Bookkeeping for Veterinary
Bookkeeping for Veterinary Clinics
Practice software, inventory management, associate vet contracts. Books that match the clinic.
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- QuickBooks ProAdvisor
- Xero Partner
- US-based team
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A vet clinic runs three businesses stacked on top of one another. There's the exam and procedure revenue, there's retail (food, meds, flea and tick preventives), and there's the inventory sitting in a locked cabinet that has to reconcile down to the dose because it includes controlled substances. Add insurance and pet-plan reimbursements landing weeks after the visit, and a practice management system that tracks all of it in its own world, separate from your general ledger, and you have a bookkeeping problem most generalists have never seen.
We work with solo practitioners, two-and-three-doctor practices, and small multi-location groups running ezyVet, Cornerstone, or AVImark. The pattern is consistent across all of them: the practice software has to reconcile against the books every month, the drug and inventory numbers have to tie out, and associate veterinarian pay, whether it's structured as 1099 or W-2, has to be handled correctly from the start.
What changes once we're running your books: your practice software and QuickBooks or Xero stop drifting apart. Inventory shrinkage gets a real number instead of a shrug. Associate compensation reconciles cleanly against production. Insurance reimbursements get matched to the visit they belong to instead of landing as an unexplained deposit three weeks later. You get a monthly P&L that actually reflects how the clinic runs, not just what hit the bank.
Where veterinary bookkeeping actually helps
- My practice software and my accounting software never quite match, and I don't know which number to trustPractice management exports reconciled against the books every month, so revenue, discounts, and write-offs tie out cleanly on both sides.
- I'm not sure whether my associate vet should be on a 1099 or W-2, and I don't want to get it wrongAssociate structure reviewed against how much control you exercise over their schedule and methods, with payroll or contractor payments set up to match.
- Drug and inventory shrinkage worries me and I've never had a clean number to look atInventory tracked against practice-software usage logs, so shrinkage shows up as an actual figure instead of a suspicion.
- Pet insurance and wellness plan reimbursements land weeks later and throw off my daily numbersReimbursements matched back to the original visit and payer, so your reports reflect real revenue timing instead of random deposits.
- Payroll for my techs and front desk staff eats a chunk of my Sunday every other weekSupport staff payroll run on schedule, with the right treatment for tips, overtime, and shift differentials where they apply.
What's different about veterinary bookkeeping
- Practice software (ezyVet, Cornerstone, AVImark) reconciled against your books monthly
- Drug and inventory tracking, including controlled substance recordkeeping
- Associate veterinarian contract structuring, 1099 or W-2 depending on the arrangement
- Payroll for vet techs, front desk, and support staff
- Pet insurance and wellness plan reimbursement reconciliation
- Revenue reporting broken out by exam, procedure, and retail
The reconciliation problem most other businesses do not have
Practice management software runs your clinic day to day: appointments, treatment plans, invoicing, drug logs. Your accounting software runs the actual books. The two rarely talk to each other cleanly, which means revenue can get recorded differently in each system, discounts and write-offs slip through, and nobody notices until year end when the two numbers are miles apart. We reconcile the practice software export against the general ledger every month, so the gap gets caught while it's still small.
Inventory is the other place clinic books usually break down. Controlled substances need a log that holds up if anyone asks. Retail product (food, supplements, preventives) needs a cost basis that's actually tracked, not estimated. We tie inventory movement in the practice software back to purchases and usage, so shrinkage becomes a number you can act on instead of a feeling you can't quite pin down.
Associate veterinarian pay is the third layer. Some clinics pay a percentage of production, some pay a base plus bonus, some contract associates as 1099s working their own hours with their own equipment. Each structure has real tax and compliance consequences. We set the bookkeeping up to match whatever arrangement your clinic actually uses, and flag it early if the classification looks like it doesn't fit the relationship.
What's included
- Bank and credit card reconciliation across all accounts
- Practice software (ezyVet, Cornerstone, AVImark) reconciliation, monthly
- Drug and inventory tracking, including controlled substance logs
- Associate veterinarian payroll or 1099 payment processing
- Support staff payroll, W-2
- Pet insurance and wellness plan reimbursement matching
- Monthly P&L broken out by exam, procedure, and retail revenue
- Year-end handoff to your CPA or EA
Why veterinary clinics pick us
We reconcile the practice software
ezyVet, Cornerstone, or AVImark matched against your books every month, so the two numbers stop drifting apart.
Drug inventory tracked properly
Controlled substance logs and retail inventory tied to actual usage, so shrinkage is a real figure, not a guess.
Associate contracts set up right
1099 or W-2, matched to how the arrangement actually works. Production-based pay reconciles cleanly against the books.
Support staff payroll, on schedule
Techs and front desk paid correctly and on time, with overtime and shift differentials handled where they apply.
Insurance reimbursements matched
Pet insurance and wellness plan payouts reconciled back to the visit, so revenue timing reflects what actually happened.
Revenue broken out by category
Exam, procedure, and retail reported separately, so you can see which part of the clinic is actually driving the numbers.
Get your practice software and your books talking
Tell us which practice software you run and your team size. Quote in writing the same business day.
Three veterinary practice shapes
One doctor, a small support staff, running everything themselves
Owner-vet doing exams and procedures with two or three support staff. Practice software handles scheduling and invoicing, but reconciliation against QuickBooks has never really happened.
What changes
- Practice software reconciled against the books monthly
- Drug and retail inventory tracked cleanly
- Support staff payroll run on schedule
- Monthly P&L that reflects the real practice
How veterinary clinic books usually get handled
Front desk after hours Common in solo practices | Generalist bookkeeper Often misses the reconciliation | Veterinary-focused (us) Practice-software fluent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Practice software reconciled monthly | No | Partial | Yes |
Drug inventory tracked to usage | No | No | Yes |
Associate contracts correctly classified | Partial | Partial | Yes |
Insurance reimbursements matched | No | Partial | Yes |
Revenue broken out by category | No | No | Yes |
Books reviewed by an AIPB-certified bookkeeper | No | No | Yes |
How we price veterinary bookkeeping
Veterinary bookkeeping pricing depends on practice size, which practice management software you run, whether you have associate veterinarians on production pay, and how much inventory and drug tracking the clinic carries. A solo practitioner with two support staff costs less to keep books for than a three-doctor practice running a full retail counter.
Fill out the quote form and tell us your practice software and team size. We come back with a written number, usually within one business day. No flat tier to squeeze your clinic into.
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Veterinary bookkeeping FAQ
Two things to remember
Every account is reconciled and kept tax-ready by an AIPB-certified bookkeeper. Every account is run inside the US. Those two anchors shape how we handle compliance for veterinary clinics specifically.
Books that fit the clinic.
Tell us your practice software and team size. Quote in writing the same day.