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How to Ensure That Your Cloud and Overall IT Planning and Budgeti...

April 25, 2018

Not so long ago, moving server workloads to the cloud sounded risky. That has changed as cloud technology continues to...

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Oversight Over Outsourced Service Providers and Review of a SOC 1...

April 23, 2018

Many employee benefit plans (the Plan) engage consultants (such as record keepers, trustees, and custodians) to provide services and process...

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Forfeitures, Revenue Sharing and ERISA Accounts: Here’s What Yo...

April 23, 2018

Forfeitures in Defined Contribution Plans The term forfeiture comes from Internal Revenue Code Section 411, which addresses vesting requirements for qualified...

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Want to be Eligible for the New 2018 Employer Tax Credit? Take th...

April 23, 2018

Congress signed a new tax act into law in January that will have federal tax credit implications for 2018. To...

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HSA Contribution Limit: Changes and What It Means for You

April 23, 2018

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions for family coverage decreased from $6,900 to $6,850....

ERP

Top 10 Reasons to Host ERP in the Azure Cloud

April 18, 2018

By now you've heard countless arguments about why moving your ERP solution to the cloud is the smartest decision your...

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Attracting & Retaining Talent in the Trade Industry

April 16, 2018

The U.S. commercial and residential construction industry is booming with work; spending on new projects peaked at $1 trillion in...

ERP

Introducing the Sikich NetSuite Prendio Connector

April 16, 2018

The Sikich NetSuite Prendio Connector is intended to provide clients with a solution that integrates their NetSuite ERP application with...

Technology

How SD-WAN Is Changing Business in the Cloud

April 12, 2018

By now you've probably heard of SD-WAN. It's a hot buzzword and like other buzzwords, the meaning is often attention...

Technology

Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

April 12, 2018

On April 2, 2018, Microsoft released a new SaaS (software as a service) offering as part of the Dynamics family,...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: A Company’s Response to Tax Reform...

April 11, 2018

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“TCJA”) was signed into law. This was comprehensive tax legislation—the...

Technology

How Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Works

April 11, 2018

Now that we know what Dynamics 365 Business Central is and the value it can deliver, how does the licensing...

Technology

Incorporating reCAPTCHA in NetSuite Forms

April 11, 2018

NetSuite provides the ability to create online forms that can feed your leads, prospects, and other record types in your...

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How to Create a Microsoft Flow Directly From Email

April 10, 2018

Lately I’ve really been digging into Microsoft Flow and Azure Logic Apps. One of my favorite features in Flow is...

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Tax Reform Legislation Whitepaper

April 9, 2018

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Your Amazon Business Playbook

April 9, 2018

  Your Amazon Business Playbook   How distributors are forming strategy around competing or joining with Amazon Business Get the eBook Now [gravityform id="69" title="false"...

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Not-for-Profits and Restricted Assets: What You Need to Know

April 9, 2018

Not-for-profit organizations are required to follow specific guidelines when it comes to accounting and financial reporting—particularly when involving restricted assets....

Technology

How to Rename Custom Fields in NetSuite

April 5, 2018

The ability to add a custom field to forms in NetSuite is a great feature that allows you to change...

Technology

Should I Move My File Server to the Cloud?

April 4, 2018

Multiple times per week, I’m discussing the idea of a traditional on-premises file server versus moving to the cloud. Moving...

Technology

What is SD-WAN and Why Should You Care?

April 2, 2018

Your deadline is coming up and you're working feverishly to finish a project, when the Internet dies. Okay, the Internet...

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Tackling Inventory Dilemmas in a Connected World

March 30, 2018

Tackle Inventory Dilemmas in this Connected World   Master current supply-chain wide trends and techniques with ERP software in this downloadable eBook Get...

Technology

NetSuite Will No Longer Support TLS 1.0 or 1.1 as of April 21, 20...

March 30, 2018

TLS is Transport Layer Security and is an industry standard designed to protect the privacy of information communicated over the...

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Administration Announces New Tariffs – Analysis and Observa...

March 29, 2018

On March 8, 2018 President Trump announced global tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports. The...

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Strategic Marketing: Build your Marketing Plan with GOST Framewor...

March 29, 2018

Strengthen Your Marketing Plan with a Strategic Planning Framework  Your marketing plan is a crucial component of your business plan. And...

Technology

How to Convert Phone Number Types in Skype for Business Online

March 29, 2018

Skype for Business makes it easy for businesses to simplify their infrastructures with one platform for calling, conferencing, video, and...

Security

A Risk-Based Approach to Maximizing Security Control Investments

March 27, 2018

Buying the latest and greatest, best-of-breed security solutions without employing a risk-based approach to security is not a sound strategy...

Accounting

NetSuite CSV Import: Import Credit Memo and Apply to Invoice

March 26, 2018

NetSuite supports the ability to import a Credit Memo and apply it to a Sales Invoice in the process. This...

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Congress Passes Appropriations Bill with Several Tax Provisions

March 26, 2018

Early on March 23, 2018 Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R.1625 – “CAA” or the “Act”). This Act...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: “Grain Glitch” Gone R...

March 26, 2018

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (“CAA”) passed Congress and was signed into law by President Trump on March 23,...

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Sikich to support clients with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Ce...

March 23, 2018

The latest version of Microsoft Dynamics helps companies improve efficiency and gain enhanced business insights CHICAGO — March 23, 2018 —...