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How to Calculate the Amount Remaining on a Purchase Order in NetS...
November 30, 2018
While it is easy to add the Quantity and Quantity Received to a saved search, NetSuite does not provide a...
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How to Use Standard or ‘Master’ Routings in Microsoft...
November 29, 2018
In many manufacturing companies, even those with a lot of Engineer-to-Order, many routings are very similar or even identical. For...
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Five 2018 Year-End Tax Tips and Planning Reminders for Individual...
November 28, 2018
This is the first full year with the impact of last year’s comprehensive tax reform legislation. The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” made significant changes for businesses...
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Reducing the Risk, Complexity, and Cost of Compliance and Reporti...
November 28, 2018
For life sciences companies, regulatory compliance never becomes any less complex and stringent. Depending on the exact nature of your...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on N...
November 28, 2018
Among the stated principles in last year’s tax reform legislation, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA) was to promote...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Guidance on New Opportuni...
November 27, 2018
Opportunity Knocks One of the lesser known provisions in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) may soon be a...
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Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors: How Does the Qualif...
November 26, 2018
General Qualified Business Income Deduction Under the tax reform legislation passed in December 2017, individuals with business income from pass-through entities...
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How to Change Windows Default Apps For Your Entire Organization
November 26, 2018
The time may come when as an administrator you need to enforce a handful of default applications for a set...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Changes NOT Included in Tax Cuts and...
November 21, 2018
An “Interest-Free Loan” from the Government - Compliments of LIFO Are you a manufacturer or distributor interested in an interest-free loan from the government?...
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Attention Manufacturers: You Probably Qualify for R&D Tax Cr...
November 21, 2018
In today’s competitive global marketplace, manufacturers must constantly innovate in response to evolving customer needs. The companies that do this will more...
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Workforce Challenges Continue as Top Priority for Manufacturing
November 21, 2018
In the manufacturing arena, recruiting employees is harder now than it has ever been in the past ten years. In fact, according to the Society for Human...
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5 Tips to Market your Business During the Holidays
November 21, 2018
Marketing for the holiday season With the holidays upon us everyone is looking forward to getting into the spirit: spending time...
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The Top Six Ways to Show Employee Appreciation Besides Bonuses Du...
November 21, 2018
‘Tis the season to celebrate your employees and show appreciation for their hard work and commitment. Not every organization has...
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Microsoft’s Power Platform and (Your Business’) Common Data M...
November 20, 2018
Announcement at Ignite 2018 At the recent Microsoft Ignite 2018 Conference, an announcement was made by Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe named...
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WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg Update: What you Need to Know
November 20, 2018
Wordpress 5.0 and Gutenberg WordPress has been a strong content management system (CMS) for over a decade. It’s open-source and user-friendly...
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Boosting the Spending Value of Procurement in Life Sciences Compa...
November 19, 2018
In the spending of most life sciences companies, roughly equal amounts go to CRO engagements and the volume purchasing of...
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Introducing the Regression Suite Automation Tool (RSAT)
November 16, 2018
When we wrote of the new continuous update model for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, we mentioned a new...
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Pursuing the millennial parent: Three tips to reach today’s mom...
November 15, 2018
By Kara HamstraEditor: Mackenzie GorhamThere are 2 billion moms in the world. Yet, a study from Saatchi & Saatchi finds that half...
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Enabling Outstanding Program Management as a Competitive Advantag...
November 15, 2018
When life sciences businesses engage with contract research organizations (CRO) to perform pre-clinical testing and other scientific work, millions of...
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Ensuring the Long-Term Viability of Life Sciences Businesses
November 13, 2018
Life sciences companies often start small, and their business operations may remain so even as the organization and its activities...
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Financial Times names Sikich’s Joe Connell a top retirement adv...
November 12, 2018
Partner at professional services firm appears on the Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers list for the fourth consecutive year CHICAGO...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: American Idle – Post Mid-Term ...
November 9, 2018
The much anticipated 2018 mid-term elections are over. While there are still several unresolved races, there has been a change...
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5 Signs It’s Time to Break Up With Your Dynamics Partner
November 9, 2018
When you sign on with a Dynamics 365 partner, you aren't only asking for assistance with installing the Microsoft Dynamics system....
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Guidance on New Credit for Paid ...
November 9, 2018
Don’t “Leave” Money on the Table by Missing out on this New Tax Incentive The IRS issued guidance on September 24,...
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5 Signs It’s Time to Find a New NetSuite Partner
November 7, 2018
When you sign on with a NetSuite partner, you aren't merely asking for assistance with installing the NetSuite system. You're...
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How to Earn a Reporter Interview Without News
November 7, 2018
It’s a bit of a public relations-style take on the age-old “chicken-or-egg” dilemma: Companies want to be in the news – or, as we’ve heard, “on the front page of The Wall Street Journal.” At...
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By the Numbers: How is your retirement plan doing compared to Ame...
November 6, 2018
Most plan sponsors want to know how their 401(k) plan stacks up to the average plan. This is often the...
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IRS Approves Request for 401(k) Plan-related Student Loan Benefit...
November 6, 2018
The IRS recently released a letter in response to and in favor of an employer’s proposal to amend its plan to offer...
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Updates to Form 1099-R and New Guidance
November 6, 2018
The IRS released an updated 2018 Form 1099-R, “Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-sharing Plans, IRAs, and Insurance Contracts” and...
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Sikich Series on Business Succession Planning: How to Value Your ...
November 5, 2018
There are many reasons a business owner may want or need a business valuation, including negotiating a merger or business...
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