How AI Can Transform Your Dental Practice for Enhanced Patient Care

By Guest Writer Don Khouri, Executive Coach, Fortune Management When I was a Junior in College in the mid-1980s, I took a full-semester, four-credit course on Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI was in its infancy, its societal implications significant but unknown. It...

What to do if you Unexpectedly Receive a Hard Credit Inquiry?

Q:  I just had a hard credit inquiry alert even though I did not apply for a line of credit. Any advice on what to do? A: That’s unsettling. Are you sure this wasn’t something done by the lender for your practice? Assuming this is in connection with a new line...

Foreign Account Reporting Reminder

Below is a brief summary of reporting foreign accounts, gifts and inheritances. Please note that the penalties for non-compliance can be onerous. If you inherit or receive a gift from a foreign person of more than $100k: Complete a Form 3520 (About Form 3520, Annual...

Social Security Max Increases to $168,600 for 2024

Most years, the government bumps up the maximum Social Security taxes that you can pay.  For 2024, the maximum wage base jumps to $168,600, an increase of $8,400, or 5.2%, over the max of $160,200 that was in place for 2023. At a rate of 6.2%, the maximum Social...