When was the last time you checked to ensure your business isn't the next sales tax audit target? Most manufacturers and distributors don't have sales and use tax compliance at the top of their minds; yet getting it wrong could result in costly audits, fines, and penalties. Find out what you need to know about sales tax compliance in 45 minutes. In this session, we will walk through what creates critical tax risks for manufacturers and distributors (e.g. challenges associated with resale exemptions and direct sales to consumers), and how an automation strategy can lessen that compliance exposure. Register Now If you have any questions … [Read more...]
Selling to Resellers vs. Consumers – Two Tax Scenarios for Manufacturers and Distributors
Reposted from Avalara.com For manufacturers and distributors, sales and use tax compliance isn't always top of mind; yet getting it wrong can result in costly audits, fines, and penalties. Sales tax compliance poses specific challenges for most transaction types, including resale exemptions and direct sales to consumers. Resale Exemptions Both manufacturers and distributors make direct sales to retailers or other distributors. Sales of products intended to be resold to consumers can be exempt from sales tax collection under a resale exemption. Since sales taxes are required to be paid only once, the theory behind a resale exemption is … [Read more...]
Important Notice to Sage 300 Off-Plan Customers
The Sage 300 Licensing Model is Changing Sage recently announced that they will stop selling the "traditional" perpetual version of Sage 300 to new and off-plan customers, effective October 1, 2017. Moving forward, they will only sell Sage 300C (subscription model). The perpetual model of Sage 300 won't completely go away if you own the software and have an active Business Care plan (as of Oct 1, 2017). You will still be able to purchase additional licenses, modules and get access to product updates and new releases. However, Sage will not add new features to the perpetual model of Sage 300 after September 30, 2017. The announcement to … [Read more...]
Important Notice to Sage 300 On-Plan Customers
Dear Sage 300 On-Plan Client, Sage recently announced that they will not sell the “traditional” perpetual version of Sage 300 to new and off-plan customers (effective October 1, 2017). Moving forward, they will only sell Sage 300C (subscription model). How Does this Sage 300 Announcement Affect You? Please note, the perpetual version of Sage 300, will not completely go away. You will still be able to purchase additional licenses, modules and get access to product updates and new releases. However, Sage will not add new features to the perpetual model of Sage 300 after September 30, 2017. This announcement confirms Sage’s strategic … [Read more...]
Sage CRM Basics: Introduction to Sage CRM Dashboards
New to Sage CRM? If you are new to Sage CRM, the first thing you will do when you login to Sage CRM is feel your way around. To help make this process easier for you, we would like to share a few tidbits from each of the different navigation buttons on the header of Sage CRM. In this blog article we will focus on Dashboards. Sage CRM Dashboards Dashboards - When you first log into Sage CRM you will see the Welcome Dashboard. This Dashboard is chockful of great resources to help you figure out your way around Sage CRM. We highly recommend that you take some time to review the links. Note: Don't miss the … [Read more...]
Is your warehouse operating efficiently?
An automated warehouse management system can help you improve your warehouse efficiency. Here is a quick checklist to determine how efficient your warehouse is today: 1) Your order accuracy is 99% 2) Your inventory accuracy is 99% 3) Your replenishment accuracy is 99% 4) Your shipping errors are close to non-existent 5) You can capture real-time metrics on your warehouse staff 6) Your returns are rarely due to picking and packing mistakes 7) Your data entry errors don’t carry forward from one department to another (e.g. receiving and picking) 8) You know exact product codes and locations … [Read more...]
What’s Your Business Strategy? Where Are You Going?
Did you know that 45% of your daily activities are based on habits? (Source: Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg). Duhigg says that based on research, once an activity / pattern becomes a habit you stop thinking about it, because your brain is wired to conserve energy. Just like you have personal habits, your business also has habits. Some of these habits may be working for you, and some may be working against you. At the end of 2016, many of our Front-Line Systems team members were becoming overwhelmed at work. We were doing many things right for our clients, but some business processes just weren’t working and were hurting our productivity … [Read more...]
How Will the Release of Sage 300 Version 2018 Impact Your Sage 300 Support?
Important information about your Sage 300 support plan On May 11, 2017, Sage sent out a message to all existing Sage 300 users, announcing the release of Sage 300 2018, later this year. Sage mentioned that according to their support policy they will only provide Sage support to Sage 300 and Sage 300c versions of 2018, 2017, and 2016 (once Sage 300 version 2018 is released). No need to panic if you don’t use Sage 300 payroll If you do not currently use Sage 300 payroll, and are on Sage 300 2014 or an earlier version you don’t need to be too concerned about this announcement. At Front Line Systems we will continue to support your business … [Read more...]
Join us for our upcoming PrintBoss software (Sage 300 add-on) webinar to discover how you can significantly cut costs of creating checks and invoices.
Register for our free PrintBoss Software (Sage 300 add-on) webinar today! Front Line Systems, a full-service Sage 300 ERP consulting and training firm is hosting a free webinar entitled, “Are You Using These 4 Game-Changing PrintBoss Features at Your Business?” The webinar will be held at 9:30 a.m. PST/12:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Anyone interested can register now. It will be an interactive 30 to 45-minute session showcasing how PrintBoss can save you time and immediately reduce the costs of creating checks and invoices. The free online event attendees will discover how to: Put electronic signatures on … [Read more...]
2017 B2B Marketing Trends, Sage CRM & Marketing Automation
Are you using Sage CRM as your sales and marketing automation solution? At Front Line Systems we encourage our clients to use Sage CRM as their sales and marketing automation solution. While researching marketing trends we came across an article outlining several B2B marketing trends in 2017. Let's take a brief look at each trend below. Online Content and Social Media Marketing - The article highlights that 80% of the 50 fastest-growing B2B companies in the US have their own blogs or similar types of online publications where they can feature a steady stream of content. Is your business supplying a steady stream of content to your … [Read more...]
