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Apr 2019

What Should Be Included in an Outsourcing Agreement - Part 2

What Should Be Included in an Outsourcing Agreement – Part 2 of 2

By: Odyssey Outsourcing
Tags: confidentiality, data retention, intellectual property, jurisdiction, privacy, Security

Prior to checking this post out, take a recap on the first part related to what should be included in an outsourcing agreement. This post is to present the remaining items as below. Your obligations and those of the OSP Obligations and rights of the parties to the outsourcing agreement Nature of the information to be provided by you and the …

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Mar 2019

Assessing Integrated Technology Platform

How well an OSP and a client work together on an Integrated Technology Platform

By: Odyssey Outsourcing
Tags: communication, confidentiality, Security, Technology, Timesheet

Last month we presented the checklist on the quality of the OSP’s technology platform. For this time, it is about the integrity between the OSP and you, the client. Answer these questions below to assess the integrated technology platform. Internal communication How will you communicate with your outsourced staff? Will they report to one person on your team or collaboratively with …

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May 2016

Sometimes the freelance model doesn’t cut it…

By: Odyssey Outsourcing
Tags: Freelance, Infrastructure, Security, Tax

Our Business development frequently receives calls comparing the freelance model to our hourly model. A lot of times these phone calls reveal accounting firms have been using freelance staff from freelance sites with success in roles such as virtual administration, IT support, IT coding, photography, website design, public relations, marketing, sales, and SEO. However, when the same firms look to …

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Jan 2011

Key questions you should ask your accounting outsource provider

By: Odyssey Outsourcing
Tags: Data, Outsourcing, Security, Tax Agent

As one of the first pioneers of Australian accounting outsourcing we’ve developed a list of questions that our prospective client’s ask. To assist you with selecting a high quality outsourcing services provider (OSP), we provide the following key questions you should be asking your OSP. About the company Who owns the OSP I am dealing with – is it an …