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- February 20, 2020
- ERP | Technology
In today’s modern supply chain, managing inventory is becoming increasingly complex. The world is more connected than ever, and organizing business relationships with suppliers…
- February 20, 2020
- Not-for-Profit | Title IV
Final Audit Determination Letters (FADL) are the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) final response to the institution’s annual Student Financial Aid (SFA) compliance audit….
- February 19, 2020
- Not-for-Profit | Title IV
An e-mail arrives in your inbox from an investor who is interested in acquiring your school. You have been on their radar for some time…
- February 19, 2020
- Human Resources
Kicking off this webinar in the new year, our compliance expert, Jenny Andrews: takes a look back at all state and federal law changes…
- February 19, 2020
- Human Resources | Videos
Is your Human Capital Management and Payroll technology and operations meeting your organization’s needs? View our four-part webinar series recordings below where Sikich’s experts…
- February 18, 2020
- Tax
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently released a compliance alert notifying marketplace sellers—sellers that make sales using marketplace facilitators—about the new marketplace facilitator law…
- February 17, 2020
- Wealth Management
https://youtu.be/Oj0e_yIwIE4What is the secret to losing weight? It’s eating less and working out. It’s simple, but it’s not easy. It’s not easy because it…
- February 17, 2020
- Salesforce | Security | Technology | Tips & Tricks
There is an increased importance of protecting your organization and the data it holds. Organizations are holding more data now than ever before, and…
- February 17, 2020
- CEO Blog - Lessons from Leadership
Technology is shaking up every sector of industry. From one end of the value chain to the other, business leaders are rethinking not just…
- February 14, 2020
- Security
With the dawn of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and with more states adopting or strengthening existing privacy laws, the need for developing…
- February 13, 2020
- Manufacturing
I recently gathered with local leading manufacturing and distribution experts as part of our ongoing manufacturing roundtable series to discuss relevant topics, challenges and…
- February 13, 2020
- Dynamics 365 | Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations | Technology
The Common Data Service (CDS) provides a secure and cloud-based storage option for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) data. Similar to…
- February 12, 2020
- Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations | Dynamics AX | Technology
Most Dynamics for Finance and Operations users (including AX 2012 R2 and R3 users!) will know that “directly derived” planned orders cannot be firmed….
- February 12, 2020
- Title IV
How to Avoid Late Audits An annual compliance and financial audit performed under the Guide for Audits of Proprietary Schools and for Compliance Attestation…
- February 11, 2020
- Marketing
Best Practices: B2B Trade Shows Trade shows are a great opportunity . . . to get in front of potential customers, increase brand awareness,…
- February 10, 2020
- Information Technology | Technology | Tips & Tricks
You’re in a situation where SQL Server Express is not allowing connection from other Servers when trying to install Scribe Workbench in another server….
- February 7, 2020
- Salesforce | Technology
The Salesforce Spring 2020 update promises to deliver expanded innovations across the entire Customer 360 platform, to help produce a single complete view for…
- February 6, 2020
- Audit and Tax | Construction | Tax
As a new decade begins, will construction and real estate businesses see the ‘roaring twenties’ with continued growth? Or will we witness a collapse…
- February 5, 2020
- Information Technology | Technology
In the IT world of troubleshooting, problems happen, and more often than not, the finger-pointing starts. “It is slow database performance.” “It is the…
- February 5, 2020
- Dynamics GP | Tax | Technology | Tips & Tricks
As the year comes to a close, the Sikich team is working hard to install required annual updates for our clients. Clients who use…
- February 4, 2020
- Audit and Tax | Tax
How to reduce your taxes and still donate to charity using a traditional IRA The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (2017) made significant changes…
- February 4, 2020
- Information Technology | Technology
Like it or not, January 2020 is here. This means end-of-support for Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2. Hopefully, this information is…
- February 3, 2020
- Not-for-Profit | Tax
Major changes affecting not-for-profit organizations It’ll come as good news to all tax-exempt organizations that the “parking tax” was repealed and, to many, that…
- February 3, 2020
- ERP | Manufacturing | Technology
In discrete manufacturing, running a business smoothly across departments and functions is challenging, as Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing all possess highly specialized and complex…
- January 31, 2020
- Wealth Management
Most people have heard from their financial advisors they need to save for retirement. It is hammered in our heads to contribute to our…
- January 30, 2020
- ERP | Technology
The power and motivation of your workforce can be a tremendous competitive advantage and ensure the lasting viability of the business. You need to…
- January 30, 2020
- Not-for-Profit
Times can be trying for not-for-profits (NFPs) applying FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue for Contracts with Customers. As these standards keep changing,…
- January 29, 2020
- Wealth Management
Planning for Social Security can be tricky. With so many different caveats and exceptions it can be a daunting task to decide when to…
- January 29, 2020
- ERP | Industrial Equipment Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Technology
In our last post, we went over what makes machinery manufacturers different from high volume manufacturers, and therefore, why they need a different ERP…
- January 29, 2020
- Human Resources
We’ve rung in the new year and are kicking off a new decade, and now more than ever is the perfect time to review…
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