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Manufacturing CFO Summit Series: Navigating the New Normal
March 25, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has nearly impacted every business in some way or another, and few industries understand this better than...
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Jerry Murphy Featured in Crain’s Chicago
March 24, 2021
Jerry Murphy was quoted in a Crain's Chicago article about automation in manufacturing. Jerry, CPA, CMA, CGMA, has more than 28...
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Reconciling Differences Between Bank Statements and Business Cash...
March 24, 2021
Does your bank statement accurately report your businesses cash balance? Probably not! Oftentimes, there is a difference in the amount of cash reported...
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Title IV Common Findings Corner: Quick Hits on Hot Topics
March 24, 2021
As the pandemic still strongly lingers and most schools have returned to the routine of in-person education, a new administration...
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Security Awareness Tips for the Hiring Uptrend
March 24, 2021
Forbes recently released an article predicting that employment trends may move up. Moving to COVID-19-free life, new COVID support plans,...
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Welcome Back! Transitioning Back to In-Person Events
March 23, 2021
One fundamental truth that became apparent following the COVID-19 pandemic is that human beings are social creatures who crave interaction....
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Jim Brandenburg is Honored in WICPA Magazine
March 22, 2021
Jim Brandenburg was spotlighted in the WICPA's publication, On Balance, referring to Jim in the title of the feature as...
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Case Study – Process Improvement and System Optimization Post G...
March 19, 2021
Client Background: A financial services organization employed approximately 1,000 staff members at the onset of our assessment. Additionally, they were about...
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IRS Extends Due Date of 2020 Individual Tax Returns to May 17, 20...
March 18, 2021
The IRS announced on March 17, 2021 that it was extending the due date for 2020 individual tax returns from...
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Marco Fernandes Featured in ABC of Metro Washington
March 18, 2021
Marco Fernandes was featured in Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Metro Washington's member spotlight series, where he talks about...
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Jenna Schnizlein and Scott Sanders Featured on the Formulated Aut...
March 18, 2021
Jenna Schnizlein and Scott Sanders were interviewed on the Formulated Automation podcast to discuss Sikich's plans for robotic process automation...
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The American Rescue Plan (CARES 3) Webinar Recording
March 18, 2021
Watch the webinar here: https://youtu.be/lCnDVKb7jSw
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Jim Brandenburg Featured in Financial Advisor March 2021
March 17, 2021
Jim Brandenburg was featured in a Financial Advisor article and was quoted on the Restaurant Revitalization Grant (RRG) as well...
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Control and Grow Your CRO Business With Sikich SuiteSuccess for C...
March 17, 2021
We've written a few blog posts regarding how Sikich SuiteSuccess for CROs can completely transform the CRO business, such as...
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Implementing SAS 136: Assessing if a Section 103(a)(3)(c) Audit i...
March 16, 2021
As plan sponsors and their auditors implement SAS 136, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit...
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Microsoft Teams: Understanding and Setting Your Teams Meeting Opt...
March 16, 2021
With the large shift to remote work over the past year, chances are you are spending at least part of...
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6 Steps to Slay Your Next Virtual Event
March 16, 2021
Since 2020, I’ve had to pivot from in-person events to virtual ones seemingly overnight. Now, I can practically put on...
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Common Findings Corner: Top 10 Compliance Findings
March 15, 2021
As much as everyone wants a clean audit each year, chances are that most audits will contain at least one...
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NetSuite 2021.1 Release Notes for Life Sciences
March 15, 2021
It's March and you know what that means. It is time to start talking about NetSuite's Upcoming Release! Whether your...
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Life Sciences Industry Panel Series: Part 5 – NetSuite Impl...
March 12, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has nearly impacted every business in some way or another, and biotech organizations are no exception. We...
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Building a construction technology foundation to get past the sta...
March 12, 2021
As long as many businesses in the construction industry are reluctant to adopt newer technologies, you can gain a competitive...
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The Future of Title IV Under the New Administration
March 11, 2021
With the change in the administration this November, the higher education industry is in line for some likely changes over...
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American Rescue Plan Passed by Congress – Latest Relief Eff...
March 11, 2021
On March 10, 2021, Congress passed its latest COVID-19 relief legislation. The $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”...
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Cheryl Aschenbrener Featured in BizTimes Milwaukee
March 11, 2021
Cheryl Aschenbrener was quoted in a BizTimes Milwaukee article about the active M&A market during the current COVID-19-era. She said,...
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Transforming Key Areas of the CRO Business with SuiteSuccess for ...
March 11, 2021
With SuiteSuccess for CROs, you can transform routine, yet important processes that most CROs perform manually, using spreadsheets or other...
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Core Vitals, the Next Big Google Update: What You Need to Know.
March 10, 2021
Last year Google announced a new major update to their ranking algorithms. What does that mean? Who does it affect?...
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If You Used On-Premises Exchange Servers Between February and Mar...
March 9, 2021
A hacker group from China has compromised 30,000 Microsoft Exchange U.S.-based on-premises servers and countless more across the world. The...
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2021 GASB Update: Webinar Recording
March 8, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jg4mC6-V10
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Katy Long Appointed to AICPA’s Employee Benefit Plans Exper...
March 8, 2021
Katy Long was recently appointed as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's (AICPA) Employee Benefit Plans...
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Glen Birnbaum Featured on Global Ag Network Podcast
March 2, 2021
Glen Birnbaum was featured on the Global Ag Network’s News Daily podcast, discussing updates to the Paycheck Protection Program. Glen, CPA,...
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