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July 10, 2020
Working on Home Equipment
Working From Home on Home Equipment Some of our clients took their workstations home when their offices decided (or were told) to close. Others already had laptops, so they were mobile. The rest decided to use their computers at home. For those who wound up working from a home computer, there were a variety of […]
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June 30, 2020
Free to Focus: Book Review
Like many authors in this space, Michael Hyatt started his journey when he found himself successful, but overworked, out of touch with his family, and experiencing health issues—there had to be a better way! He starts with the need to stop and decide what you want, evaluate where you’re going and re-energize yourself. Then there’s […]
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June 22, 2020
S100C Enhancements & Upgrades
In late December, Sage came out with version 22.3.30 for 100 Contractor. This release had the Federal tax tables and quite a few states. In late January, Sage had another minor release that included a few more states. The list of states that were part of the release were included with the release email they […]
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June 15, 2020
Too Small To Be Hacked – NOT
Many cybercriminals look at small businesses like blank checks. More often than not, small businesses just don’t put money into their cyber security, and hackers and cybercriminals love those odds. They can target small businesses at random, and they are all but guaranteed to find a business that has no IT security – or the […]
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June 10, 2020
PPP Flexibility Act of 2020
June 9, 2020 The U.S. House and Senate recently passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, which has been signed into law by the President. The Flexibility Act modifies some of the central provisions related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the CARES Act. A summary of the key provisions of the […]
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June 08, 2020
That Will Never Work: Book Review
At an industry event in Florida, I had a chance to hear and meet Marc Randolph. In his presentation and his book, he walked through the Netflix startup journey, from idea to going public. There were many key players in making Netflix a success and he shares the credit. Aside from the story, he shares […]
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June 03, 2020
Tracking User Passwords
Tracking User Passwords It’s been a long time since this came up, but with all the remote access changes in the last few weeks, the topic of who knows the users’ passwords has come back to the top of our clients’ minds. We don’t track your users’ passwords. We never have, we don’t now, and […]
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May 27, 2020
Changing Employers – Tax Rules
When helping some clients with yearend W-2’s, there were problems with the FICA reporting. As we dug in, turns out that when the employee joined the company, they were close to the FICA limit and didn’t want to exceed it, so the employer agreed to consider previous FICA contributions and only take the difference through […]
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May 13, 2020
Living with a Navy SEAL: Book Review
Living with a Navy SEAL by Jesse Itzler I’ll say this—Jesse Itzler is out there! Who would invite a Navy SEAL into their home to train for a month? Someone you don’t know, never met. This is the story of a Navy SEAL and Jesse, man to man, pushing their physical limits, but the language […]
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May 06, 2020
Bank Fraud—We’re Seeing an Uptick
In late December and early January, we heard from several clients whose businesses were victims of bank fraud. With so many in such a short time, it feels like there’s a renewed effort by hackers. Their banks recommend Positive Pay, and we wholeheartedly agree. Basically, you upload a file to the bank after each check […]
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