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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 ATracker Time Tracking App

Available for as an iOS or Android app, ATracker allows you to start and stop time with a single touch. Limited setup is needed prior to using the app, so you’ll only need to enter a task or a list of tasks to start using the app. Once a task is ...

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2017 Review of ClockShark - Time Tracking App

Clock Shark is designed for niche industries such as construction and other trades that can find it difficult to track time accurately. Clock Shark is cloud-based, and works with mobile devices including iPad, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and Android.

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2017 Review of TSheets

TSheets is best suited for small to mid-sized businesses that need a way to track and schedule employee time, though it also offers the ability to track hours to specific jobs and projects for client billing if desired. TSheets offers excellent ...

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2017 Review of Harvest - Time Tracking App

Harvest is a time tracking app that is designed to work with desktop systems or smartphones. Harvest allows you to easily track time as you work using the included timers, or you can enter time after a task has been completed.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.