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Sikich Title IV Common Findings Corner – February 2020 Edit...
February 12, 2020
How to Avoid Late Audits An annual compliance and financial audit performed under the Guide for Audits of Proprietary Schools and...
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6 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your B2B Trade Shows
February 11, 2020
Best Practices: B2B Trade Shows Trade shows are a great opportunity . . . to get in front of potential customers,...
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How to Connect to SQL Server Express From Other Servers
February 10, 2020
You're in a situation where SQL Server Express is not allowing connection from other Servers when trying to install Scribe...
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Salesforce Spring 2020 Update Highlights
February 7, 2020
The Salesforce Spring 2020 update promises to deliver expanded innovations across the entire Customer 360 platform, to help produce a...
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SAP ERP Comes to the Microsoft Azure Cloud: Understanding Project...
February 6, 2020
Companies using SAP ERP have until the end of 2025 to transition to SAP S/4HANA. They also have to decide...
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“Twenty for 20:” Twenty Tax Planning Ideas for Construction a...
February 6, 2020
As a new decade begins, will construction and real estate businesses see the ‘roaring twenties’ with continued growth? Or will...
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Troubleshoot Common Speed Related Issues by Testing Bandwidth Bet...
February 5, 2020
In the IT world of troubleshooting, problems happen, and more often than not, the finger-pointing starts. “It is slow database...
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Tips for Installing the GP Annual Update
February 5, 2020
As the year comes to a close, the Sikich team is working hard to install required annual updates for our...
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Windows 7 and Server 2008 End-of-Support
February 4, 2020
Like it or not, January 2020 is here. This means end-of-support for Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2....
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The Repeal of the Parking Tax and Other Changes for NFPs
February 3, 2020
Major changes affecting not-for-profit organizations It’ll come as good news to all tax-exempt organizations that the “parking tax” was repealed and,...
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Engineering and Operations: Successful Collaboration by Deeper PL...
February 3, 2020
In discrete manufacturing, running a business smoothly across departments and functions is challenging, as Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing all possess...
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Turning Generational Change to Your Advantage
January 30, 2020
The power and motivation of your workforce can be a tremendous competitive advantage and ensure the lasting viability of the...
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A Recap of Revenue Recognition for Tax-exempt Entities
January 30, 2020
Times can be trying for not-for-profits (NFPs) applying FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue for Contracts with Customers. As...
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When Should I Start Drawing My Social Security Benefits?
January 29, 2020
Planning for Social Security can be tricky. With so many different caveats and exceptions it can be a daunting task...
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Machinery Manufacturer’s ERP Checklist
January 29, 2020
In our last post, we went over what makes machinery manufacturers different from high volume manufacturers, and therefore, why they...
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Handbook Updates for 2020
January 29, 2020
We’ve rung in the new year and are kicking off a new decade, and now more than ever is the...
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SSL Certificates for Remote Desktop Gateways: Why Choose Thawte?
January 28, 2020
As companies strive to acquire top talent, decentralized, remote workforces are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s business world....
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The Bonding Company and Surety Industry’s View on Revenue Recog...
January 28, 2020
We polled surety and bonding agents to hear their perspective of the impact of revenue recognition on construction contractors For most...
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XrmToolbox Basics
January 27, 2020
With so many tools at our disposal for Microsoft Dynamics CE, all of which help make the work of module configuration...
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Why Machinery Manufacturers Need Different ERP Solutions Than Hig...
January 27, 2020
Vertical or industry vertical manufacturers can be called different names, but we often call them engineer to order, equipment, or...
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Gear up: Technology is upending the status quo in public accounti...
January 27, 2020
Lessons from Leadership
Gear up: Technology is upending the status quo in public accounti...
January 27, 2020
How Technology is Changing the World of Accounting Firms In October of last year, Sears filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....
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Debbie Altham Featured in Manufacturing Business Technology
January 23, 2020
Debbie Altham's article about digital transformation was published in Manufacturing Business Technology. With over 30 years of experience in technology, Debbie...
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CPE Trainings: Tax Levels 1, 2, & 3
January 23, 2020
Register for CPE Training Level of Your Choice Program Description Sikich University is pleased to offer Tax Training Levels 1-3 for your...
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Opportunity Zones: A Case Study
January 23, 2020
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 created a new tax saving vehicle, Opportunity Zones (OZ). The intention of...
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Other Azure Cost Reduction Strategies: Basic, Burstable, and Spot...
January 23, 2020
My previous blog post talked about reducing Azure costs using Reserved Instances and Azure Hybrid Use Rights. Using this strategy,...
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Modern ERP Confronts the AS/400 Platform
January 22, 2020
Companies managing their activities on IBM AS/400 systems or their successor technology, Power Systems, often do so because the software...
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Drew Long Featured in Accounting Today
January 22, 2020
News of Drew Long and Louis Sands' promotions to partner at Sikich was covered in Accounting Today’s "People on the...
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VPN and Security
January 21, 2020
Virtual Private Networks or VPNs are widely used today in business to connect remote workers to their offices and protect...
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Salesforce Service Cloud for Lightning
January 20, 2020
Service cloud is an application within Salesforce that is geared toward making things easier for customer service by providing features...
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DNS over HTTPS – More security for your business!
January 17, 2020
If you created a list with the top 10 most critical technologies that allowed the internet to work, DNS (Domain...
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