DIR Fee Apocalypse- The Bottom Line for 2024
On this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, our hosts discuss the upcoming DIR fees in 2024 and how they will affect independent pharmacies. We stress the importance of planning and knowing your pharmacy’s current burn rate with DIR fees in …
New Inventory Rules Impacting Pharmacies: TD 9942 Update
When the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 was signed into law, many pharmacy owners interpreted the new rules to mean taxpayers could write off inventory. Now that Treasury Decision 9942 has gone into effect, pharmacy owners that wrote off inventory need …
This is why you don’t “fill and pray” – The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast
Dear independent pharmacies: When you have potentially thousands of dollars a month in unreimbursed claims, you can’t leave it up to chance that you will receive that money, or as we say, don’t “fill and pray.” Get your third-party system up-to-date through …
Financial Essentials: Year-End Pharmacy Accounting Strategies
Scotty Sykes, CPA joined Tricia McCleskey at PioneerRx to host a webinar, Financial Essentials. In this webinar Scotty and Tricia talk through important steps to take when preparing your pharmacy for 2021 and how fundamental accounting can support where you want your …
Update on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)
Recently there has been a lot of industry chatter about the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, join Bonnie Bond, CPA, Kendell Harris, CPA and Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP® as they talk about qualifying …
NCPA Updates and Upcoming Events
National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) protects and promotes the interests of independent pharmacists whose success is vital to their patients and their communities. On this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, your hosts Bonnie Bond, CPA, Kendell Harris, CPA and Scotty …
Pharmacy Accountants Recap 2022 Trade Show Circuit
In this lighthearted, yet educational episode of our new The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, join the Sykes & Company, P.A. team as they recount memories and takeaways from their tour of the independent pharmacy trade show circuit in 2022. Pharmacy accountants and …
How it All Began with Ollin Sykes, CPA.CITP, CMA
We get asked all the time about how Sykes & Company, P.A. got started, so we invited Ollin Sykes, CPA.CITP, CMA – the pioneer himself – to tell us how it all began. Join Ollin, Bonnie Bond, CPA, Kendell Harris, CPA and …
The Dangers of Using Your Bank Account As Your Accounting System
In the past, independent pharmacy owners may have used their bank balance to tell them the health of their pharmacy. In this video, Scotty Sykes explains why this is not an effective way to manage your pharmacy accounting—especially given today’s tight margins. …
Common Mistakes in Pharmacy Accounting
In this video, Pharmacy CPA Scotty Sykes talks about mistakes he frequently sees independent pharmacy owners make with their accounting systems. To begin with, too many pharmacy owners don’t have a solid accounting system. Scotty explains the importance of viewing your accounting …