The Hidden Problem with Inventory Accounting
Many independent pharmacy owners do not keep a perpetual inventory and are just guessing at their inventory. In this video, Ollin Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. explains how to keep up with inventory. A good script management and inventory system helps …
Tax Insights Update: Expensing and Net Operating Loss Calculations
In this video, Ollin Sykes gives an update on the TCJA regarding how pharmacists should plan ahead to properly expense and calculate net operating losses in light of tax law changes through 2025, including 199A with the 20% passthrough deduction and the …
Using Script Audit Logs When Analyzing Pharmacy Cash Flow and Profitability
Comparing your script audit logs to your financial statements can help you understand the financial position of your pharmacy. If your pharmacy is in growth mode, your new scripts will be around 50% or more of your total scripts. In this video, …
How to Constantly Improve Your Gross Margins
Margins are tighter than ever for many of today’s independent pharmacy owners. Whether you own one or multiple stores, or are considering buying a pharmacy, this one tip will help you understand what you can do each day to keep improving your …
Business Aspects of Buying and Owning a Pharmacy
When you’re thinking about buying a pharmacy, it can be easy to romanticize pharmacy ownership. In this video, Ollin Sykes talks about the pros and cons of owning a pharmacy in your hometown. He also addresses the problems with continuing to run …
How to Improve Pharmacy Profit Margins
Ollin Sykes discusses “numbers with integrity” in pharmacy accounting that, taken together, can improve profit margins. He also shares the number one reason that some pharmacies experience better margins than others. …
Three Things Your Inventory is Telling You About Profits
Inventory issues in an independent retail pharmacy is crucial to what the income statement and profit and loss statement are going to show, as well as to cash flow. In this video, Ollin Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. explains why a …
Bookkeeping vs. Accounting vs. Sykes Accounting
Often the terms bookkeeping and accounting get interchanged and confused with each other. In this video, Scotty Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. explains the difference between bookkeeping and accounting. He dives into how their firm approaches accounting for their pharmacy clients. …
Pharmacy Selling Options: Asset Sale vs. Common Stock Sale
When selling an independent pharmacy, a determination needs to be made about whether it will be an asset or common stock sale transaction. Mitigating your tax obligation in a sale takes planning and your entity status will be a factor in that …
