Healthcare CPA and Financial Services for New York Medical Practices
New York practices carry one of the heaviest combined tax loads in the country, especially inside New York City, along with strict corporate practice and fee-splitting rules and a state review process for major healthcare transactions. NexusWorks helps New York physicians, dental groups, and specialty practices with bookkeeping, tax planning, and fractional CFO support.
State and city taxes stack on practice income
Management fees risk fee-splitting violations
Transactions now require state notice
Supporting practices in New York, Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and Arizona.
Financial Pressures
New York Practices Face
Manhattan specialty groups, Long Island multi-site practices, and upstate clinics run into many of the same challenges:
PLLCs operating in New York City pay the Unincorporated Business Tax on top of state and federal tax, and owners often do not plan for it.
Practices organized as S corporations are taxed by New York City as regular corporations, which surprises many physician owners.
Practices skip the pass-through entity tax election that could recover part of the state and local tax deduction at the federal level.
Management services agreements use percentage-of-revenue fees, which New York's fee-splitting rules generally prohibit.
Acquisitions and affiliations close without the advance notice New York now requires for certain material healthcare transactions.
Payroll in the metropolitan commuter district carries an extra MCTMT obligation that goes unbudgeted.
These are specialized issues, and they need a financial team that tracks them every month.
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New York Tax and Regulatory
Issues to Plan Around
Why New York Practices Need Specialized Financial Guidance
In New York City, a physician-owner can face federal, state, and city income taxes along with entity-level taxes like the UBT. The combined top marginal rate can exceed 50% before planning. Elections such as PTET and the right entity structure often make the largest difference, along with careful handling of ownership and management fee rules.
Layered State and City Taxes
New York State taxes high earners at rates up to 10.9%, and New York City adds its own personal income tax for residents. City-based PLLCs also face the 4% Unincorporated Business Tax, while S corporations pay the city's General Corporation Tax. Entity choice has a major effect on the total bill.
Pass-Through Entity Tax Elections
New York State and New York City both offer an elective pass-through entity tax. When properly elected and paid, it can turn non-deductible personal state taxes into a business deduction for federal purposes. Elections are made annually and have strict deadlines.
Ownership Limits and Transaction Notices
New York requires medical practices to be owned by licensed professionals, and management fees tied to a percentage of revenue are generally treated as fee splitting. Certain mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations must also be reported to the Department of Health before closing, so deal timelines need room for review.
How NexusWorks Works With New York Practices
Collections-Based Bookkeeping
We reconcile remittances from commercial plans, Medicare, Medicaid managed care, and no-fault or workers’ compensation carriers against deposits each month, so your reports reflect real cash.
Fractional CFO for New York Groups
Budgets, provider productivity reporting, and transaction-ready financials for affiliations, acquisitions, or new partners.
Tax Planning for State and City Exposure
PLLC, professional corporation, and MSO returns, UBT and city corporate filings, PTET elections, and personal returns for physicians who live in or commute to New York City.
Partner and Provider Accounting
Productivity pay, buy-ins, and partner distributions are tracked monthly so each owner understands their share and tax exposure.
Ready to Reduce Your Practice's Tax Drag?
New York practices often overpay because their structure or elections no longer fit. We review your entities, city and state exposure, and revenue cycle accounting and show you where to start.
Why New York Practices
Turn to NexusWorks
Healthcare accounting is a core practice area for us, including New York City tax rules and the regulatory limits on practice ownership and management fees.
Our bookkeeping, tax, and CFO teams work together, so year-end planning starts from accurate monthly numbers.
A CPA reviews every return and election before it is filed.
Remote service across the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, and upstate through QuickBooks, Xero, and a secure portal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Owners can face federal, New York State, and New York City income taxes, plus the city's Unincorporated Business Tax or General Corporation Tax at the entity level. The right structure and elections can reduce the combined cost significantly.
For many profitable practices, yes. Electing state and city PTET can create a federal deduction for taxes that would otherwise be limited. The election is annual and has firm deadlines, so we review it with you each year.
Generally not in New York, where percentage-based fees are usually treated as prohibited fee splitting. Flat or cost-plus fees set at fair market value are more common. We structure the accounting and work with your healthcare attorney on the agreement.
Yes. We connect to your practice management system and bank accounts, keep books in QuickBooks or Xero, and meet with you by video for reporting and planning.
Possibly. New York requires advance notice to the Department of Health for certain material healthcare transactions. We help you assemble the financial information needed and plan the timeline with your counsel.