Managed Payroll · Veterinary Practices
Production-based associate pay, relief vet 1099s, and technician overtime -- all in one managed payroll. Veterinary practices run one of the most complex mixed compensation environments in healthcare, with a growing relief vet market, hourly technicians with overtime, and part-time front office staff all on the same payroll. We manage all of it at $25-$45 per employee per month.
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The Payroll Reality for Vet Practices
Who We Manage Payroll For
Base salary plus production percentage, calculated from your practice management system. Bonus thresholds, drawback provisions, and annual true-ups handled.
W-2 or 1099 processing based on your working relationship. We flag classification risk before it becomes an audit issue and handle year-end 1099-NEC filing for true contractors.
Hourly pay with overtime calculations under FLSA. LVT versus unlicensed tech pay differentiation, shift differentials for overnight and emergency shifts.
Part-time and full-time hourly staff, PTO accrual, and benefits eligibility tracking. ACA reporting for practices with 50+ FTE equivalent employees.
How It Works
We map your associate production pay structure, relief vet agreements, tech overtime rules, and front office roster. You get a fixed monthly cost before we start.
We configure production pay data pulls, relief vet classification review, overtime calculations, and multi-state registrations if applicable. No migration required -- we work in your existing system.
Every pay cycle, every state filing, every production percentage calculation, every 1099-NEC -- fully managed by BEG. Your team approves, we execute.
What You Get
Common objection: "We do not want to disrupt our practice management or payroll software."
We do not require you to switch software. BEG operates as your managed payroll team inside your current system -- whether that is AviMark, Cornerstone, ezyVet, or a standalone payroll platform. If you want to move to isolved for a better experience, we can handle that transition, but it is never a requirement.
Common objection: "Payroll services charge extra for production pay integrations and 1099 processing."
The $25-$45 PEPM rate covers everything: production pay calculation, relief vet 1099 processing, multi-state filings, year-end W-2s, and BEG support. One number, every month.
Common objection: "Generic payroll support does not understand production pay or relief vet arrangements."
Your BEG payroll specialist is your ongoing point of contact. When your production percentage changes, when you add a relief vet, or when you open a second location -- one message to your BEG contact handles it. No call center, no ticket queue, no explaining your practice structure from scratch each time.
Getting Started
15 minutes. We map your associate pay structure, relief vet arrangements, tech overtime, and multi-location setup -- and give you a fixed monthly price.
Agreement signed, system access granted, staff roster and relief vet agreements reviewed.
Production pay integration, relief vet classification review, and overtime calculations configured in your existing system.
Your first fully managed veterinary pay run -- BEG executes, your team approves. No migration required.
The Math on Waiting
IRS reclassification of independent contractors to W-2 employees triggers back payroll taxes, both the employer and employee share, plus penalties and interest. For a practice that has paid five relief vets as 1099 over three years, the exposure can easily exceed $50,000. Fully managed payroll at $25-$45 PEPM on a 15-person practice costs under $9,000 per year -- including the protection.
Your Next Transition Window
Payroll transitions take 30-60 days. Clean quarter-start cutovers require starting the scope review now. Every cycle you run production pay manually is a cycle where an error can create an associate compensation dispute -- one of the top reasons veterinary associate turnover happens.
15 minutes. We scope your production pay structure, relief vet situation, and staff roster -- and give you a fixed monthly cost.
FAQ
Yes. We integrate with your practice management system to pull production figures each pay cycle, apply the correct percentage, handle adjustments, and reconcile the calculation before payroll runs. Production pay errors are one of the most common associate retention issues -- we eliminate them.
We review your relief vet agreements and working arrangements against IRS classification criteria. If a relief vet qualifies as a true independent contractor, we process 1099-NEC. If the arrangement carries W-2 risk, we flag it and walk you through the options before the next pay cycle.
We manage multi-location payroll as a single unified engagement. Employees who work across locations, state registrations for each location, and consolidated reporting are all included in the flat PEPM rate.
No. BEG operates as your managed payroll team inside your existing system. Migration is an option if you want to upgrade, never a requirement to get started.
Everything: payroll processing, production pay calculations, federal and state tax filing, 1099-NEC processing for relief vets, year-end W-2s, compliance updates, and dedicated BEG support.
Practices approaching 50 full-time equivalent employees become Applicable Large Employers under the ACA and must offer qualifying coverage or face penalties. We track your FTE count throughout the year and flag the threshold before you cross it, so you can make benefits decisions proactively rather than reactively at the end of the year.
Multi-state practice expansion is part of what we manage. We register in the new state, handle separate withholding requirements, and incorporate the new location into your existing managed payroll engagement. You get consolidated billing and reporting across all locations at the same per-employee rate -- no new contracts, no additional setup fees.
From signed agreement to live payroll: 3-5 business days. We configure your production pay structure, review relief vet classifications, and set up everything in your existing system. The first payroll under BEG management runs the week after onboarding -- no disruption to your practice schedule or your staff.
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