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Overhead vs. General and Administrative Costs – What’s the Di...
March 23, 2022
As a government contractor, you are required to properly segregate and track your costs in accordance with the standards defined...
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What You Need to Know about the Illinois Equal Pay Act
March 23, 2022
If you’re a private employer with 100 or more employees, it’s important you understand what the State of Illinois now...
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D365 Cloud ERP 101: BI and Analytics Planning
March 23, 2022
D365 Cloud ERP 101: BI & Analytics Planning TAKE INVENTORY OF DATA SOURCES If the architecture isn’t designed properly, you run the...
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Salesforce Spring ’22 Release Highlights
March 22, 2022
Salesforce releases updates to its platform three times a year (Spring, Summer, Winter), and the Spring '22 release has finally...
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Sikich Earns Great Place to Work™ Certification
March 21, 2022
CHICAGO, Ill. – March 21, 2022 – For a second consecutive year, Sikich has been recognized as a “Great Place...
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Why Insurance Companies Should Invest in Artificial Intelligence
March 21, 2022
Having an engineering background, I am programmed to build my list of things to do and check them off when...
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Standing with Ukraine
March 18, 2022
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen statements from organizational leaders condemning Russian leadership’s senseless attacks on Ukraine. I’ve seen...
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Using Microsoft Word Templates in Dynamics 365 CE
March 18, 2022
Microsoft Word templates can be quite useful inside Dynamics 365 CRM (D365 CE), especially when a user wants to dynamically...
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14 Tips for Successful CRM
March 17, 2022
The very mention of a CRM project gives some organizational leadership heartburn, or at the very least, a great deal...
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Changes for 2022 Filing Season & Tips For A Smooth Audit Pro...
March 16, 2022
https://youtu.be/nJ9dGuzh284 Changes For 2022 Filing Season & Tips For A Smooth Audit Process March 16, 2022 Learn more from Sikich on new auditing...
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Leveraging Retirement Plans to Attract and Retain Talent
March 15, 2022
Amid the current labor shortage construction and real estate companies face, employers are finding new ways to attract and retain...
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How to Fill Talent Gaps in Not-For-Profits
March 15, 2022
https://youtu.be/YcYx27QNFYE HOW TO FILL TALENT GAPS IN NOT-FOR-PROFITS March 15, 2022 In this webinar, we'll discuss what our team is seeing in the...
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How to Optimize Salesforce and Maximize Your ROI
March 11, 2022
[eBOOK]SALESFORCE SUCCESS: a guide to optimize salesforce and maximize your roi Whether you are investigating Salesforce and the potential ways to leverage...
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Glen Birnbaum Featured in Financial Advisor
March 9, 2022
Glen Birnbaum was quoted in the Financial Advisor article, “One Way to Cope with IRS Chaos May be a Tax...
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Tax Legislation to Expect in 20222
March 9, 2022
https://youtu.be/HDIJcESOSJE Tax Legislation to Expect in 2022 March 9, 2022 The Sikich Tax team discusses additional federal tax legislation in 2022 including the...
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Three common misconceptions about implementing robotics in manufa...
March 8, 2022
Talent shortages aren’t going away anytime soon. To fill in the gap, it’s important to consider alternative options, such as...
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Infographic: The Resiliency Imperative – Charting the Scope...
March 7, 2022
The issues that now limit the free flow of U.S. imports and exports have simmered for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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Sikich HEADSTART ERP Implementation for Associations
March 3, 2022
We've covered multiple times how our HEADSTART program is beneficial for manufacturers and distributors, especially when it comes to managing...
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Common Findings Corner: Top 10 Compliance & Program Review F...
March 2, 2022
Quick hits on hot topics for higher education institutions The Department of Education hosted the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Conference...
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 in Distribution: Warehouse Management (WMS...
March 2, 2022
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain (D365FSC) is Microsoft's premium business application suite, built exactly for modern distribution. Combining...
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Updates on the Return to Title IV Calculation
March 1, 2022
The Department of Education introduced updates to the Return to Title IV (R2T4) calculation requirements that became effective on July...
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Why Should Your Business Team Up With a Managed Security Services...
March 1, 2022
Today, practically every business generates data and depends on technology to serve customers and manage its operations. That also means...
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Outlook on 2022 Federal Tax Legislation
February 28, 2022
Last year brought a significant amount of legislative activity in Congress. Beginning with the American Rescue Plan in March, the...
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Common Findings Corner: The National Emergency Extension
February 28, 2022
Quick hits on hot topics for higher education institutions On February 18, 2022, President Biden extended the national emergency concerning the...
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Thinking About a New ERP? Readiness Factors Continued.
February 28, 2022
In a previous Sikich blog post, “Thinking About a New ERP? Top 5 Readiness Factors,” I concluded by suggesting that...
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SECURE Act Impacts Long-Term Part-Time Employees
February 28, 2022
The SECURE Act, enacted on December 20, 2019, includes a provision that expands eligibility to certain "long-term part-time" employees. Section...
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Fact or Fiction – Microsoft for Manufacturers
February 25, 2022
I was recently interviewed, along with Joe Piombino, on a Sikich Live regarding Microsoft in manufacturing. You can likely attest...
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Connecting and Transforming Manufacturing Operations With PLM
February 24, 2022
Even after manufacturers deploy a modern, powerful ERP system like Microsoft Dynamics 365, teams of engineers, product managers, procurement and...
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Get Ready: Microsoft Cloud Licensing Is Changing
February 23, 2022
You might have heard that Microsoft is changing the terms and prices of its cloud software offerings for businesses. The...
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