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Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for Year-end...
December 7, 2018
Human Resources
Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for Year-end...
December 7, 2018
Check out our webinar on payroll and human resources best practices.
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Webinar: Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for...
December 7, 2018
Human Resources
Webinar: Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for...
December 7, 2018
Download our HR & Payroll Best Practices webinar to prepare for year-end and so you can phase into 2019 as seamlessly as possible.
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How Savings Age: The 401(k) Celebrates a Birthday
December 7, 2018
Having looked at countless portfolios throughout my career, the first thing that strikes me about 401(k) plans is that this vehicle is the leading liquid asset owned by individuals.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Impact of Tax Reform on Choice of En...
December 6, 2018
With change comes a lot of questions and we’ve outlined several key points to explore. The answers to these questions will help your advisors make a thorough recommendation on the choice of entity for your current or future business.
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SMTP Submission Changes
December 6, 2018
With the recent Microsoft SMTP submission changes, it's made troubleshooting easier, but it's caused some confusion. Here's how to work around it.
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A New Account to Follow: The IRS Joins Instagram
December 5, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) joins celebrities, insta-famous dogs, and millions of other users with their own Instagram account.
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You Have More Time! The ACA Reporting Deadline Is Extended
December 5, 2018
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2019 reporting deadline was extended from January 31, 2019 to March 4, 2019 in IRS Notice 2018-94.
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Translating Life Science Companies’ Data Assets into Business A...
December 5, 2018
Life sciences data management has a tendency to get stuck in silos, becoming more of a burden than a potential business advantage. NetSuite can help.
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How to Customize Advanced PDF Templates for NetSuite Custom Recor...
December 4, 2018
Did you know that NetSuite automatically creates Advanced PDF templates for your custom records? Here's how you can further customize NetSuite PDF templates
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What Board Members Need to Know About Changes to Financial Statem...
December 3, 2018
As association boards govern their organizations, they must prioritize compliance with important and recent updates in financial standards. These accounting standards offer boards the opportunity to tell their stories more clearly and powerfully to potential donors.
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Sikich Series on Business Succession Planning: What You Need to K...
December 3, 2018
Valuations should also be performed when establishing partnership agreements, buy-sell agreements, exit planning, and litigation. When it comes time to have a valuation, most people have questions about the process, required information, valuation methods, and how long the report is valid for.
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Providing Work Instructions to Job Operators in Microsoft Dynamic...
December 3, 2018
Work equipment has instructions, but what if you need them to have special notes? Here's how to provide instructions to job operators in Dynamics AX and D365 for Finance and Operations.
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Investing Sustainably for Individual Investors – Matching Y...
November 30, 2018
Companies that value the importance of these factors can avoid missteps, such as oil spill disasters, and unethical business practices.
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How to Calculate the Amount Remaining on a Purchase Order in NetS...
November 30, 2018
NetSuite does show the amount remaining to be received, but there is a way to calculate the amount remaining on a NetSuite purchase order.
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How to Use Standard or ‘Master’ Routings in Microsoft...
November 29, 2018
In order to save time in creating routings, you can create one master routing template. Here's how to use master routings in Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365.
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Five 2018 Year-End Tax Tips and Planning Reminders for Individual...
November 28, 2018
There were several tax changes impacting individuals that will apply in 2018. Many of these changes influence whether your overall 2018 federal taxes will rise or fall compared with 2017. Here are several selected tax items for individuals to consider as 2018 winds up:
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Reducing the Risk, Complexity, and Cost of Compliance and Reporti...
November 28, 2018
Compliance and reporting isn't any less complex for life sciences companies. Here's what we recommend to cut the complexity for life sciences compliance.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on N...
November 28, 2018
There were several TCJA changes, however, they were not tax savings measures; rather they will result in lost deductions and higher taxes. One such change involves the new rules for the deduction of business interest expense.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Guidance on New Opportuni...
November 27, 2018
The IRS recently issued its first batch of regulations on the OZ. This article highlights guidance offered by the IRS in these proposed regulations.
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Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors: How Does the Qualif...
November 26, 2018
Under the tax reform legislation passed in December 2017, individuals with business income from pass-through entities (partnerships, LLCs, S Corporations and sole proprietorships) may qualify for the new Qualified Business Income Deduction under new IRC Section 199A.
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How to Change Windows Default Apps For Your Entire Organization
November 26, 2018
Sure, you can change each employee's default Windows apps manually, but that's beyond tedious. Here's how to change default windows apps all at once.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Changes NOT Included in Tax Cuts and...
November 21, 2018
Are you a manufacturer or distributor interested in an interest-free loan from the government?
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Attention Manufacturers: You Probably Qualify for R&D Tax Cr...
November 21, 2018
For small and midsize manufacturers, R&D tax credits can often be as high as $50,000 to $100,000 annually, resulting in a significant influx of capital into a manufacturing operation that can fuel ongoing innovation and growth.
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Workforce Challenges Continue as Top Priority for Manufacturing
November 21, 2018
In the manufacturing arena, recruiting employees is harder now than it has ever been in the past ten years. In fact, according to the Society for Human Resources Management, one-third of HR professionals in manufacturing have said in recent months that they can’t fill an open position.
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5 Tips to Market your Business During the Holidays
November 21, 2018
What marketing efforts have you planned for your business the season? Not sure where to start? Here are 5 tips to market your business during the holidays.
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The Top Six Ways to Show Employee Appreciation Besides Bonuses Du...
November 21, 2018
For those employers looking to do a little extra for their team, we made a list of ways to show your staff that you’re thankful for them during the holiday season.
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Microsoft’s Power Platform and (Your Business’) Common Data M...
November 20, 2018
By using Microsoft Power Platform, you can bring together your business' Common Data Model AND be able to share with your customers or partners.
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WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg Update: What you Need to Know
November 20, 2018
With any update you can expect fixes and changes, but the release of WordPress 5.0 will introduce the Gutenberg visual editor. Be prepared for the update.
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Boosting the Spending Value of Procurement in Life Sciences Compa...
November 19, 2018
Need to streamline your life sciences procurement and make the process overall more efficient? NetSuite is your best answer. Here's how.
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Introducing the Regression Suite Automation Tool (RSAT)
November 16, 2018
The Regression Suite Automation Tool is now in public preview for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. But what is an RSAT tool? We explain.
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