Yes! There’s no need to upgrade to version 20 (and we don’t recommend upgrading until mid-Q1 2017). The salaried employee(s) can stay exactly as you have them now, using the Salary field for their weekly pay. In their 5-2-1 screen, add a rate for overtime work. When you create the 5-2-2 Pay Record, allow the […]
Full Article.....Use the Job Status field in the 3-5 Job Screen. This is a lot easier (and more accurate) than keeping a spreadsheet. When a contract is committed, create the job in the 3-5 screen (instead of putting it in a spreadsheet), and use the status 3-Contract. This indicates you have the work but you are […]
Full Article.....I was checking an employee’s accrued vacation (we use Sage 100 Contractor in-house, version 19.7.52.0 right now), and when I was done, I hit ‘Escape’ to leave the screen – I hadn’t changed anything. I received the message that my changes were not saved, click ‘Yes’ to Save, ‘No’ to leave without changing, and ‘Cancel’ […]
Full Article.....A game designer sees a moving 3-D image of a living, breathing, mace-wielding ogre – on her desk. She flicks a finger and he turns from side to side, giving her a full view of his outfit and weapons belt. An architect looks up at the ceiling in a building he’s just designed. He waves […]
Full Article.....Things were going great at Michael Daugherty’s up-and-coming $4 million medical-testing company. He was a happy man. He ran a good business in a nice place. His Atlanta-based LabMD had about 30 employees and tested blood, urine and tissue samples for urologists. Life was good for this middle-aged businessman from Detroit. Then, one Tuesday afternoon […]
Full Article.....Social media has become a true amplifier, permeating every nook and cranny of the web, giving a megaphone to those who might have previously found themselves voiceless. While I generally believe that the proliferation of the social web is a good thing, it does have a dark side that is difficult, if not impossible, to […]
Full Article.....You turn on the TV or look at the online ads and it looks so easy. The person just opens their device – Surface, tablet, cell phone, etc. – and starts working with a smile on their face; if it were only that easy! I still remember a call just a few years ago from […]
Full Article.....Evan was at a client site doing some maintenance. The Controller got an email from the daughter of the owner asking if she was available to send out a same-day payment. It just so happens that the two ladies were in the same room when the email came in, so the hunt began. As Evan […]
Full Article.....I often receive questions and have follow up discussions regarding the idea of a posting period versus reporting that is date-driven (such as Quickbooks). In general, the Posting Period idea allows you to control the ups and downs with the Income Statement. For example, you may have a progress bill that covers July 1st through […]
Full Article.....Sharing files through the cloud starts off great, but the space needed for the data can really grow quickly. More space used = more cost. Watch a short video from our president on how file sharing can create data that is out of control.
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