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How IoT is Impacting the Insurance Industry
April 14, 2022
Many of us use IoT devices in our daily lives, but it's impacting and improving many industries, such as the insurance industry. Here's how.
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Heather Peters and Melanie Barnes Featured in Inside Public Accou...
April 13, 2022
News of Heather Peters and Melanie Barnes joining Sikich in leadership capacities was covered in Inside Public Accounting and HR Tech Series.
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Jim Brandenburg’s Article Appears in WICPA On Balance
April 12, 2022
Jim Brandenburg authored an article, "Audits of Pass-through Entities," which appeared in the Wisconsin Society of CPAs' publication, On Balance.
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Heather Peters Joins Sikich as Chief Human Resources Officer
April 11, 2022
Sikich recently hired Heather Peters to serve as the firm’s chief human resources officer. In this role, Peters will establish and execute a holistic strategy to support people and culture as the company pursues aggressive growth goals.
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The Right Way to Incorporate Self-Service into the Customer Exper...
April 8, 2022
The customer service experience is critical for ensuring repeat business, but online customer service solutions, if not implemented well, can hinder CX.
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On-Demand Webinar: Changes for 2022 Filing Season & Tips for...
April 7, 2022
Watch Sikich's on-demand webinar to learn more about changes for the 2022 filing season & tips for a smooth audit process.
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Ray Lampner Featured in United Contractors Magazine
April 5, 2022
Ray Lampner's article on succession planning was published in United Contractors Magazine.
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Moving to Dynamics 365 Cloud ERP: Data Migration Readiness Tips
April 5, 2022
A data migration project to the cloud is going to be both time consuming and complicated. Here are some readiness tips to help alleviate this process.
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Economic Development Opportunities in Indiana
April 4, 2022
This past week, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an economic development bill into law that could help growing businesses qualify for incentives from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Let’s dive in:
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Melanie Barnes Joins Sikich as Audit Partner
April 4, 2022
Melanie Barnes recently joined Sikich as an audit partner in the company’s assurance practice. Barnes has more than 17 years of experience providing technical accounting expertise and helping for-profit companies maintain compliance requirements and achieve their strategic visions.
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How Distributors Can Accomplish More With Data
April 4, 2022
Distribution companies can take advantage of their existing data and create more value from it to ensure the health of their business.
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Quoting and Renewal Management Challenges for Professional Servic...
April 1, 2022
While it's important for professional services firms to have standardized quoting and renewal management processes, a good number do not.
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Administration Releases Budget Plan with Updated Tax Priorities f...
March 31, 2022
The administration released its fiscal year 2023 budget. This budget includes details of the administration’s priorities for tax policy in the coming year and beyond, called the Green Book.
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3 Equipment Manufacturing Scenarios to Help Create a Business Cas...
March 31, 2022
Real-life scenarios in equipment manufacturing that illustrate how CRM software can help you do better by your customers and team members.
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When Construction Companies Adopt Engineer-to-Order Processes
March 30, 2022
Many construction companies are adopting the ETO business model, completing projects offsite, which comes with its own software challenges.
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Developing Sustainable Practices: Current and Proposed Tax Credit...
March 29, 2022
For middle-market manufacturing and distribution companies with a desire to reduce their carbon footprint, certain tax incentives are available (or could become available) to offset the sizable investments they must make.
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Few staff experts, funding issues, and seamless integration remai...
March 29, 2022
Cloud-based management software can bring added efficiencies to life sciences companies as they move drug candidates through clinical trials on the journey to commercialization, yet nearly 40% of life sciences professionals believe the current shortage of expert staff members poses the greatest single risk factor to growth.
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Business Central 2022 (W1) Release: Enhanced Email Capabilities
March 29, 2022
The upcoming D365 Business Central update will automatically enable the Enhanced Email Capabilities within Feature Management.
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OSHA + NIOSH Play Key Roles in Protecting Workers from Violence i...
March 28, 2022
Organizations that come to us for workforce risk management advisory support are subject to a variety of OSHA regulations and consensus standards. A key part in our line of work is that OSHA may issue citations to employers who fail to provide employees with adequate safeguards against workplace violence.
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Filling the Talent Gap in Not-for-Profits
March 28, 2022
In this article, we discuss talent and employment strategies that work for not-for-profit organizations, from developing your talent value proposition to hiring.
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Distributors Save Time and Money Implementing Microsoft Dynamics ...
March 28, 2022
To streamline D365 Finance and Supply Chain implementations, Sikich developed HEADSTART with proven practices for distributors preconfigured.
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IRA Income Limits: Do You Know What You’re Contributing?
March 28, 2022
Most people have heard from their financial advisors they need to save for retirement. It is hammered in our heads to contribute to your IRAs every year, if possible. But what can be left out of that advice is whether or not you can contribute at all.
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What are clients getting from our Life Sciences SuiteSuccess Impl...
March 28, 2022
The NetSuite Life Sciences team at Sikich has our SuiteSuccess process down pat, getting companies up and running within 90 days. Here's how we work with clients to achieve this goal.
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Transform FinTech with Salesforce by Focusing on Its Most Importa...
March 23, 2022
Salesforce can deliver the best possible client experience to the FinTech industry.
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Overhead vs. General and Administrative Costs – What’s the Di...
March 23, 2022
As a government contractor, you are required to properly segregate and track your costs in accordance with the standards defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). One of the biggest challenges for government contractors is properly allocating indirect costs into the right cost pools.
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What You Need to Know about the Illinois Equal Pay Act
March 23, 2022
A recent amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act requires: if your company is authorized to do business in Illinois as of March 23, 2021, you must obtain an equal pay certification.
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D365 Cloud ERP 101: BI and Analytics Planning
March 23, 2022
With a new Microsoft D365 ERP project, it's important to consider the role of BI. In this mini guide, we have provided tasks that will help you find success with analytics.
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Salesforce Spring ’22 Release Highlights
March 22, 2022
The Salesforce Spring '22 release has finally arrived, and it's full of new features. Here are our favorites from the bunch.
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Sikich Earns Great Place to Work™ Certification
March 21, 2022
For a second consecutive year, Sikich has been recognized as a “Great Place to Work.” In a companywide survey, 90% of Sikich’s employees ranked the firm as a great place to work.
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Why Insurance Companies Should Invest in Artificial Intelligence
March 21, 2022
The insurance industry has just barely scratched the surface of what it can do with AI, and it's clear companies should invest in the tech.
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