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SBA Releases Updated PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Forms
June 22, 2020
On June 17, 2020, the SBA issued updates to its PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Forms (Form 3508) based on changes...
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Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance
June 22, 2020
On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council adopted the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance to take effect on July 1,...
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IRS Offers Tax Relief to Individuals Impacted by COVID-19 for Ret...
June 22, 2020
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, qualified individuals can receive favorable tax treatment for distributions from...
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How to Keep Your Dynamics 365 Implementation Project on Track Dur...
June 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many projects and business processes to a screeching halt. These projects can include new software platform implementations,...
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Federal Reserve Releases Guidance on “Main Street Lending P...
June 19, 2020
With all the buzz around the COVID-19 pandemic hardship loan programs, the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is probably one...
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Salesforce High Velocity Sales for Inside Sales Reps
June 19, 2020
Insides sales focuses on selling to prospects and customers from a desk. Insides sales reps do not travel; they instead...
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Talent Acquisition Strategies During COVID-19 and Beyond: Part 2
June 19, 2020
Once an organization has calibrated their digital recruiting practices as described in Part 1, there are several ways for companies...
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A Dozen Reasons to Review Your Financial and Estate Plans
June 18, 2020
In the face of volatile times and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are countless reasons to review and...
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Thick as IP Thieves
June 18, 2020
Organizations want to believe that they can trust their employees with intellectual property (IP) security. In fact, to even hint...
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Top 8 Reasons You Need Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud Right Now
June 17, 2020
By now, all manufacturing companies should have heard about the digital transformation movement. Many companies are just now starting to digitize. When...
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Proposed Regulations & FAQs for Not-for-Profit Organizations...
June 17, 2020
The IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Wage Excise Tax and FAQs on NOL Carrybacks The IRS has stayed busy during the...
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8 Actions to Position Your Business for Success NOW
June 16, 2020
8 Actions to Position Your Business for Success NOW Your playbook as the economy reopens WITH THE REOPENING OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, EVERY...
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A Business Guide to COVID-19
June 16, 2020
Navigating recovery, continuity and growth We believe challenging times carry valuable lessons, even if they aren’t apparent in the moment. So even...
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NetSuite Queries 101: Saved Searches
June 16, 2020
NetSuite Saved Searches are a great tool for creating queries that can help pinpoint and store data for analysis and...
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Salesforce Summer 2020 Highlights
June 15, 2020
The Salesforce Summer 2020 release was originally set to launch back in June, but due to COVID-19, the company pushed...
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Strategies to Rebalance Your 401(k) Portfolio and Investments
June 12, 2020
In 2020, there has been considerable volatility in the financial markets. After the S&P 500 hit record highs in February, we saw declines of more than 30 percent during the month of March. In April, the markets...
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Critical Investment Strategies for Not-For-Profits During COVID-1...
June 11, 2020
As businesses in industries across the board continue to adapt to the unique challenges presented by COVID-19, many not-for-profit organizations had...
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Talent Acquisition Strategies During COVID-19 and Beyond: Par...
June 10, 2020
Following the record-high national unemployment rate of 14.7 percent in April 2020, many organizations continue to face challenges involving business slowdown and significant...
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Master Planning Safety Margins: How They Work and How to Use Them...
June 10, 2020
Software version used: Content is valid for all older versions The safety margin or safety time in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations changes...
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Passwordless Authentication
June 9, 2020
Passwordless authentication? Typical reactions to this phrase include “how is that possible?” or “how is that secure?” Passwords have been...
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Sikich expands retirement plan services team with addition of Mar...
June 9, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS — June 9, 2020 — Marie Marks recently joined Sikich as a senior specialist on the company’s retirement plan services...
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Tech Challenges in the Phases of Life Sciences Organizations: the...
June 8, 2020
After the clinical trials phase, we move into the last phase of the life cycle—life sciences commercialization phase. Some of the...
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Tech Challenges in the Phases of Life Sciences Organizations: the...
June 8, 2020
After the IPO phase, we get to the next phase's tech challenges: life sciences clinical trials phase. We know that your...
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CROs Can Thrive Through Global Industry Change While Streamlining...
June 8, 2020
Playing a critical role in the development of new pharmaceutical products and medical devices, clinical research organizations (CRO) are subject...
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The COVID-19 Crisis Impact on the Agriculture Industry
June 8, 2020
Congress has acted quickly to provide industry-wide relief during these uncertain economic times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including: Coronavirus...
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Indiana $10,000 Small Business Restart Program
June 8, 2020
Indiana has recently announced a new business grant that is available to certain small Indiana companies that have not taken...
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President Signs the “Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Ac...
June 5, 2020
Capital Corner - Sikich’s Analysis of Tax Developments in Washington WATCH THE WEBINAR On June 5, 2020, the President signed H.R.7010, “The...
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Cisco Security Advisory
June 4, 2020
Your workstation and servers aren't the only operating systems (OSes) that require patching. Firewalls, routers, and switches run OSes of...
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Maureen Aebi Featured in Financial Advisor
June 4, 2020
Maureen Aebi was quoted in an article by Financial Advisor. In this piece, Maureen provides insight on opportunity zones (OZ)...
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The 2019 IRA Contribution Deadline Is Extended
June 4, 2020
Due to the coronavirus tax filing extension, there's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2019. You have...
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