As everyone knows, we have had a horrible virus around for over a year now, and while it certainly impacted practice transitions for some time between say March and June 2020, since June 2020 buyers are back in full force looking for a practice to call their own. Almost immediately buyers and potential buyers started…Read More→
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The Overhead Is In Your Hands: A Guide for New Dental Practice Buyers
In my last post, I discussed a recent and real-life example of a dentist who was understandably put off by the asking price of a practice they were looking at. My advice was not to discount high overhead, it may not be a bad thing for new buyers and different issues that contribute to it…Read More→
Buying a Dental Practice Is About More Than Just Price
Are you considering buying a dental practice and aren’t sure where to start? In 2014, Naden/Lean Partner Tim Lott presented Part One of a seminar on “Buying a Dental Practice: It’s Not Just About the Price.” In it, he discussed financial due diligence, what information to ask for, how to conduct the office visit, and…Read More→
Buying a Dental Practice for New Dentists
Buying your first dental practice is exciting and a little scary. For young dentists, buying your own practice is perhaps the biggest investment you’ll make in your career. The practice loan and your student loan debt can seem overwhelming, but the payoff can be great and the chance to be your own boss is one…Read More→
Tax Savings for Dentists
Could you be paying too much in taxes for your dental practice? Below are five areas where you may be overspending. Deducting Business Expenses Other than the typical business expenses you’re probably aware of, like meals and entertainment and mileage, there are other deductible business expenses that could save you more on taxes. These…Read More→
Transition Pitfalls
You never know when something can happen that will impact your ability to practice dentistry. Each year, many dentists find themselves facing the unexpected which prevents them continuing the professional career. Or, more commonly, retirement quickly creeps up on them. Whether it’s due to accident or illness, one can never anticipate what life may have…Read More→
What Percentage of the Purchase Price should be Allocated to Goodwill?
I see this question frequently, and occasionally I get asked this question from potential buyers. I see claims made by sellers’ advisors that goodwill should be at least 80% of the total purchase price or worse, they suggest that anything lower than 80% will draw the attention of the IRS. This is just plain FALSE!…Read More→
Why You Need Certain Information for Your Due Diligence – Part II
I decided to write this blog series mainly because of the pushback we get from sellers’ advisors on some of the information we request when representing the buyer. The second items I’ll discuss are the practice management reports for production by provider by ADA code and production by payor. What’s interesting about the pushback we…Read More→
What’s Most Important To You When Looking To Purchase A Practice? Part V
This is part five and the final part of my five part blog on “What’s most important to YOU when looking to purchase a practice? In case you missed part I, there’s a great thread on www.dentaltown.com asking this question and it got a lot of great feedback from people with different perspectives. As a…Read More→
What’s Most Important to You When Looking To Purchase A Practice ? Part IV
This is part four of my five part blog on “What’s most important to YOU when looking to purchase a practice ? In case you missed part I, there’s a great thread on www.dentaltown.com asking this question and it got a lot of great feedback from people with different perspectives. As a reminder, I won’t…Read More→