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COVID-19
Preparing Your Teams to Return to Work
May 6, 2020
In the coming days and weeks, states will begin to initiate their COVID-19 reopening plans, bringing millions of employees, customers...
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Today’s opportunity: Build resilience
May 6, 2020
I’ve thought a lot about resilience recently – how it’s helped individuals overcome some of the worst hardships imaginable; how,...
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Introducing Microsoft’s Take on RPA: UI Flows
May 6, 2020
Microsoft published UI Flows late in 2019 as part of the Power Platform. UI Flows are Microsoft’s take on Robotic...
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Borrowers Certification of Economic Need and Uncertainty for PPP ...
May 5, 2020
Updates as of May 6: the SBA extended the date for borrowers seeking to repay PPP loans from May 7...
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Ransomware Regret?
May 4, 2020
Ransomware is one of the most common and prevalent forms of malware that targets both personal and business computer systems....
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Financial Planning Series: Step 5 Asset Allocation
May 4, 2020
Answering: What is Asset Allocation? https://youtu.be/lo6MrkNVf0c Asset allocation is a fancy term that generally means how much you have in stocks and...
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PowerToys in Windows 10 – Shortcut Guide
May 4, 2020
This blog was originally part 4 of a 4 part series on PowerToys. However, as with everything Microsoft, PowerToys has...
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Antony Nettleton to lead Sikich’s assurance team
May 4, 2020
CHICAGO — May 4, 2020 — Antony Nettleton, former global leader of assurance, quality and enterprise risk for Grant Thornton International,...
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SBA Allows Borrowers to Return PPP Loans if Unable to Show Loan N...
May 1, 2020
Updates as of May 6: the SBA extended the date for borrowers seeking to repay PPP loans from May 7...
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Vulnerability Allows Malicious Domain Registration
May 1, 2020
I recently was reading a publication on security and came across this major zero-day vulnerability that has affected many different...
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Disaster Plan Considerations for Shortages in Available Staff
May 1, 2020
Disaster recovery testing scenarios too often consist of a random technical outage that focuses on the IT department, some managers/developers,...
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Rethink Customer Engagement with Salesforce Communities
April 30, 2020
Salesforce has created a community space for sharing information and collaborating with those essential to your business. This collaborative solution...
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Office 365 Deployment – You’re Not Done Yet
April 30, 2020
When it comes to Microsoft Office 365, many organizations go through the setup process until they get their software working and...
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Webinar: Composite Score and Financial Responsibility Changes
April 29, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_VOLMF6rKo&feature=youtu.be Join our expert Raymond Krouse, CPA as he covers how recent accounting standards required the Department of Education to modify...
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How Account Executives and Client Account Managers at Sikich Diff...
April 29, 2020
Meet our Account Executives Sikich’s Account Executives are in charge of meeting potential clients and introducing them to Sikich and Sikich’s...
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Uses of Work Policies for Dynamics 365
April 29, 2020
Dynamics 365 Work Policies are a Warehouse Management functionality in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) you can apply...
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Section 139 Offers Opportunities for Businesses and Employees Dur...
April 28, 2020
Business leaders across the country, while struggling themselves, are looking for ways to assist their employees impacted by the COVID-19...
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The Technical Prerequisites for Microsoft Teams for Remote Work
April 28, 2020
Many organizations have rapidly shifted to remote work. The scope of the shift to remote work varies widely depending on...
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Office 365: Introducing Security Defaults
April 27, 2020
In a recent blog post from a member of Microsoft’s Security and Protection Team, an announcement was made in regards to the...
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First Estimated Payment for New Oregon CAT Due April 30th
April 27, 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, Oregon enacted a Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) with the goal to raise $1 billion of annual...
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Adapt Internal Controls for the Changing Environment
April 24, 2020
The remote workforce presents a myriad of opportunities for fraudsters We live in a rapidly changing world with new and unforeseen...
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Phase 3.5 Offers Additional Funding for Business Loans, Hospitals...
April 24, 2020
Congress and the President Respond to the Coronavirus Congressional leaders and the Administration reached an agreement this week on the latest...
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Sikich ERP (D365) Solution Success in ETO Manufacturing
April 24, 2020
Sikich is a veteran consulting services company in the Engineer-to-Order (ETO manufacturing) vertical. We have faced very similar business requirements...
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Accounting Methods for the Paycheck Protection Program Loan
April 23, 2020
As legislation is passed at an increased speed to combat challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis, accounting methods for the...
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Proposed Deferral of Lease Standards Due to COVID-19 Business Int...
April 23, 2020
On April 8, 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed the deferral of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases...
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4 Ways Salesforce Lightning Can Improve Your Business
April 22, 2020
Salesforce Lightning has grown leaps and bounds since it was introduced in 2014. Why should you give it a second...
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Webinar: Fraud and Effective Controls
April 21, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_lDkJqny84 Our experts identify those areas in which local governments are more susceptible and the numerous fraud risks faced by agencies...
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Manufacturers Face Business Interruptions Like No Other: A Roundt...
April 21, 2020
As industries across the U.S. are impacted by the COVID-19 crisis— from having to temporarily shut down operations or limit...
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COVID-19 Guide for Not-for-Profit Organizations
April 20, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our day-to-day, we are presented with unprecedented challenges that force the not-for-profit industry...
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Statement on Auditing Standards 134: What You Need To Know for Yo...
April 20, 2020
Your organization’s audit might not be top-of-mind at the moment due to changing legislation relative to COVID-19. That said, it’s...
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