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Digitally Transforming Your Business for COVID-19

March 24, 2020

If COVID-19 has shown businesses anything, it's that businesses need digital transformation not only now, but in the foreseeable future.

Tax

Tax Alert: Congress’ Response to Coronavirus – CARES (“Phas...

March 20, 2020

Jim Brandenburg summarizes the bill called the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security” (CARES) as released by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Article

Tax Alert: States Beginning to Provide Tax Relief Due To Coronavi...

March 20, 2020

With the current Coronavirus crisis, however, taxes seem much less important. On March 18, 2020, the IRS provided tax payment relief for individual and corporate taxpayers by delaying the tax payment date from April 15, 2020 until July 15, 2020.

Article

Tax Alert: IRS Formally Extends Date for Tax Payments from April ...

March 18, 2020

On March 18, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-17. This notice was the formal guidance that extended the date for making tax payments due April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, and this delay is in response to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

Technology

Teamwork in the Modern Workplace

March 18, 2020

The modern workplace has already evolved to remote work, but in current times, COVID-19 telecommuting is more important than ever. Here's what we recommend.

Article

Tax Alert: Tax Developments Addressing the Coronavirus from Washi...

March 18, 2020

As the news about the Coronavirus changes rapidly, so too have these proposed tax developments in the last few days. Here is the latest.

Technology

What’s so Great About Microsoft Azure? Here’s What We Know.

March 17, 2020

Now that SAP has announced partnerships with Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS, why is the Azure Cloud platform so great? Let us tell you our experiences.

Article

Lara Stanton and Amber Williams Featured in Accounting Today

March 16, 2020

Lara Stanton and Amber Williams were featured in Accounting Today's People on the Move, after recently joining Sikich. Read the feature here.

Technology

Salesforce for Insurance

March 16, 2020

Salesforce is a fantastic solution for customer engagement and sales in general. But now thanks to an update, there are options for Salesforce for insurance

Article

A Message from CEO Christopher Geier – Sikich’s Respo...

March 13, 2020

Human Resources

HCM trends to consider when investing in an acquisition

March 13, 2020

When making an acquisition and onboarding a target’s workforce, your Human Capital Management practices and processes can make or break the deal. Before you close any transaction, make sure the right policies and procedures are in place. Read this insight by Pattie Wagner.

Technology

Office 365: Basic Authentication Retirement for Legacy Protocols ...

March 12, 2020

You may have heard that Microsoft is retiring basic auth protocols for Office 365. Now is the time to prepare for modern Exchange Online authentication.

Technology

NetSuite 2020.1: SuiteAnalytics Updates

March 11, 2020

Here's what to expect in the NetSuite 2020.1 update, which includes a new SuiteAnalytics Workbook update that includes storytelling with data.

News Release

Sikich grows employee benefit plan audit team with two senior hir...

March 11, 2020

Sikich recently announced the addition of Lara Stanton and Amber Williams to the company’s employee benefits plan audit team. Stanton and Williams bring to Sikich considerable experience performing employee benefit plan audits and SOC examinations for clients across a range of industries.

Technology

Understanding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

March 10, 2020

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is the new unified framework to be used by the Department of Defense for future prime and subcontractors.

Technology

Finally, D365 Business Card Scanning Capability!

March 9, 2020

At long last, the most requested for feature has arrived for Dynamics 365. D365 business card scanning is finally here! Here's how to use it.

Article

Advancing technology spells big changes for CPA firms’ talent m...

March 9, 2020

What does digital disruption in public accounting mean for the talent model in audit firms of the future? - Chris Geier, CEO

Technology

Aligning Process and Technology Management to Make Two-Tier ERP P...

March 5, 2020

When a two-tier ERP solution needs to function together in a hub-and-spoke implementation, the implementers must treat the deployment differently.

Technology

Optimize Your Service Cloud Model With Salesforce’s Omni-Ch...

March 4, 2020

Salesforce's basic functionality for case assignment neglects some critical areas to improve assigning cases. Here is where Omni-Channel routing comes in.

Technology

Microsoft Windows 10 and the Return of PowerToys – FancyZon...

March 4, 2020

Power Toys has returned to Windows 10 with three available toys: FancyZones, PowerRename, and Shortcut Guide. Here's the greatness of Windows 10 FancyZones.

Article

Financial Planning Series: Step 4 – How to Take a Financial Inv...

March 4, 2020

How much do you own and how much do you owe? The first step in taking financial inventory is to gather your account statements—this can be physical statements or digital statements that you download online. Andrew Paoni covers how you can take financial inventory.

Technology

Arcus Hunting – Strategic IT, vCIO Case Study

March 3, 2020

See how strategic IT and vCIO services helped this private equity firm powering their operations and give them the tools needed to realize their initiatives

Technology

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and XP PowerToys of the Past

March 3, 2020

Microsoft introduced the term Power Toys with Windows 95 and kept it through 98 and XP. Back then, it was a way for the devs to test new functionality.

Technology

Field Service Lightning Overview, Roles, Features, and Initial Se...

March 2, 2020

Learn all about Salesforce's incredible Field Service Lightning tool in one place, right here. We cover what it is, the roles, and how to set it up.

Article

“Leap Day 2020” Tax Tips

February 29, 2020

With Leap Day falling during tax season, we thought we would offer up some tax tips that might jump start your tax posture for 2020 and beyond.

Article

Chris Geier Featured On WGN Radio and Fox Milwaukee

February 28, 2020

Chris Geier was interviewed on WGN Radio and Fox Milwaukee about workforce safety, in the wake of this week’s tragic shooting in Milwaukee.

Tax

Tax Reform Bill Reforms Tax Methods for Revenue Recognition

February 28, 2020

Jim Brandenburg and Jenny Kramer cover tax reform changes that involve how revenue is recognized for tax purposes, including the All Events Test and Advanced Payments. Learn more.

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February 27, 2020

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Beth Beghou, Founder & Managing Director, Beghou Consulting

February 26, 2020

Technology

5 Ways to ‘Secure’ Your Next Vacation

February 26, 2020

You work hard, so you deserve your vacation! But here are five tips to help your vacation cyber security stay secure while you're out.