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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: What to Expect this Tax Filing Seaso...
January 24, 2019
What should you expect as you start to gather your tax records for 2018? Will your taxes go up or down? Will it be easier to file, or more complicated? Will the IRS be ready to handle all these changes? Here are some of the highlights.
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Troubleshooting Network Issues With Hyper-V Guest Virtual Servers...
January 23, 2019
This may be an old issue, but it still crops up often. If you're working on troubleshooting Hyper-V virtual servers, here are some suggestions.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Final Regulations for New...
January 22, 2019
The IRS issued its final regulations on January 18, 2019 on the new 20% deduction for Qualified Business Income (“QBI”) for pass-through businesses (Section 199A). This new deduction was added as part of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“TCJA”) enacted on December 22, 2017.
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Tax Reform Opportunities for Private Equity Firms in the M&D...
January 22, 2019
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a comprehensive tax bill impacting all manufacturing and distribution companies, both large and small. Without exception, the new tax reform law also impacts private equity firms as they analyze their holdings.
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4 Board Governance Best Practices
January 21, 2019
We’ve outlined four best practices to help you find this balance in both legal and compliance issues to communication and strategy.
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Cost Effective Actions You Can Take to Lower Your Property Tax Bi...
January 21, 2019
Rapidly rising property taxes and assessments on facilities present major challenges for business owners in the manufacturing and distribution industry.
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How the New Accounting Standard for Leases Impacts Manufacturers
January 17, 2019
Whether a manufacturer has only one lease or many, the new accounting standard for leases, ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), may have a significant impact on financial statements prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
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How to Write a Captivating Job Description
January 16, 2019
We asked our Human Resources (HR) experts to provide a few tips on how to write a job description. See their suggestions below.
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AICPA Issues Statement on Auditing Standard Impacting Audit Repor...
January 16, 2019
The new standard clarifies the auditor’s responsibilities in forming an opinion and reporting of the audit of financial statements of Employee Benefit Plans (EBPs).
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Using Formula Values as Available Filters in NetSuite Saved Searc...
January 16, 2019
Did you know you can use NetSuite saved search formulas to make your saved search filters even more flexible? Here's how you do so.
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TE/GE 2019 Program Letter
January 15, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued the Tax Exempt & Government Entities (TE/GE) 2019 Program Letter with details of their plans for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Finding the Best Talent for Your Not-for-Profit in a Tight Labor ...
January 14, 2019
Hiring the right people is a crucial step for any organization. Even more so in the not-for-profit sector where budgets and resources often run a bit leaner.
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2019 is Here – Is Your HR Team Ready?
January 14, 2019
Our Human Resources consultants put together this HR Checklist to guide you in your efforts to remain compliant and implement best practices in 2019.
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The New Model for Lease Accounting’s Impact on the Construction...
January 10, 2019
With the issuance of ASU 2016-02, Leases, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) made changes to accounting standards for leases that will have a significant impact on many companies’ balance sheets including construction and real estate industry businesses.
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Back to the Basics – Compute and Spend
January 10, 2019
What all goes into the total costs of computing? Let's apply the concepts of computing costs to other scenarios to see the cost efficiency of cloud computing.
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Why your B2B PR strategy shouldn’t be “Wall Street Journal or...
January 9, 2019
A B2B company’s PR activities should aid sales efforts by increasing awareness of its products and services among customers and prospects. So, it makes perfect sense to seek frequent coverage in publications read by these audiences. Trade publications typically offer free subscriptions to relevant industry professionals.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Update on Government Shutdown an...
January 9, 2019
There was some uncertainty that if the shutdown continued, it might impact the issuance of tax refunds for the upcoming filing season from 2018 individual tax returns. The IRS announced on January 7, 2019 the following:
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Outsourced Production – New Ideas in D365 for Finance and Opera...
January 9, 2019
Outsourced production is important in the manufacturing industry, and Dynamics 365 has a few ideas on how to capitalize on it.
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Enabling Remote Desktop Gateway UDP Transport
January 8, 2019
The RD Gateway role is used for secure connectivity to Remote Desktop Services via the Internet. Here's how to enable Remote Desktop Gateway UDP Transport.
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How to Create an Employee Directory With SharePoint Online
January 7, 2019
Everyone has their own ways of looking up employee info within their company, but what about with SharePoint? Here's how to create a SharePoint employee directory.
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Sikich Series on Business Succession Planning: How Much is My Bus...
January 7, 2019
From an owner’s perspective, the most important items that stem from a valuation are: the things in your business that you need to keep an eye on, what valuing a business means to you, and what do you net out in your proceeds – meaning, what cash do you walk away with.
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An Architecture Firm’s Success Story With Implementing Dyna...
January 4, 2019
Are you worried about overhauling your CRM and ERP solutions and moving to the cloud? Here's one client's success story with implementing Dynamics 365 in the cloud.
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Standard Mileage Rates for 2019 Released
December 24, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-02 containing the optional standard mileage rates for 2019.This notice details the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup, or panel truck effective January 1.
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: JCT Staff Releases Long-Awaited “B...
December 21, 2018
The JCT Staff issued on December 20, 2018 its “General Explanation of Public Law 115-97.” The Blue Book addresses various provisions in last year’s tax bill and presents Congress’ intent on all the items in the bill as they were drafted.
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Explosion Options for Advanced Users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 an...
December 21, 2018
Many Dynamics users have run explosions for years without noticing the options available.These Dynamics 365 explosion options can be important, and here's how to use them.
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Gantt Chart Colors – No Longer a Mystery
December 20, 2018
If you're unsure how to set the Gantt chart colors in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, we've fully solved the mystery for you.
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Tax practice joins Sikich’s Milwaukee office
December 19, 2018
Professional services firm Sikich announced Wednesday that it will expand its presence in Milwaukee with the addition of Mick Goossen, Bill Nortman, Tammy Lindvig, Steve Grunewald, Rebecca Giombi and their tax practice.
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SD-WAN: Simplifying Critical Connectivity
December 19, 2018
There are many SD-WAN benefits, but perhaps its biggest benefit is its ability to simplify critical connectivity management.
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3 Reasons Chief Security Officers Should Have PR on Speed Dial
December 19, 2018
If every executive or chief security officer considered the long-term effects that crises like data breaches or other reputational issues could have on their organization, they would no doubt seek the experience of public relations professionals to help craft their communications plan.
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