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Save the Date: 2011 Year End Closing with Abra Payroll

Starting next month, we will begin offering both online and classroom training sessions to review the steps and procedures required to process the final payroll for 2011, generate Form W-2s and implement the Year 2012 using Abra Payroll.

Online Series:
• Session 1 – Nov. 30, 2-4pm Eastern Time
• Session 2 – Dec. 7, 2-4pm Eastern Time
• Session 3 (Q&A) – Dec. 14, 2-3pm Eastern Time
• Session 4 (Q&A) – Jan. 11, 2-3pm Eastern Time

Cost $485.00 for four sessions, includes year-end workbook

Classroom Training Dates:
• New York, NY – Dec. 2, 8:30am-5:30pm
• Philadelphia, PA – Dec. 8, 8:30am-5:30pm

Cost $699.00, includes year-end workbook

Look out for more information being sent at the end of this month. To reserve your spot today, please contact Audrey at 866-885-7212 or email ahodgdon@dresserassociates.com. Any other questions contact Ted Morse at tmorse@hrmgsolutions.com or 610-941-2119

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If your company has employees in Pennsylvania, then Pennsylvania Act 32 affects you! Don’t miss the training your payroll department needs to comply with the many mandated changes.

Regardless of where you’re headquartered, Under Act 32, all companies doing business in Pennsylvania are now responsible for collecting local Earned Income Taxes for all employees on behalf of a new county-wide tax agency. The changes are effective January 1, 2012.

Join Dresser & Associates and HRMG Solutions for a free webinar to ensure that your company’s payroll department is prepared!

The webinar will provide the following:
• An overview of Act 32
• Discussion of the changes to PA Local Taxes
• Training on Abra Payroll configuration for this tax change
• An outline of important resources and websites

Webinar Dates:
• Tuesday, October 25th – 10:00-11:00am EST
• Wednesday, November 2nd – 1:00-2:00pm EST
• Friday, November 11th – 10:00-11:00am EST

To register, click here-  http://www.dresserassociates.com/about-pennsylvania-act-32.php

Or, for more information, please contact Audrey at – ahodgdon@dresserassociates.com,  or by phone at 866-885-7212.

Additionally, you can contact Ted Morse at 610-941-2119 or tmorse@hrmgsolutions.com

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On this coming Friday, September 23rd, 2011, HRMG Solutions will host Sean Pomeroy, President of Visibility Software, in a one-hour presentation of Visibility’s web-based training software- Cyber Train.

With historically high employee retention rates, companies are looking for efficient and effective ways to track the training and certification needs of their employees. Also, with a greater involvement of state and Federal agencies in corporate compliance, training management is becoming a more important component of every HR department!

Join us by registering at- http://www.hrmgsolutions.com/webcasts.asp

We know that you will find the webcast informative!

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HRMG Solutions has invited Elizabeth Berlin, Director of Business Development at Perryman Associates, a Sage Alliance Partner, to speak in a series of three webcasts on the topic of Performance Appraisal Management.

Elizabeth will start her series of webcasts on Tuesday, July 26 at 2:30 pm with “10 Common Mistakes in Talent Management…and How to Fix them!”

Then, on Tuesday, August 9th, also at 2:30 pm, she will continue the series by speaking on “Creating Employee Goals that Inspire Results”. This webcast will also start at 2:30 and run about 1/2 an hour.

Her third webcast with be held Tuesday August 23rd at 2:30pm. Elizabeth will be covering the topic “Exploring Appraisal Types: What They Are and How to Use Them”

We invite you to register for this informational webcast series. We will record the webcasts. If you register and cannot make a webcast, don’t worry, we’ll send all registered participants a link to the recorded webcasts so that you can view the entire series at your convenience. But you must be registered for the event so that we know to send you the link to the recorded sessions!

Here is the link to the registration page: http://www.performancepam.com/hrmg-talent-management-webcast-series/

We hope that you can take advantage of this series of informational webcasts on PAM!

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On March 24th, 2011 Joe Rotella, CTO of Delphia Consulting, the publisher of HR Actions, joined HRMG Solutions for its monthly educational webcast. Joe spoke on how to convert the infamous “employee action” form from paper to paperless using HR Actions, a Sage-endorsed module that will allow Abra users to create, distribute and track their “eforms” on the web. The module automatically passes employee information to and from the web-form, saving time and insuring accuracy. Using HR Actions will give control of essential HR, Recruiting and Payroll forms and information back to the the HR department by allowing instant access to the location of any electronic form and its approval status.

Check out our recording of Joe’s presentation at http://www.hrmgsolutions.com/hr-actions-workflow-solutions.asp and let us know what you think. Pretty awesome!

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This coming Friday, March 27th at 2pm EDT, HRMG Solutions will host a one-hour webcast entitled “Manage the Process…NOT the Paper— doc-link for Sage” presented by Altec. The webcast will be valuable for all Sage Abra users who struggle to automate the process of scanning, storing and retrieving valuable paper documents. Participants will gain basic information on how current technology can help reduce the folw of paper in their own offices. This webcast is part of our monthly “How to do more with Abra” series. Use the following link to register for the webcast.

To register, click here
or
call 800-997-9921 (x1255)

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Pennsylvania launches Recovery site.

In an effort to be more transparent states all across the union are creating individual recovery sites that show how the stimulus plan money is being utilized.  There are still states that do not have sites available but Pennsylvania is on the web.  You can view the states that currently have recovery sites online by visiting recovery.gov.

To see how PA is using money from the ARRA click the image below.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan has many legislative changes.  Several of the provisions will require updates to Sage Abra. The Sage Compliance team has been reviewing the legislation and will take the following action one these items:

1. Changes to the Federal Tax Rate. This will be included in a Service Release that we plan to have available no later then March 6th, 2009 and will also be included in the 1st Quarter Tax Update for 2009.
2. Changes to EIC (Earned Income Credit.) This will also be included in our March 6th Service Release and in the 1st Quarter Tax Update for 2009.
3. Changes to Form 941 updates to accommodate the new COBRA subsidy data on the form. This will be added to Sage Abra in the 1st Quarter Tax Update for 2009.

During the rollout of ARRA, the Compliance team will continue to monitor the requirements to ensure timely and accurate implementation of the new laws as they are finalized and put into effect.

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HRMG Solutions has begun a series of monthly webcasts that are designed to expose Sage Abra users to fresh ideas on how to better use their Abra software. Each month, keep an eye out for these webcasts and attend them if you feel they will help you do more with your Abra system.

This month’s webcast will be presented by an Alliance Partner or ours, Perryman Associates from sunny Florida. They will be reviewing their performance appraisal management system (PAM) and how it can help you leverage the information that you already have in Abra to automate the performance appraisal process.

Here is the link to register for this, our first webcast on how to better use your Abra system. The webcast is on Friday, February 20th from 2-3p.m. with time at the end for questions. Enjoy!

http://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/755341129

PS: We are always open to suggestions for the content of future webcacts. Please comment back on topics of interest to you that you would like us to consider. We will do our best to find interesting material and presenters on these topics!

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Exciting news for all Sage Abra users! Our Professional Services department is putting together a comprehensive library of Sage Abra reports, which you may purchase and download for your own use! Save yourself a boatload of time by accessing these professional reports and WOW your executive team!

To get started, we have a new website page under our Resources menu, where the first 15 of our 120 reports are available for you to review today. Visit http://www.hrmgsolutions.com/reports.asp to view the list and descriptions and understand the discounts applied to purchasing in quantity.

When you are ready to purchase, simply select the reports you want and hit Submit. You will receive an automatic confirmation notice, an HRMG Solutions invoice in the mail for purchasing the reports and a contact call from Jim Charles at HRMG Solutions to review the download process with you.

Please Note: If you wish the basic report was a little more tailored to your organization’s needs, changes can be made. Talk to Jim at jcharles@hrmgsolutions.com about customization details and costs.

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