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Uploaded: 2025-08-13T04:00:38+00:00
Duration: 38 s
Channel: Gary Kadi
Description: This short transcript excerpt (from a YouTube video by Gary Kadi) defines the accounting concept of an 'add back' — expenses that can be added back to…

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This short transcript excerpt (from a YouTube video by Gary Kadi) defines the accounting concept of an 'add back' — expenses that can be added back to profitability or EBITDA because they are not true business expenses. Examples given include personal expenses, one-time costs, family members on payroll who don't work, and inflated owner-occupied building costs. The speaker notes he is not a CPA and urges following professional advice while explaining that properly applying add backs can increase a dental practice's valuation.

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What's an add back? An add back is something that you can literally add back to your profitability or ebitda, because it's not a true business expense. So personal expenses, maybe one time costs, if you have family on payroll that's not really working in the practice, maybe you own the building and you're paying more than triple net value. All of those things matter. And listen, I'm not a cpa. I'm not the irs. I'm not here to scold you or tell you what you should or shouldn't do. What's important for you is to understand how that impacts your value. So keep following the rules. Keep following what your CPA is telling you. But just know that these these things really matter, and they can help improve your practice value by going through a process of adding them back.