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    Hard-Close vs. Data-Sensitive Accounting Systems?

    Q:I’m having a hard time getting prior years’ data out of my accounting system, especially when the data crosses over a fiscal year-end boundary. The Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) came in recently for an audit and requested information from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. It took us nearly an entire day to manually summarize the information from a compilation of printouts. Do you have any suggestions? FranA:Many outdated accounting applications use a hard-close system, which is designed to prevent users from posting data in periods that have already been reconciled.  Unfortunately, you have described just one disadvantage to using such a system. Date-sensitive systems, in contrast, allow users to access any report, including historical data from any date…
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    Accounting Software Checkup No. 7: Learn to Use Your CPA in a Well-Balanced Way

    Do what you do best, and hire the rest.
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    The Grand Slam: Construction-Specific Payroll

    Construction payroll can be one of the most challenging aspects of running a construction business.
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    Are Timekeeping Systems Worth the Cost?

    Time and attendance technology is all the buzz right now within the construction industry. Fred Ode explains if it is worth the cost.
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  • Do We Need a Dispatching System?

    Fred Ode answers your construction technology questions.
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  • Investing in New Technology – A Step-by-Step Initiative

    By investing in cutting edge technology, your business can gain an upper hand on industry competition.
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  • Technically Speaking

    Fred Ode answers your construction technology questions.
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  • Network Technology and Machine Control

    The building of more and more satellite positioning networks throughout the world is creating a boon for contractors using machine control.
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    Manage AIA Billings Efficiently

    Fred Ode answers accounting software questions.
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    Accounting Software Checkup No. 1: The Symptoms of Spreadsheet Addiction

    As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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    Tech Trap No. 4: The Research is Thorough

    You have the go-ahead to replace-or introduce-a new technology product that is critical to your company’s operation. So where do you begin?
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  • Use Technology to Go Green

    Fred Ode answers your construction software and technology questions.
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