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Payroll Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions: Part 1
June 15, 2021
Despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brought organizations, the merger and acquisition (M&A) market endured, and we continue to see an...
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Lease Accounting: Key Concepts
June 15, 2021
Click here and check out the Sikich Lessee Ledger tool Private companies and organizations that have not yet adopted the provisions...
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How Salesforce CPQ Can Optimize Your Organization
June 15, 2021
Have you heard about Salesforce CPQ recently? Looking to learn more about it? You’re in the right place! WHAT IS SALESFORCE...
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BC or FO – Which Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP is my budget be...
June 14, 2021
There are two modern cloud ERP options from Microsoft: Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) and Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply...
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Press Reset and Prepare for Stability: Personal Finance Strategie...
June 10, 2021
Click below to watch. https://youtu.be/FXJhs53zIGA Investment advisory services offered through Sikich Financial, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Securities offered through Triad Advisors,...
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Jerry Murphy Appears in Smart Industry
June 10, 2021
Jerry Murphy's article, "Study: Manufacturers optimistic about the future, despite growing pains," was featured by Smart Industry. Jerry, CPA, CMA, CGMA,...
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Lease Accounting: What is an Embedded Lease?
June 10, 2021
Lease accounting rules are soon to change for private companies with the adoption of the provisions of ASC 842, Leases....
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Why attitude really is everything
June 9, 2021
No matter who you are or what you do, everyone goes through life experiences that require us to be resilient....
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The New Lease Accounting Standard: Practical Implications
June 8, 2021
Lease accounting rules are soon to change for private companies that have not yet adopted the provisions of ASC 842,...
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Retirement Plan Changes: What You Need to Know Webinar Recording
June 8, 2021
Watch the webinar here: https://youtu.be/fq_Od5kLiz4
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Jim Brandenburg Article Featured in WICPA Magazine
June 8, 2021
Jim Brandenburg authored an article on pandemic relief and the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which was featured in the Wisconsin...
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Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Highlights
June 8, 2021
Salesforce releases updates to its platform three times a year (Spring, Summer, Winter). We now arrive at the Salesforce Summer...
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Pandemic exposes manufacturing supply chain weaknesses, report fi...
June 8, 2021
CHICAGO — June 8, 2021 — Nearly all respondents (93%) to a recent industry survey said they experienced supply chain challenges...
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Selecting the Right Tool to Comply with the New Lease Accounting ...
June 3, 2021
If you haven’t already implemented the new lease accounting standards under FASB ASC Topic 842 or GASB Statement 87, the...
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How to Start a Cloud-Hosted Environment via Email
June 3, 2021
Most organizations utilizing cloud-hosted tier-1 environments are using some form of auto start and stop to help manage their Azure...
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6 Ways Salesforce Can Improve Performance in Insurance Agencies &...
June 2, 2021
When implemented into an Insurance Agency or MGA, Salesforce is a great solution that can create improvement across the board....
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Private OEMs – Are you ready for the new lease standard changes...
June 1, 2021
At Sikich, we have a large number of clients that operate in the Capital Goods sector – including OEM (and...
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Updates to the Accounting Standards for Gifts-in-Kind and How The...
May 28, 2021
In September 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-07, Presentation and Disclosures by...
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Employee Retention Credit and American Families Plan Webinar Reco...
May 28, 2021
watch the Employee Retention Credit and American Families Plan webinar recording. Download the slides here. https://youtu.be/xYVyxrp7Ukc
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Employee Retention Credit and American Families Plan
May 27, 2021
https://youtu.be/xYVyxrp7Ukc The Employee Retention Credit and American Families Plan May 27, 2021
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Careers in manufacturing: more sophisticated than most think
May 26, 2021
Authored by Jerry Murphy, leader of Sikich’s manufacturing and distribution team, and Mark Denzler, President of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association...
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Using Microsoft Edge from a Server Operating System – Intro...
May 26, 2021
When I need an actual browser on a Microsoft Windows server operating system (Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016,...
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Executive Compensation Fundamentals – Are You Competitively Rew...
May 25, 2021
As organizations prepare themselves for a post-COVID-19 environment, many are well positioned for extensive growth and recovery. A surprising number...
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Brand consistency in a digital world
May 25, 2021
Are you leveraging marketing materials, social media and a website to effectively promote who you are as an organization? Is...
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Dynamics 365 Business Central or Finance and Supply Chain Managem...
May 24, 2021
For organizations already on one of the on-premise (or hosted) Microsoft solutions, Microsoft Dynamics GP, SL, NAV or AX, you...
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Ask Application Vendors All the Right Questions
May 24, 2021
While working with application vendors on projects, it's important to ask all the questions. For example, last month I was...
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Why You Should be Using the Microsoft Teams Mobile App
May 21, 2021
Most people who are new to Teams think of it as the app they launch on their desktop or laptop...
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Q&A on M&D Pulse Survey Report Findings: Business Succe...
May 19, 2021
Interview conducted by The Agency at Sikich with partner-in-charge of CPA Consulting Services and Business Succession Planning professional, Ray Lampner In...
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Is Your Company Prepared to Implement the New Lease Accounting St...
May 18, 2021
The revised deadline for implementing the new lease accounting standards (ASC 842) for private companies is fast approaching. Private companies are...
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NetSuite New Release Process
May 18, 2021
Every year, NetSuite comes out with two major releases in order to introduce new features and fix bugs. With each...
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