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Retirement Plan Fee Benchmarking for Private Colleges
January 2, 2020
Plan sponsors are expected to understand fees associated with an organization’s retirement plan, as well as to ensure costs are...
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Selecting the Correct HCM Vendor
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge An agricultural cooperative and marketing organization was seeking a consulting firm with experience and expertise in HCM strategic planning...
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Leadership Succession Planning for a Mid-Sized Client
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a second-generation, family-owned agricultural business to help prepare the organization for the transition of a...
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Talent Assessment & Talent Acquisition for a Mid-sized Clien...
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was engaged by a small medical practice to assess their Human Resources function because the organization was experiencing...
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Management Training for a Municipality
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a municipality to help fill the management training gap on Family and Medical Leave, Americans...
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Assisting in the Assessment and Reorganization of a Payroll Depar...
December 24, 2019
Human Resources
Assisting in the Assessment and Reorganization of a Payroll Depar...
December 24, 2019
Client Background We were asked by a leading global Content Delivery Network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service provider to assess their...
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IRS Finalizes Rules For Hardship Withdrawals
December 24, 2019
What you need to know about the final regulations for hardship withdrawals from 401(k) and 403(b) plans On September 19, 2019,...
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You’ve Got Friends in ERP Rescue and Recovery
December 20, 2019
Deployments of today’s cloud-ready ERP solutions are less lengthy and disruptive than the complex projects of the past. When they...
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New Illinois Parking Excise Tax Goes into Effect New Year’s Day...
December 20, 2019
Illinois' statewide tax on parking areas and garages Beginning January 1, 2020, the Parking Excise Tax Act [35 ILCS 525] imposes...
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Assisting in the Implementation of an HCM Vendor
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a leading global diversified media, information and services company to help with the implementation of...
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Independent Assessment of Strategic Plans for New HR Initiatives
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge A regional healthcare provider with 12,000 employees, working in 4 hospitals, 208 clinical settings and administrative offices originally needed...
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Human Resources Assessment: Optimizing Processes and Streamlining...
December 19, 2019
Human Resources
Human Resources Assessment: Optimizing Processes and Streamlining...
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge An existing client reached out for help with their Human Resources (HR) department. At the time, they were undergoing...
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Human Resources Assessment: Assisting a Growing Company
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge Due to changes within the executive team at a manufacturing company, Sikich was asked to complete a Human Resources...
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Transforming Procurement and Vendor Management in Life Sciences C...
December 19, 2019
What if you could gain greater visibility and control of contract and project finances, with more management flexibility, by using...
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Halt Buzas & Powell, Ltd. Acquisition Featured in Accounting...
December 18, 2019
Accounting Today, the Daily Herald & CPA Practice Advisor covered the news of Sikich's acquisition of Halt Buzas & Powell, Ltd...
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2019 Year-End Tax Legislation Enacted
December 18, 2019
UPDATE: This tax legislation was signed by the President on December 20, 2019 so it is now enacted into law. The...
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Workplace Safety Investigation for a Private, Not-for-profit Orga...
December 18, 2019
Human Resources
Workplace Safety Investigation for a Private, Not-for-profit Orga...
December 18, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a private, non-profit organization to conduct a workplace investigation based on an employee complaint surrounding...
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Financial Planning Series: Introduction to Financial Planning
December 18, 2019
Steps of the Financial Planning Process https://youtu.be/GbFmo87yEio Most people spend more time planning for their next vacation than planning for their retirement. When...
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Popular Domain Registrar Breached by Hackers
December 17, 2019
Web.com, owner of top domain registrars NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com, has issued a security notice informing customers of a breach that...
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Sikich expands into Washington, D.C., area with acquisition
December 17, 2019
CHICAGO — Dec. 17, 2019 — Professional services firm Sikich announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Alexandria, Virginia-based...
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Pitching Your Juvenile Products with Sikich PR
December 16, 2019
Our Public Relations experts have the tools and experience to help you succeed in pitching your juvenile products. Please email...
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Using OpenAir With Timesheet Management
December 16, 2019
OpenAir is a Professional Services Automation Solution owned by NetSuite, which provides resource management, project management, project accounting, invoicing, and...
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Title IV Update: New Guidance on Borrower Defense
December 11, 2019
Guidance on Borrower Defense from a Title IV Specialist One of the most impactful regulatory updates affecting all sectors of higher...
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Steps to Take When Having a Program Review
December 11, 2019
Our Title IV experts have summarized the 10 steps to take when having a Program Review: For more information about Title...
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Power Breakthroughs in Life Sciences with NetSuite Technology and...
December 10, 2019
LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES TYPICALLY ARE GROUND-BREAKING, RISK-EMBRACING BUSINESSES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE MANY PEOPLE’S LIVES FOR THE BETTER At...
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D365 New Integrated Maintenance Functionality
December 9, 2019
An ERP system for manufacturing companies is not complete without functionality for maintenance.However, it is not a forgone conclusion that...
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2019 Year-End Tax Planning
December 5, 2019
Who's Your Buddy? This list spells out several 2019 year-end tax planning ideas for manufacturing and distribution companies to consider B Bonus Depreciation....
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Extension for ACA Reporting
December 5, 2019
What you need to know about the ACA reporting deadline extension A welcome update for employers, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
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Sikich Title IV Common Findings Corner – December 2019 Edition
December 4, 2019
Common Findings During Title IV Audits 1. Is Your Transfer Student Monitoring Process Completed? Background If a student received financial aid while previously...
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Dynamics 365 CE Multi Select Option Sets
December 4, 2019
Multi Select Option Sets were introduced in version 9.0 of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM. This field allow a user to...
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