http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:13:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:20 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2976 Creating weekly certified payroll reports from a bi-weekly paycheck can be difficult unless your accounting software accurately accrues the wages for each week.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/11/protecting-your-business-from-fraud-are-you-doing-enough/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/09/29/want-more-control-in-your-business-follow-the-process/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/09/29/want-more-control-in-your-business-follow-the-process/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:30:47 +0000 John Stahl http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2685 The best way to run a construction project is to take time to outline the details and then execute the plan, which is not unlike the business process itself

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