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Reminder: 403(b) Plan Documents Deadline Coming Up
December 7, 2018
The deadline for plan sponsors to update their 403(b) plan documents to a pre-approved plan is quickly approaching. Background On March 31,...
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How to Add Employee Details in NetSuite Charge-Based Invoices
December 7, 2018
A Project record in NetSuite allows for several different billing types: Fixed Bid Interval, Fixed Bid Milestone, Time & Materials...
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Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for Year-end...
December 7, 2018
Human Resources
Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for Year-end...
December 7, 2018
Download our HR & Payroll Best Practices webinar to prepare for year-end and so you can phase into 2019 as...
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Webinar: Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for...
December 7, 2018
Human Resources
Webinar: Payroll and HR Best Practices: What You Need to Know for...
December 7, 2018
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How Savings Age: The 401(k) Celebrates a Birthday
December 7, 2018
Having looked at countless portfolios throughout my career, the first thing that strikes me about 401(k) plans is that this...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Impact of Tax Reform on Choice of En...
December 6, 2018
The question of entity choice is again top of mind for many business owners, given the many changes that became...
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SMTP Submission Changes
December 6, 2018
We have successfully used an SMTP relay service for integrating on-premises applications and appliances to route mail through our Office...
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A New Account to Follow: The IRS Joins Instagram
December 5, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) joins celebrities, insta-famous dogs, and millions of other users with their own Instagram account. With...
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You Have More Time! The ACA Reporting Deadline Is Extended
December 5, 2018
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2019 reporting deadline was extended from January 31, 2019 to March 4, 2019 in IRS...
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Translating Life Science Companies’ Data Assets into Business A...
December 5, 2018
The medical and scientific innovation and research that is core to life sciences companies is reflected in large and continuously...
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How to Customize Advanced PDF Templates for NetSuite Custom Recor...
December 4, 2018
Users of NetSuite custom records previously had two options for printing: Using the Print button, which essentially did a poorly...
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What Board Members Need to Know About Changes to Financial Statem...
December 3, 2018
Jennifer Casacchia's article was originally published on the ASAE website here. This article was republished with permission. Copyright, ASAE: The Center...
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Sikich Series on Business Succession Planning: What You Need to K...
December 3, 2018
Most business owners will have a valuation conducted a mere handful of times throughout their career. For this reason, there...
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Providing Work Instructions to Job Operators in Microsoft Dynamic...
December 3, 2018
In a typical manufacturing company, the factory personnel will have received training on the machines and tools they work with....
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Investing Sustainably for Individual Investors – Matching Y...
November 30, 2018
You can make a difference using the money you invest By targeting your investment dollars toward companies that do good, you...
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How to Calculate the Amount Remaining on a Purchase Order in NetS...
November 30, 2018
While it is easy to add the Quantity and Quantity Received to a saved search, NetSuite does not provide a...
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How to Use Standard or ‘Master’ Routings in Microsoft...
November 29, 2018
In many manufacturing companies, even those with a lot of Engineer-to-Order, many routings are very similar or even identical. For...
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Five 2018 Year-End Tax Tips and Planning Reminders for Individual...
November 28, 2018
This is the first full year with the impact of last year’s comprehensive tax reform legislation. The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” made significant changes for businesses...
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Reducing the Risk, Complexity, and Cost of Compliance and Reporti...
November 28, 2018
For life sciences companies, regulatory compliance never becomes any less complex and stringent. Depending on the exact nature of your...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on N...
November 28, 2018
Among the stated principles in last year’s tax reform legislation, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA) was to promote...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: IRS Issues Guidance on New Opportuni...
November 27, 2018
Opportunity Knocks One of the lesser known provisions in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) may soon be a...
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Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors: How Does the Qualif...
November 26, 2018
General Qualified Business Income Deduction Under the tax reform legislation passed in December 2017, individuals with business income from pass-through entities...
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How to Change Windows Default Apps For Your Entire Organization
November 26, 2018
The time may come when as an administrator you need to enforce a handful of default applications for a set...
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Changes NOT Included in Tax Cuts and...
November 21, 2018
An “Interest-Free Loan” from the Government - Compliments of LIFO Are you a manufacturer or distributor interested in an interest-free loan from the government?...
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Attention Manufacturers: You Probably Qualify for R&D Tax Cr...
November 21, 2018
In today’s competitive global marketplace, manufacturers must constantly innovate in response to evolving customer needs. The companies that do this will more...
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Workforce Challenges Continue as Top Priority for Manufacturing
November 21, 2018
In the manufacturing arena, recruiting employees is harder now than it has ever been in the past ten years. In fact, according to the Society for Human...
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5 Tips to Market your Business During the Holidays
November 21, 2018
Marketing for the holiday season With the holidays upon us everyone is looking forward to getting into the spirit: spending time...
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The Top Six Ways to Show Employee Appreciation Besides Bonuses Du...
November 21, 2018
‘Tis the season to celebrate your employees and show appreciation for their hard work and commitment. Not every organization has...
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Microsoft’s Power Platform and (Your Business’) Common Data M...
November 20, 2018
Announcement at Ignite 2018 At the recent Microsoft Ignite 2018 Conference, an announcement was made by Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe named...
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WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg Update: What you Need to Know
November 20, 2018
Wordpress 5.0 and Gutenberg WordPress has been a strong content management system (CMS) for over a decade. It’s open-source and user-friendly...
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