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Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com

Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

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Firm Management

2017 Review of Time Tracker Professional App

Designed for Mac desktop systems, Time Tracker Professional is a good fit for freelancers or independent contractors. Once installed, Time Tracker Professional works in the background, automatically tracking whatever you’re working on, so users don’t ...

Firm Management

2017 Review of TimeCamp - Time Tracking App

Time Camp is a time tracking and time management app ideal for professional service companies and consultants. Time Camp can be used as a desktop application, or with iPhone and Android devices. Time Camp offers visual time tracking, with a graphical ...

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2017 Review of Chrometa Time Tracking

Chrometa is a time-tracking product that is well suited for small professional firms including accounting firms. Different from most of the other products reviewed, Chrometa uses passive timekeeping that is designed to automatically track all activity ...

Firm Management

2017 Review of AccountantsWorld Practice Relief

Practice Relief, from AccountantsWorld, is ideally suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms. Practice Relief can be used as a stand-alone time and billing solution, though it is best when used with other AccountantsWorld applications.

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2017 Review of BQE Core

Launched in July of 2017, BQE Core is a complete business management application designed for professional service businesses. Core is particularly well suited for small to mid-sized firms. Completely cloud-based, Core offers time and billing ...

Firm Management

2017 Review of Toggl - Time Tracking App

Unlike many other apps, Toggl offers an app for desktop systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux, along with apps for both iPhone and Android devices. To get started, users simply click the button to start the timer, and stop the timer when the task is ...

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2017 Review of TPS Time & Billing Software

Designed specifically for accounting firms, TPS offers excellent practice management capability including a comprehensive time and billing function. TPS is best suited for small to mid-sized firms. Along with time and billing, TPS also offers ...

Firm Management

2017 Review of Bill4Time

Bill4Time is an automated accounting and bookkeeping application that contains solid time and billing functionality. Bill4Time is well suited for small to mid-sized businesses that are looking for a solid financial management solution.

Firm Management

2017 Review of ImagineTime Time and Billing

Well suited for both accounting firms and legal firms of just about any size, ImagineTime Time and Billing can be used as a stand-alone time and billing application or in conjunction with other Imagine Time applications for a complete practice ...

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2017 Review of BigTime IQ

BigTime IQ from BigTime Software is a good fit for professional services firms including accounting and CPA firms. BigTime IQ can be utilized as a stand-alone time and billing solution, or integrated with QuickBooks and Lacerte for a more complete ...

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2017 Review of Time Management Systems

Much more than simply a tracking time, these time management systems help firms manage staff productivity, assess client profitability, while also offering an easy to use mechanism for tracking time and billing information, including any related expenses.

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2017 Review of Web Builder CS

Web Builder CS is an excellent option for accounting and CPA firms that are using other Thomson Reuters/CS Professional applications. While the product can be used as a stand-alone website building option, it works best if coupled with other Thomson ...