We've all done it... made New Year's resolutions to do things like get more organized, go to the gym every night, or lose weight. All those major life changing things we want to do, but then discover throughout January that we just can’t manage to make time for accomplishing these goals.
For the tax year 2011, there were required government changes to the 1099 form layout. Sage has made a standalone product update available for these changes. This update is available for Sage ERP MAS 500 versions 7.2 and higher, and must be installed before printing 1099 forms for the 2011 tax year.
The holiday time is definitely when people do a lot of reflecting, resting, spending time with family and reloading for another run at the “brass ring”, or whatever their big goals in their work and professional life happen to be. The one thing I find very interesting every year is how many completely 'disconnected' emails asking me to have a happy holiday season from people or companies that I have not spoken with or talked to all year. Being in the CRM game for quite a few years I took some time to analyze what’s happening here and the possible effects to my relationship, or lack thereof with many of these organizations.
New Years time is a classic period for personal introspection. Many personal resolutions come out this process, but is it appropriate for a business to go through the same process? Absolutely.
So what may a business resolve to do differently? The answer of course is as diverse as the number of firms in operation, but here are two big ones to keep in mind:
As we are in the midst of this holiday season, year-end in accounting and payroll is looming like a spectre, overshadowing our fun and joy. Here are some things to remember for your Naughty or Nice List.
