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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

CMS Announces WOTC Webinar Series for Federal Employment Tax Credits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Linzi Strong
(860) 678‐4401
lstrong@cmshris.com

New work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) webinars to educate employers of all sizes on how to take advantage of the Federal Employment Tax Credits.

Farmington, CT – February 20, 2009 – Cost Management Services (www.cmshris.com), a provider of employer based solutions including work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) services, Sage Abra HRMS Solutions, web based recruiting software iRecruit, and human resource management and payroll solutions, launched a new online webinar series for their work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) services. The personalized webinar series is designed for businesses that want to take advantage of the federal tax credits, but are unaware of who may qualify and the processes involved.

Introduction of the new WOTC Webinar Series (www.cmswotc.com) means CMS now provides employers with additional information that can assist them in saving money ‐‐ including their longstanding WOTC full‐service options. This webinar series will be a great educational tool. The webinar series will be held twice weekly beginning February 24th. Full Schedule details can be found on our website (www.cmswotc.com).

“Like the products and services we already provide to our customers,” says Brian Kelly, managing partner of CMS, “our clients who sign up for our WOTC services save up to a maximum of $5,000.00 per new hire that qualify. Furthermore, based on our analysis we have determined that 10% to 15% of all your new hires qualify under the federal provisions to receive such a tax savings.”

We often find businesses are not aware of the benefits of the WOTC program or they are unsure of the filling process to qualify for the work opportunity tax credit, thus not being able to cash in on the credits available. This is particularly problematic because those companies are not taking advantage of the cost savings that can highly benefit them in a tough economy. Brian Kelly adds, “Employers can now become more educated on the WOTC while finding additional ways to capture the sometimes millions of dollars left on the table by not taking advantage of these terrific employer job creation incentives.”

For details about our WOTC services, visit: www.cmswotc.com

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About Cost Management Services

Cost Management Services (CMS – www.cmshris.com) has been providing employer based solutions, including Employment Tax Credit Services (www.cmswotc.com); web‐based recruiting solution – iRecruit (www.irecruit-software.com developed by CMS); and the Sage Abra HRMS human resource and payroll solutions. With over 25 years of experience our focus on quality professional services allows us to achieve our goal of complete client satisfaction. CMS utilizes proven technology, implementation methodologies, expertise, and one‐on‐one training to automate, streamline and integrate the complete workforce management process.

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Sage Abra SQL 8.5 Expands Employee Self-Service to Further Simplify HR/Payroll for Mid-Sized Businesses

Sage Abra SQL 8.5 Expands Employee Self-Service to Further Simplify HR/Payroll for Mid-Sized Businesses

ST. PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwire - February 17, 2009) - Sage North America announced today Sage Abra SQL HRMS 8.5, the latest version of the company's Microsoft ® SQL Server-based HRMS software for mid-sized businesses and organizations in North America. New employee self-service (ESS) functionality has been added to version 8.5 to allow users to view and access more of their payroll data online.

"As businesses today look more deeply into their processes to contain costs and be more competitive, we're committed to delivering product improvements that will help them meet those efficiency goals," said Karl Grass, senior vice president and general manager for Employer Solutions at Sage North America. "Our new Sage Abra SQL serves the payroll and HR software needs of mid-sized businesses with more robust technical requirements, while Sage Abra Suite for Visual FoxPro serves the needs of both small and mid-sized users. We're committed to continue making feature and functionality improvements to both versions of Sage Abra HRMS."

Sage Abra ESS, the employee self-service module of Sage Abra, helps companies and organizations automate their business processes and give employees ownership of their personal information, helping to improve employee satisfaction and relieving human resources staff from administrative requests, so they can focus on more strategic employee development programs. A new ESS feature built into version 8.5 allows employees to view their pay history, as well as drill down to the details on specific paychecks.

"Using Sage Abra with ESS, our employees are able to have instant access to their pay histories, update their benefit information, and check their attendance and time-off accruals," said Kathy Bennett, payroll administrator for Fidelity Bank, one of Atlanta's largest community banks with more than 325 employees, and 23 branches in the city and surrounding area. "They get the information on-demand, whenever and wherever they need it, and we get fewer calls and requests in our HR department."

With workflow capabilities and customizable features, Sage Abra's ESS module provides a central location for employees, managers, and administrators to view and manage important personal data and company information, delivering time- and cost-savings, with a proven return on investment (ROI).

Sage Abra is human resource management system (HRMS) software that delivers tightly integrated functionality across HR, payroll, benefits, training, and attendance, with rich reporting and analysis, and a Web workforce portal with employee self-service, company communications, benefits enrollment, applicant tracking, and more. The product line features support for multiple databases, with Abra SQL supporting Microsoft SQL Server, and Abra Suite supporting Visual FoxPro. Customers also have the options to run Abra SQL and Abra Suite either as a turn-key hardware/software solution or in a managed server hosted environment.

Sage Abra SQL 8.5 is available now from authorized Sage Software business partners. For more information about Sage Abra HRMS, please visit www.cmshris.com, e-mail bkelly@cmshris.com, or call 800-517-9099.


About Sage North America

Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. At Sage, we live and breathe business every day. We are passionate about helping our customers achieve their ambitions. Our range of business software and services is continually evolving as we innovate to answer our customers' needs. Our solutions support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage North America employs approximately 4,800 people and supports 2.9 million small and medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs more than 14,500 people and supports more than 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866-308-2378.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Calculate Your Savings with WOTC

Did you know you could still keep hiring AND save money? Even in a "down economy" you can have significant savings for your company, and CMS can help. We've been saving companies money for over 10 years with our Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing program.

Based on CMS' experience 15% of the workforce may be qualified for up to $2,400 worth of tax savings under the WOTC program guidelines. Why aren't you taking advantage?

Calculate your potential tax savings with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Savings Calculator.

To speak with a CMS WOTC Representative, please call us at 1-800-517-9099 and ask for Brian, or send an email.

Click here to download the WOTC brochure for more information.

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Monday, February 02, 2009

Introduction to iRecruit - New Dates Announced



Discover iRecruit's online applicant tracking and management capabilities. Attending an iRecruit Showcase is an excellent opportunity to see how iRecruit can benefit your organization, have your questions answered, and discuss how iRecruit can work for you.

New dates for the iRecruit Webinars:
Wednesday February 18 2009 at 11am (register)
Wednesday February 25 2009 at 11am (register)
Wednesday March 4 2009 at 11am (register)
Wednesday March 11 2009 at 11am (register)
Wednesday March 18 2009 at 11am (register)
Wednesday March 25 2009 at 11am (register)

Some of the highlights of iRecruit V8.2 include:
  • Choice: Integration to Abra HR or Abra Recruiting, or Stand Alone.
  • Enhanced Dashboard Views.
  • Make any question required.
  • The applicant can tell you how many years experience they have, and add a note about their skills.
  • The applicant can attach a resume and cover letter.
  • Now, Custom Application forms by Job Posting (i.e. Requisition).
  • The updated Requisitions and new Forms sections helps you manage the set up and approval of open positions. Set up and Assign Custom Application Forms. And also track cost per requisition.
  • Create Requisition and Applicant Reports.
  • Search for applicants online. Change the applicant status online. Make notes about your applicants.
  • New sophisticated keyword search allows you to query & find applicants fast and easy.
  • Forward applicants to hiring managers.
  • Set up accounts for different iRecruit users.
This is a must see Webcast for anyone interested in applicant tracking online.

To register for a webinar please click here or call Linzi at 1-800-517-9099.

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