dispersed, pharmacies must carefully manage and document use of these funds to remain in compliance with the loan terms. Eligible …
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) Enhances Borrower Options
Congress has passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (“PPPFA”) which amends the CARES Act and the Small Business Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This program continues to evolve, however …
Early Insights on the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
On May 15, 2020, The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness Application along with detailed instructions. Download the application here. The application is thorough, resembles a tax return …
QuickBooks Options for Your Pharmacy and How to Choose
It’s important to have the right tools in place for your pharmacy accounting. QuickBooks is one of the main tools that independent pharmacies rely on, but which version is right for your pharmacy accounting? In this video, Ollin Sykes, CPA, and Kathy …
Safe Harbor Certification For Small PPP Loans, But Document Use Carefully
When applying for the Paycheck Protection Program, every applicant had to certify that the “current economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the applicant.” No one knew exactly what this meant, therefore, our suggestion was to …
