Bookkeeping, Payroll & Tax Prep for Dental Practices

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Running a dental practice means managing patients, staff, and equipment-heavy operations — all while keeping the business side profitable. Arise Tax works with dentists and practice owners across Northeast Indiana to keep the books accurate and the tax return working in your favor.

• Equipment-heavy investment — Chairs, imaging equipment, and specialized tools represent significant capital outlay. We help you take advantage of depreciation and Section 179 deductions so these purchases work in your favor at tax time.
• Supply and inventory tracking — Dental supplies, materials, and lab fees need to be tracked accurately to understand your true cost per patient and keep your books clean.
• Staffing across multiple roles — Hygienists, dental assistants, and front-office staff often have different pay structures and scheduling. Our payroll service is built to handle all of it correctly.
• Practice ownership and associate buy-ins — Whether you're a solo owner, bringing on an associate, or planning a partner buy-in or practice sale, we help you understand the tax implications before you commit.
• Office buildout and renovation — If you've built out or renovated your practice space, a cost segregation study can accelerate depreciation on parts of the buildout — something many practices don't realize they qualify for. We help you identify when it applies.
• Entity structure and S-corp election — Many dental practices can reduce self-employment tax by structuring as an S-corp once income reaches a certain level. We help you evaluate whether that election makes sense for your practice.
• QBI deduction (Section 199A) planning — Dental practices are subject to specific phase-out rules on the qualified business income deduction. We help you understand where you fall and plan around it where possible.
• Retirement plan strategy — Defined benefit or cash balance plans can allow high-earning dentists to shelter significantly more income than a standard 401(k). We help you understand whether this fits your situation, alongside your financial advisor.

• Bookkeeping We keep your books accurate — equipment, supplies, lab fees, and revenue by service type — so your P&L reflects how your practice is actually performing.
• Tax returns We prepare your practice's business return (LLC, S-corp, partnership) and your personal return, making sure equipment purchases and practice expenses are captured correctly, evaluating entity structure and QBI deduction planning, and coordinating on retirement plan strategy so you're not leaving deductions on the table.
• Payroll Hygienists, dental assistants, and office staff — each with their own pay structure. We run payroll accurately and on time for your whole team.

We're a local Northeast Indiana firm, not a call center. When you call, you get a real person who already knows your practice and your numbers.