Accounting for veterinarians in Ontario
Vet clinics run services, retail, and pharmacy under one roof, with staff on payroll and equipment financed over time.
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This month
- Bookkeeping Current
- Payroll & source deductions Filed
- HST Filed
- Year-end tax (T2) On track
The problems we take off your plate
Services, retail, and pharmacy under one roof
Each revenue stream is tracked separately so you can see how the clinic really performs.
Inventory and pharmacy stock
Product and pharmacy inventory is tracked cleanly so cost of goods and margin are accurate.
Equipment financed over years
Diagnostic and surgical equipment is claimed over time through capital cost allowance, tracked by your accountant.
What’s included
Published prices for incorporated Ontario veterinarians. Everything below is handled.
- Bookkeeping across services, retail, and pharmacy
- Payroll for veterinary and support staff
- Inventory and equipment tracked
- HST returns prepared and filed
- Year-end corporate tax (T2), from $1,000 a year
| Area | A typical setup | With taxifi |
|---|---|---|
| Your books | Weeks or months behind | Current every day |
| Year-end (T2) | A spring scramble, billed extra | Included, no surprise invoice |
| Your accountant | Metered by the hour | Unlimited questions, flat monthly |
Veterinary care is taxable — unlike human health care
Owners of new clinics often assume veterinary medicine follows the human health exemptions. It generally does not: veterinary services are normally taxable supplies, so HST applies to consultations, surgery, and procedures — and the HST your clinic pays on equipment, drugs, and supplies generally comes back as input tax credits.
That makes a vet clinic economically simpler than an exempt human-health practice, but operationally busier: services, retail food and products, and pharmacy all run through the same day with different margins. Add staff payroll and financed diagnostic equipment deducted over time through capital cost allowance, and you have a business where monthly reconciliation is the difference between knowing your clinic and guessing at it.
Common questions
Can you handle the retail and pharmacy side?
Yes. Each revenue stream is tracked so you can see how the clinic really performs.
Do you work with incorporated vet clinics?
Yes. Incorporated clinics are exactly the fit.
Do veterinarians charge HST in Ontario?
Generally yes. Veterinary services are normally taxable, unlike many human health services which are exempt. The upside is that HST paid on equipment, pharmaceuticals, and supplies is generally recoverable as input tax credits, so the tax flows through rather than sticking as a cost.
Should the retail and pharmacy sides be tracked separately?
Yes — services, retail, and pharmacy carry different margins, and a single blended revenue line hides which part of the clinic is actually performing. Separate lines also make equipment and inventory decisions defensible rather than instinctive.
Books and taxes for your veterinary clinic, done
Bookkeeping from $99 a month, accountant-reviewed from $299, corporate T2 from $1,000 a year. Prices are published; a call confirms the fit.
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