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Enabling Remote Desktop Gateway UDP Transport

January 8, 2019

If you’re not familiar with the RD Gateway role, it is used for secure connectivity to Remote Desktop Services via...

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How to Create an Employee Directory With SharePoint Online

January 7, 2019

Ever had to look up some employee/co-worker information? Sure you have; everyone does that and everyone has a need to...

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Sikich Series on Business Succession Planning: How Much is My Bus...

January 7, 2019

Following a discovery process, an advisor will create a realistic picture of what your business is worth.  To begin, the next questions you and...

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An Architecture Firm’s Success Story With Implementing Dyna...

January 4, 2019

One of our clients is an architecture firm with vast experience in architecture, engineering, construction program management, and professional services....

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John Kleb Featured in BizVoice Magazine

January 3, 2019

John Kleb was featured in BizVoice Magazine reporter Crickett Gibbons' article in which John discusses the IoT landscape for manufacturers. John...

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Happy New Year from Sikich!

January 1, 2019

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Standard Mileage Rates for 2019 Released

December 24, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-02 containing the optional standard mileage rates for 2019. This notice details the standard...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: JCT Staff Releases Long-Awaited “B...

December 21, 2018

With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) being such a comprehensive bill, there is often some uncertainty over various...

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Explosion Options for Advanced Users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 an...

December 21, 2018

The explosion screen is the well known “mini-MRP” in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) and AX 2012...

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Gantt Chart Colors – No Longer a Mystery

December 20, 2018

Gantt charts are used in project planning almost by default. Microsoft project has the Gantt chart as the standard user...

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Tax practice joins Sikich’s Milwaukee office

December 19, 2018

Professional services firm grows in Milwaukee with addition of experienced tax team CHICAGO — Jan. 2, 2019 — Professional services firm...

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SD-WAN: Simplifying Critical Connectivity

December 19, 2018

Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) simplifies management and operation of a Wide Area Network (WAN) by separating the network...

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3 Reasons Chief Security Officers Should Have PR on Speed Dial

December 19, 2018

As Warren Buffet says, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think...

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Dynamics 365 Case Study: Sevan Multi-Site Solutions

December 18, 2018

Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Case Study Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementation Sevan Multi-Site Solutions was founded in 2011 by a group of senior leaders...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Guidance on Employee Park...

December 18, 2018

The adage goes “there is no such thing as a free lunch.” Perhaps this could be expanded now to be...

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Sikich Elects Four New Partners

December 18, 2018

Professional service firm promotes leaders from across practice areas CHICAGO — Dec. 20, 2018 — Professional services firm Sikich recently promoted...

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Production Gantt Chart – Functional Details You Probably Did No...

December 18, 2018

Gantt charts for Production orders have existed since the earliest versions of the system. Recently in D365 for Finance and...

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Power Platform and Dynamics 365

December 17, 2018

Where do I begin with Power BI? This can feel like a daunting question. But you have to start by...

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Ken Klika Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business

December 14, 2018

Ken Klika was quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business reporter John Pletz’s article about M&A in the cloud technology space. Ken is a...

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Knutte & Associates Acquisition Featured in Accounting Today...

December 13, 2018

Accounting Today covered the firm’s acquisition of Knutte & Associates. Accounting Today is the leading information resource for public accountants – serving...

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NetSuite Multi-book Accounting – The Multiple Reasons it May be...

December 13, 2018

How many finance people have spent countless hours using excel spreadsheets to adjust NetSuite Reporting to conform to a secondary...

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What You Could Be Doing Wrong on LinkedIn: Your Title and Employe...

December 12, 2018

We live in an age where yesterday’s news is old news (remember Grumpy Cat? Me neither). We have live news...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Impact of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs A...

December 12, 2018

The guiding principles in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) enacted in December 2017 were to create jobs,...

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Troubleshooting Server Disk Space Issues

December 12, 2018

As a Managed Services Provider, we have hundreds of servers under our management and we are responsible for keeping them...

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New Jersey Offers Tax Amnesty Program Through January 15th (New M...

December 11, 2018

Businesses with New Jersey underreported taxes and/or unfiled tax returns may now qualify for a tax amnesty program that ends on January 15, 2019.  Program Breakdown   This program provides relief from state tax...

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Ray Lampner Featured in Industrial Distribution

December 11, 2018

Ray Lampner was featured in Industrial Distribution's December issue in an article about business succession planning, which cites findings from...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Guidance on Gifting – What It ...

December 11, 2018

On November 20, 2018, the IRS issued proposed regulations which further clarified the taxation of past and future gifts under the new tax law. It provides guidance...

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Creating a Custom Field That Uses Calculated Data from a Saved Se...

December 11, 2018

Sometimes a business requirement demands that the data in a NetSuite custom field is not something that can be derived...

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How to Use the Regression Suite Automation Tool (RSAT)

December 10, 2018

Installation and configuration of the RSAT tool is pretty straight forward, just follow the instructions in the user guide. To recap...

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Sikich grows Chicago-area presence with acquisition of accounting...

December 7, 2018

Professional services firm strengthens accounting, audit and tax services for governments, educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations CHICAGO — Dec. 7, 2018...