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Mergers and Acquisitions During a Downturn Part 1: The Buyer’s ...

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Mergers and Acquisitions During a Downturn Part 1: The Buyer’s ...

A downturn in economic activity—particularly one as severe as the crisis in 2008 or the current COVID-19 recession of 2020—understandably...

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A world without offices?

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A world without offices?

The coronavirus pandemic has caused significant hardship and has forced us to look at much of life through a new...

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Depreciation Planning for Real Estate Like-Kind Exchanges

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Depreciation Planning for Real Estate Like-Kind Exchanges

A “like-kind exchange,” or “Section 1031 exchange,” allows real estate investors that incur gains on real property sales to reinvest...

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Dynamics Nav to Dynamics 365 BC Cloud Promotion

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Dynamics Nav to Dynamics 365 BC Cloud Promotion

Nowadays, many companies are leaving their comfort zone of an on-premises ERP and taking the plunge to move their network...

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The Importance of Practicing Incident Response

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The Importance of Practicing Incident Response

During times of stress, you can find kind people helping. Unfortunately, you can also find people trying to exploit vulnerabilities...

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The Importance of a Warranty on IT Equipment

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The Importance of a Warranty on IT Equipment

Today many people who manage their company's IT infrastructure understand the importance of server warranties. To make it easier, most...

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2020 Blueprint: Succession Planning for the Construction Industry...

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2020 Blueprint: Succession Planning for the Construction Industry...

Business succession planning is a process of continuous preparation and risk management and is more applicable than ever, as 2020...

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Not-for-profit Leadership Transition Planning

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Not-for-profit Leadership Transition Planning

Leadership transition planning for any organization is a challenge. For mission-driven organizations, these transitions can be even more daunting, as...

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Reasons Why ERP Projects Fail or Underperform

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Reasons Why ERP Projects Fail or Underperform

We've gone over before the nine signs that your ERP project is failing, but why do these ERP projects fail? Spectacular...

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Sikich’s 2020 M&D Report Featured in Accounting Today ...

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Sikich’s 2020 M&D Report Featured in Accounting Today ...

Sikich's 2020 Manufacturing & Distribution Report was featured in Accounting Today, AiThority, Monitor Daily, MultiBriefs and Insurance Business America.This year's report...

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Overtime Rules in 2020

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Overtime Rules in 2020

Effective January 2020, new overtime rules apply according to the Department of Labor. This will affect many employers, as millions...

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Acquisition of Heinold Banwart Featured In Accounting Today and M...

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Acquisition of Heinold Banwart Featured In Accounting Today and M...

The acquisition of Heinold Banwart was featured in Accounting Today, CBS TV Peoria, the Chicago Business Journal and the Daily Herald.Sikich announced...

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What Buyers And Sellers Can Expect To Change In The Financial Due...

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What Buyers And Sellers Can Expect To Change In The Financial Due...

As both short-term and lasting impacts continue to unfold the further we move through the era of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Sikich’s 2020 M&D Report Featured in Multiple Publicat...

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Sikich’s 2020 M&D Report Featured in Multiple Publicat...

Sikich's 2020 Manufacturing & Distribution Report was featured in The Fabricator, Manufacturing Tomorrow, Manufacturing Best Practices and Supply Chain Best Practices.This...

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How an Essential Industry Can Carry on and Thrive

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How an Essential Industry Can Carry on and Thrive

Our societies couldn’t continue without the structures construction companies create. These businesses always seem to achieve amazing results in spite...

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Sikich expands central Illinois presence with acquisition of Hein...

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Sikich expands central Illinois presence with acquisition of Hein...

CHICAGO — July 23, 2020 — Sikich announced Thursday that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the...

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2020/2021 Dynamics GP Enhancement Renewal Promotion

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2020/2021 Dynamics GP Enhancement Renewal Promotion

Microsoft has released a great new Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central promotion starting in June 2020 for all...

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Manufacturers and distributors neglect key cybersecurity activiti...

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Manufacturers and distributors neglect key cybersecurity activiti...

CHICAGO — July 22, 2020 — Less than 40% of respondents in Sikich’s 2020 Manufacturing and Distribution Report said they perform...

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Microsoft Power Automate: How to Set Up Automatic Replies From Sh...

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Microsoft Power Automate: How to Set Up Automatic Replies From Sh...

A common request from clients who utilize shared mailboxes for communication between their customers is to configure automated responses. Most...

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Is your Documentation up to Par?

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Is your Documentation up to Par?

Tips to ensure proper documentation of retirement plan committee meetings If your organization offers its employees retirement plan benefits, then you...

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Microsoft’s New GP 18.2 Enhancements

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Microsoft’s New GP 18.2 Enhancements

Microsoft has released their "What's new in Dynamics GP" for version 18.2. There are some really great enhancements in this...

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Azure Classic Deployment Issues

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Azure Classic Deployment Issues

As a Tier 1 Cloud Service Provider, almost all of our work on Azure is done under the CSP program....

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Single Audit – Recent Developments from the Office of Managemen...

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Single Audit – Recent Developments from the Office of Managemen...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently issued a memorandum repealing previously issued guidance on the extension of time...

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Sikich Investment Banking successfully completes refinancing for ...

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Sikich Investment Banking successfully completes refinancing for ...

CHICAGO — July 16, 2020 — C&L Tiling, Inc., a leading manufacturer of plastic pipe and tile drainage solutions for agricultural...

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About Salesforce Einstein Chatbots

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About Salesforce Einstein Chatbots

A chatbot gets its name from chat robot, a computer program that simulates human conversation via text or text-to-speech. These...

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Accounting and Reporting: CARES Act Funds for Governmental Entiti...

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Accounting and Reporting: CARES Act Funds for Governmental Entiti...

In response to the novel Coronavirus, many governments had to incur unplanned costs as they dealt with the impacts of...

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SBA Releases Identities of PPP Loan Borrowers

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SBA Releases Identities of PPP Loan Borrowers

On July 6, 2020, the SBA released identifying information of the borrowers who took out a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...

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6 Ways a Unified Commerce Solution Can Completely Transform Your ...

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6 Ways a Unified Commerce Solution Can Completely Transform Your ...

It's tempting to believe that a "unified commerce solution" is the latest buzzword in the retail industry. However, it's not. In...

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Managing Cash Flows During Times of Uncertainty

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Managing Cash Flows During Times of Uncertainty

During times of uncertainty, understanding your not-for-profit organization’s cashflow becomes a valuable tool so you can better navigate your options, manage cash and direct management decisions. In this article, we explore how to take...

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Rally Kamenova and Andy Powell featured in Arlington Chamber of C...

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Rally Kamenova and Andy Powell featured in Arlington Chamber of C...

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce featured Rally Kamenova and Andy Powell’s article, “Managing Cash Flows During Times of Uncertainty.” This...

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