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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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2017 Review of Accounts Receivable Systems

Everyone wants to get paid – as quickly as possible, or at least, on time. An effective accounts receivable system helps businesses ensure that their customers are paying. But it’s not only about cash receipts, but also about the customers.

Accounting

Collbox App Simplifies Collections for QuickBooks Online

Collbox is a collections app that integrates with QuickBooks Online. Designed to simplify the collection process for small business owners, Collbox services are free, with users only paying a fee when a collection agency collects on an invoice.

Accounting

2017 Overview of PaySimple - Accounts Receivable Functions

PaySimple is a payment processing solution that is designed to process payments of all types, including credit and debit cards, eChecks, and ACH transfers, with payments processed on a one-time or recurring basis. PaySimple tracks invoices ...

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2017 Overview of Fusebill - Accounts Receivable

Fusebill is designed for businesses that need assistance in managing subscription and recurring billings. Focusing on the intricacies of managing subscription billings, Fusebill is also well suited to businesses that have regular, recurring billings.

Accounting

2017 Overview of Centreviews AR - Accounts Receivable Functions

Centreviews offers AP, AR, and Document Management delivered via the cloud. Centreviews is designed to link all business invoices with their supporting documents. The linked documents are then stored in a centralized, searchable archive, where users ...

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2017 Invoicing Utilities - Invoice Sherpa

Invoice Sherpa works with many popular accounting software applications such as QuickBooks, Xero, Harvest, and FreshBooks. InvoiceSherpa automates accounts receivable and bill payment options, as well as recurring billing for subscriptions.

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2017 Invoicing Utilities - FundBox

Fundbox is designed to proactively address cash flow gaps that typically affect small and in-transition businesses that rely on timely payments from their customers. Fundbox users can create an account at no cost, with users only assessed a fee when ...

Accounting

2017 Invoicing Utilities - Bill.com

Well known for its robust AP automation function, Bill.com also offers a decent payment processing platform as well. Bill.com provides users with the ability to choose their preferred payment method and will automatically send invoices to customers ...

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Accounting

2017 Review of Invoice Management Systems

While invoicing on the surface seems like a fairly straightforward feature, (and simple invoicing is), how customers and clients are invoiced can be just as important as when. Do you provide your customers with a mailed invoice only?

Accounting

2017 Review of FreshBooks - Accounts Receivable Functions

FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting application designed for freelancers and very small businesses. The product centers on time and billing, with other features such as project tracking available as well. FreshBooks also offers a mobile app that ...

Accounting

2017 Review of AccountantsWorld Accounting Power - Accounts Receivable Functions

The AccountantsWorld dashboard offers an easy way for users to access all of their clients from a single user interface. Once a client has been chosen, the screen will update with all of the accounting options available for that client, including ...

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2017 Review of Xero - Accounts Receivable Functions

Xero is well suited for small business owners, and offers the flexibility of three different versions; Starter, Standard, and Premium. Xero offers complete accounting functionality with all versions of the application, which is deployed exclusively ...