Year End Checklist

Many companies have a December year end. If you want to make your accountant happy follow these steps to make sure the books are complete and ready for year end. If you have inventory, count it and make a list of inventory on hand as at December 31. Invoice all your customers for December work and...

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Stay Safe Online

Here are some pointers taken from Eset to help you stay safe online. Update your operating system Every device contains an operating system. If you use it for personal information, update it. Manufacturer's constantly release updates to correct bugs they've uncovered. Once they have made a weakness public by releasing a fix, its imperative you...

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Not Just A Spreadsheet

AirTable has developed a spreadsheet-like application to help people organize. The developer is focused on user experience. Its packed full of features and it is gaining ground in many companies large and small. [visual-link-preview encoded="eyJ0eXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0IjowLCJwb3N0X2xhYmVsIjoiIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9yMGxzeVRhQXVKRSIsImltYWdlX2lkIjotMSwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9pbWcueW91dHViZS5jb20vdmkvcjBsc3lUYUF1SkUvbWF4cmVzZGVmYXVsdC5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6IldoYXQgaXMgQWlyVGFibGUiLCJzdW1tYXJ5IjoiU2hvcnQgaW5mb3JtYXRpb25hbCB2aWRlbyBleHBsYWluaW5nIHRoZSBmZWF0dXJlcyBhbmQgYmVuZWZpdHMgb2YgQWlyVGFibGUuIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJkZWZhdWx0LXNxdWFyZWQifQ=="]  

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2019 Payroll Taxes

It's coming up on tax time again. Make sure your payroll software is up to date. You will also have to adjust the basic exemptions. Sage 50 and QuickBooks will notify you there is an update and prompt to install it. Download the Sage 300 Canadian payroll update at support.na.sage.com. Software updates do not change...

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Info Explorer for Sage

If you have Sage 300, Orchid's Info Explorer is a brilliant way to budget. It will work with any sql database but is designed to allow a CFO to slice through large amounts of data elegantly and with ease. [visual-link-preview encoded="eyJ0eXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0IjowLCJwb3N0X2xhYmVsIjoiIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9tVmtWUVdyc1pvOCIsImltYWdlX2lkIjowLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiIiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkluZm8gRXhwbG9yZXIiLCJzdW1tYXJ5IjoiT3JjaGlkIEluZm8gRXhwbG9yZXIgcHJvZHVjZXMgYSBkYXRhIGN1YmUgdGhhdCBpcyBlYXNpbHkgbWFuaXB1bGF0ZWQgdG8gcHJvdmlkZSBpbnNpZ2h0IHRoYXQgZ29lcyB3ZWxsIGJleW9uZCBhIHN0YXRpYyByZXBvcnQuIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJkZWZhdWx0LXNxdWFyZWQifQ=="]  

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Life After Spreadsheets

Howie Lui and his partners at AirTable built an application that combines the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the power of a database and they have a winner. [visual-link-preview encoded="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"]    

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