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Changes in Office 365 Email Encryption
February 6, 2019
The Office 365 email encryption service has been around for a long time. I can still recall doing some configurations...
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How to Track Serial and Lot Assembly Items in NetSuite
February 5, 2019
NetSuite provides you with complete visibility into all of your different lot and serial numbers throughout your entire supply chain...
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Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors: New Limitation on I...
February 5, 2019
How the Interest Expense Deduction Affects Real Estate Investors Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “TCJA,” one of the revenue...
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Other, Less Obvious Considerations for Calculating the Total Cost...
February 4, 2019
We've already covered all of the big costs a business needs to consider when calculating the Total Cost of Ownership...
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Using External Business Websites in NetSuite
January 31, 2019
Are there external business websites that you use for daily tasks, and you’re tired of switching in and out of...
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Revenue Recognition for Contractors – Actually, It Will Affect ...
January 31, 2019
The impact of revenue recognition on contractors Over the last several months, our conversations with contractors about the new revenue recognition...
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Cost Considerations for Calculating Total Cost of Ownership for E...
January 30, 2019
As good a source as any for this purpose, Wikipedia defines Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) as a financial estimate...
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Tax Alert for Contractors Doing Business in Indiana – New E...
January 28, 2019
How the New Excise Tax Affects Contractors in Indiana Effective January 1, 2019, Indiana approved House Enrolled Act No. 1323 creating...
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Creating Billing Rate Cards in NetSuite Charge-Based Billing Proj...
January 28, 2019
Utilizing Billing Rate Cards can be a beneficial addition for any users in NetSuite who are already working with Billing...
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Why Private Equity Firms Need to Include Cybersecurity in Their D...
January 25, 2019
The threat of a cybersecurity breach is often overlooked in the chaos of an acquisition, despite the potential risk such...
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Sikich M&A Disputes Roundtable Discussion – Recording
January 24, 2019
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: What to Expect this Tax Filing Seaso...
January 24, 2019
You may recall about a year ago all the articles and published materials covering tax reform that Congress and President...
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Troubleshooting Network Issues With Hyper-V Guest Virtual Servers...
January 23, 2019
Experiencing odd network issues with Hyper-V guest virtual servers is an old issue, but it is one I still occasionally...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Final Regulations for New...
January 22, 2019
The IRS issued its final regulations on January 18, 2019 on the new 20% deduction for Qualified Business Income (“QBI”)...
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Tax Reform Opportunities for Private Equity Firms in the M&D...
January 22, 2019
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is a comprehensive tax bill impacting all manufacturing and distribution (M&D) companies, both...
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4 Board Governance Best Practices
January 21, 2019
To initiate our mini-series on Board Governance policies and Board Fiduciary responsibilities, we will cover some best practices that every...
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Cost Effective Actions You Can Take to Lower Your Property Tax Bi...
January 21, 2019
Rapidly rising property taxes and assessments on facilities present major challenges for business owners in the manufacturing and distribution industry....
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How the New Accounting Standard for Leases Impacts Manufacturers
January 17, 2019
Leasing is an important source of financing used by manufacturing companies to acquire critical pieces of equipment or facility expansions,...
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How to Write a Captivating Job Description
January 16, 2019
An effective job description defines exactly what you are looking for in a candidate. It helps you, as a hiring...
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AICPA Issues Statement on Auditing Standard Impacting Audit Repor...
January 16, 2019
The Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has elected to pass a new Statement on the Auditing Standard titled Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements...
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Using Formula Values as Available Filters in NetSuite Saved Searc...
January 16, 2019
Saved Searches are a powerful tool to solve problems in NetSuite. You can add standard and custom fields as criteria...
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TE/GE 2019 Program Letter
January 15, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued the Tax Exempt & Government Entities (TE/GE) 2019 Program Letter with details of...
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Finding the Best Talent for Your Not-for-Profit in a Tight Labor ...
January 14, 2019
Hiring the right people is a crucial step for any organization. Even more so in the not-for-profit sector where budgets...
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2019 is Here – Is Your HR Team Ready?
January 14, 2019
As you prepare to take on the new calendar year, it’s time once again to review your Human Resources (HR)...
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The New Model for Lease Accounting’s Impact on the Construction...
January 10, 2019
With the issuance of ASU 2016-02, Leases, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) made changes to accounting standards for leases...
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Back to the Basics – Compute and Spend
January 10, 2019
Over the recent holiday break, I was doing some maintenance on my home lab environment, and my son asked me...
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Why your B2B PR strategy shouldn’t be “Wall Street Journal or...
January 9, 2019
Media coverage in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and other prominent national publications can boost a B2B company’s...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Update on Government Shutdown an...
January 9, 2019
IRS Opens Up on Government Shutdown and Tax Refunds The current “government shutdown,” is in its third week. Some government agencies...
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Outsourced Production – New Ideas in D365 for Finance and Opera...
January 9, 2019
Outsourcing is a widely used business process in the manufacturing industry. The main reasons are: In the manufacturing facility certain...
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Why Attend Microsoft Ignite, or Any Conference?
January 9, 2019
This is a question that comes up often, how do I justify the costs of Microsoft Ignite conference when the...
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