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  • January 20, 2021

    Over Under Billing (WIP)

    Over Under Billing (WIP) I get a lot of calls on this topic. Some clients compile this information every month; others wait for mid-year bank financials or yearend tax preparation. Overall, the idea of these reports is to review the progress of the job and confirm you’re on track to meet your profit goals. From […]

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  • January 14, 2021

    Remote Meeting Software

    Remote Meeting Software: Which One to Use? In early December, I presented a webinar through ASA Chicago (Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates) with a fellow colleague. Our topic was remote meeting software options, features, and what makes them different from each other. It was very well received, so I thought I’d share our findings with […]

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  • January 13, 2021

    Sage 100 Contractor, Upgrades, Changes, & Archiving

    This is the time of year where we get a lot of questions about Sage 100 Contractor, upgrades, changes, and archiving. Here are few tips for S100C users. The Federal Tax tables and about a dozen state tables are now available to install, version 22.4.27. As long as your 2020 payroll is archived (before your […]

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  • January 12, 2021

    Over/Under Billing Work in Progress (WIP)

    I get a lot of calls on this topic. Some clients compile this information every month; others wait for mid-year bank financials or yearend tax preparation. Overall, the idea of these reports is to review the progress of the job and confirm you’re on track to meet your profit goals. From the accounting standpoint, it’s […]

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  • January 06, 2021

    How We Love: Book Review

    How We Love: Book Review As business owners and managers, we work hard all day and strive to do our best. But at some point, we go home to our families. This book is focused on our relationship with our spouse, although these ‘styles’ play out in our other family relationships, too. While looking back […]

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  • December 30, 2020

    An Audit by the Dept. of Labor

    An Audit by the Department of Labor (Ouch!) Recently a client reached out because they are being audited by the Department of Labor. They were looking for some help to find specific reports they needed to provide to the auditors. That can be a daunting task, so we were happy to help. We also suggested […]

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  • December 22, 2020

    M365 – Lots of Hype

    M365 – Lots of Hype So many people talk about ‘Office 365’ or ‘Microsoft 365,’ but when it comes down to knowing what these actually are and what they do, most people are pretty fuzzy. First of all, it’s changed a LOT over the last few years (that’s what happens when you focus a lot […]

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  • December 15, 2020

    Extreme Ownership: Book Review

    In recounting their intense missions in the US effort to re-take Ar Ramadi, Iraq, these two NAVY SEAL leaders weave together their intense SEAL training with the lessons that brought them success in these difficult venues. They share their experiences with their teams, leadership successes and failures, and the ownership concept. The format keeps the […]

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  • December 11, 2020

    FFCRA wages for W-2’s, 2020; required!

    Always something new that we have to cram into our packed yearend process! Well, this year is no different. Now we have to report the wages our employees received under the special COVID Sick pay benefits. If you haven’t already heard, you’ll have to report these COVID-related wages on the W-2 for 2020. There were […]

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  • December 09, 2020

    A Couple of Updates

    Interested in a Surface Pro? We are now authorized to sell the Microsoft Surface Pro computers and we couldn’t be more excited.  In fact, we’ve ordered one that should arrive any day. Stay tuned to hear about the new features and share the fun we plan to have with this new computer! CFMA—A Great Resource […]

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