Why Am I Getting Duplicate Customers When Integrating SAGE and QuickBooks?

Ask the Accountant… Question: I am integrating SAGE Online with QuickBooks Premier. I am getting duplicate customers and vendors. Why is that happening? Answer: When integrating two software packages, if any data in the receiving system is not identical to that being exported, it will be identified as a new and different entry. For instance,…

AIA Welcomes Joél Bastien as New SVP of Owner Success

AIA Corporation (AIA), Appleton, Wis., announced that industry veteran Joél Bastien, MAS, has joined the company as senior vice president of owner success. In this role, Bastien will provide strategic direction and leadership to the AIA community to ensure exemplary customer experiences among AIA owners. As the leader of…

Joe Biden Is Selling Branded Hand Sanitizer With His COVID-19 Plan on the Label

The Biden campaign’s latest product is a 2 oz. branded hand sanitizer bottle, with a (slightly verbose) label that looks a bit like the Dr. Bronner’s label. The words aren’t just empty placeholder text, though. It’s all detailed information about Biden’s proposed plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic if elected…

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Acquires Fabric Images

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced that it has acquired Fabric Images. The union combines Fabric Images’ 28 years of innovation and expertise in award-winning custom fabric architectural solutions with Orbus Exhibit & Display Group’s world-class service, quality, print capability and extensive product lineup in signage, portable, modular, fabric structure and custom exhibit…

‘It’s a Very Confusing Process’: The Payroll Tax Deferral, Explained

President Trump’s payroll tax deferral executive order went into effect on Sept. 1, meaning that employers can now temporarily suspend collection of the 6.2 percent federal tax for employees that goes toward social security. The suspension would last through the end of 2020. The details, though, are a bit unclear.

Apple Designed Its Own Specialized Face Mask for Corporate Staff, Store Employees

Apple’s latest launch isn’t an upgraded operating system or a splashy new iPhone with, like, six cameras this time. It’s the Apple Face Mask. The company designed and created the mask in-house and will begin rolling it out to corporate and retail staff. In typical Apple fashion, the mask has a few specialized features…