Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen).Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group- Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week. For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance, Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AM To: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group- Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week. For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance, Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MDSent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much !From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PrattSent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work.I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed?Many thanks in advance,<image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance,Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Can QuickBooks payroll be set up to automatically debit your bank account for tax payments or does that require having QuickBooks. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PrattSent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MDSent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much !From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PrattSent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work.I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed?Many thanks in advance,<image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 as a non fan of Inuit's services, a minority I am sure, one problem I have with them is that you can never SEE the service no demos no screenshots til you give them a credit card. I like to know what I am buying. I think for a little practice these services are way overpriced. Jean It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance,Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I think so, but since I already have Quickbooks, it does it for me with just a couple clicks to approve. Pratt Can QuickBooks payroll be set up to automatically debit your bank account for tax payments or does that require having QuickBooks. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance,Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I used it for 30 days free before switching over. My accountant in AZ loves it because he can log in remotely to run reports for taxes. I like it because it makes my life easier. I'm willing to pay for anything that makes my life easier and gets me out of the office. The amount of time it saves me is worth the $. Pratt as a non fan of Inuit's services, a minority I am sure, one problem I have with them is that you can never SEE the service no demos no screenshots til you give them a credit card. I like to know what I am buying. I think for a little practice these services are way overpriced. Jean It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance,Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 HAHA,Love it too, but a new accountant is doing the full press job saying,its not a good program blah blah, we have used it for 4+ yrs , so I would expect a really good account to deal with that rather than forcing us to go back to the " strong desktop version, remote server, and citrix to log in " yeah right. Sangeetha I used it for 30 days free before switching over. My accountant in AZ loves it because he can log in remotely to run reports for taxes. I like it because it makes my life easier. I'm willing to pay for anything that makes my life easier and gets me out of the office. The amount of time it saves me is worth the $. Pratt as a non fan of Inuit's services, a minority I am sure, one problem I have with them is that you can never SEE the service no demos no screenshots til you give them a credit card. I like to know what I am buying. I think for a little practice these services are way overpriced. Jean It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance,Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Since adding an employee a year ago, I have used Intuit Payroll without Quickbooks, for $39/month. I had several months to try it out before starting to pay. It does automatic withdrawals and deposits of everything except one state tax in NC. I'm sure I could do it a bit cheaper, but the speed and the reassurance that I'm not missing a tax payment is worth the cost to me. And it's way cheaper than doing it all through a local agency, which I considered, so as not to be involved in the multitude of added tasks going from 0 to 1 employee. H > > > > Good morning group- > > Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now > at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and > delegate some administrative work. > > I plan to hire someone " at will " for 10-12 hours/week. > > For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should > review before I proceed? > > Many thanks in advance, > > Chris > > > > <image001.jpg> > > " Family Medicine for today's family " > > on time i accessible i up-to-date > > www.cjwennermd.com > > > > Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the > portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you > > > > Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and > delete message. Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 So, why do you use an accountant when Turbo Tax does it for you?What has their knowledge saved you?I’ve never used one – what do they cost? From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha MurthySent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:23 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring HAHA, Love it too, but a new accountant is doing the full press job saying,its not a good program blah blah, we have used it for 4+ yrs , so I would expect a really good account to deal with that rather than forcing us to go back to the " strong desktop version, remote server, and citrix to log in " yeah right.Sangeetha I used it for 30 days free before switching over. My accountant in AZ loves it because he can log in remotely to run reports for taxes. I like it because it makes my life easier. I'm willing to pay for anything that makes my life easier and gets me out of the office. The amount of time it saves me is worth the $. Pratt as a non fan of Inuit's services, a minority I am sure, one problem I have with them is that you can never SEE the service no demos no screenshots til you give them a credit card. I like to know what I am buying. I think for a little practice these services are way overpriced. It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MDSent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much !From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PrattSent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group-Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work.I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week.For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed?Many thanks in advance,<image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 seeing as how our accountant is my dad.....he does not complain ;-) HAHA, Love it too, but a new accountant is doing the full press job saying,its not a good program blah blah, we have used it for 4+ yrs , so I would expect a really good account to deal with that rather than forcing us to go back to the " strong desktop version, remote server, and citrix to log in " yeah right. Sangeetha I used it for 30 days free before switching over. My accountant in AZ loves it because he can log in remotely to run reports for taxes. I like it because it makes my life easier. I'm willing to pay for anything that makes my life easier and gets me out of the office. The amount of time it saves me is worth the $. Pratt as a non fan of Inuit's services, a minority I am sure, one problem I have with them is that you can never SEE the service no demos no screenshots til you give them a credit card. I like to know what I am buying. I think for a little practice these services are way overpriced. Jean It depends on how many employees you have/pay. I pay $32.95/mo for 3 employees. Plus $19.95/mo for online quickbooks. I was using the desktop version of quickbooks, but kept having to update the payroll. It is much faster and easier through the online version. The cost is approximately the same as the desktop version. The best part is that I don't have to manually calculate taxes, and my employees get an email pay stub, which they love. Pratt What does QuickBooks for payroll end up costing per year. I assume it’s essentially a subscription type product. Is it the same cost each year? As I recall they have an online version you use from a web browser. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wenner MD Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:59 AMTo: Subject: RE: hiring Thanks much ! Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pratt Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:29 AMTo: Subject: Re: hiring We run background checks on all of our employees, which includes a credit check because they all handle money at some point. We typically advertise on Craigslist here for employees. I put specific requirements in my ad, such as " send your resume and a cover letter as an attachment to your email. Do not include it in the body of your email " to test how well they follow instructions. It automatically weeds out 1/3 of the applicants who can't follow instructions. I also weed them out if they are more than a 30 minute commute. You should also contact your local MA certification program (if there is one nearby), because they all have to do externship hours in order to graduate. This is how we got our most recent MA. The externship programs do want them to work full time During their externship - we explain that we are not open full time, and as long as the candidate is ok with that, the school usually is, too. I doubt you could get away with fewer than 25-30 hours per week, but they are not paid during this time, so it works out ok. It usually takes them 5-6 weeks to get all of their hours done, and then you can decide to hire them or not. No requirement to hire if they are nit a good fit. Our experience has been that the LESS experience the person has working in a medical office, the better the employee, as they do not have preconceived ideas about how a practice should be run, and thus we can teach them our ways of doing things. Right now, we have one MA (mentioned above), who works the same hours as Steve, and we have a part-time receptionist (who is a college student and had never had a job before working for us) that works the front desk 2 days per week around her college schedule so that I get 2 days/week at home with the kids. I use quickbooks payroll, which is really easy to use and if the tax calculations are wrong, they will help you (although I have never had this happen). Good luck in your hiring endeavor! Pratt Good morning group- Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate some administrative work. I plan to hire someone “at will” for 10-12 hours/week. For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should review before I proceed? Many thanks in advance, Chris <image001.jpg> " Family Medicine for today's family " on time i accessible i up-to-date www.cjwennermd.com Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and delete message. Thank you -- MD ph fax -- Pratt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'm with on this one. I am wondering what is the use of an accountant. It seems everyone tells me to get one but I can't figure out what they would do for me?! , are you missing out on something big? P.J. > > > > Good morning group- > > Thanks to all of your sage advice, my practice has blossomed and I am now at > the point where I am ready to re-claim my evenings and weekends and delegate > some administrative work. > > I plan to hire someone " at will " for 10-12 hours/week. > > For those of you with employees, any suggestions or resources that I should > review before I proceed? > > Many thanks in advance, > > Chris > > > > <image001.jpg> > > " Family Medicine for today's family " > > on time i accessible i up-to-date > > www.cjwennermd.com > > > > Patients: email is not secure to discuss health matters. Please use the > portal on my website to communicate with me about your health. Thank you > > > > Recipients: if this email reached you in error please return to sender and > delete message. Thank you > > > > > > > -- > > > > MD > > > ph fax > > > > > <https://app.yesware.com/t/6b2cc5be2e11a9f6d4a410047e1bb00a55fe5bc6/b1d2f367 > 29bc37e43156cecd2343b718/spacer.gif> > <http://app.yesware.com/t/6b2cc5be2e11a9f6d4a410047e1bb00a55fe5bc6/b1d2f3672 > 9bc37e43156cecd2343b718/spacer.gif> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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