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September 8, 2011 

888-746-0440 www.FormMagic.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Accounting firms with large client bases, with varied import/integration needs. Strengths Strong multi-client management tools. Multi-user level security. Multiple data entry options. Built-in diagnostics. Potential Limitations Limited local forms. Lacks client billing/invoicing center. Summary & Pricing Tax-Mate provides a comprehensive 1099 and W-2 solution, with strong...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

September 8, 2011 

Time is Money: 9 Products to Help Improve Your Revenue Stream

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

877-4-TENROX www.tenrox.com   2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Firm Fit Medium-sized and large firms. Strengths Interface & many aspects of the program are very customizable. Great user & project management capabilities. Best management dashboards among products reviewed. Tracks accrued vacation & sick days. Integration with many accounting & payroll products, the most comprehensive among products...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

888-877-2231 www.tpssoftware.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Firm Fit Small and mid-size firms using Microsoft Office. Strengths Most complete integration with Microsoft Office among products reviewed, allowing for maximum customization of invoices & reports. Unique to the other products reviewed, the time entry screen includes a graphical timeline showing how a day’s time was...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

800-285-0999 www.sagetimeslips.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Firm Fit Small and mid-sized firms. Strengths Timeslips eCenter allows users to enter time & expenses remotely. Timeslips Today dashboard view provides helpful information & is customizable. Integration with accounting software, including Sage Peachtree and QuickBooks. Potential Limitations Does not support HR tracking, such as personal time...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

888-999-1366 www.accountantsworld.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Firm Fit Small firms using the AccountantsWorld Power Practice System. Strengths Intuitive, easy to set up & begin using. Integration with other products in the AccountantsWorld suite. E-mail broadcast for client communications, with tools to group clients for e-mails & track which e-mails were sent to clients....…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

877-245-5484 www.Bill4Time.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Firm Fit Small and mid-sized firms wanting to do all time and billing in the cloud. Strengths Many options for capturing time, including a desktop widget & mobile apps. Easy integration with PayPal for collecting online payments. Scheduling integration with Outlook, Google Calendar & iCal. Billing rate...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

855-687-1024 www.BillQuick.com   2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Firm Fit Small and mid-sized firms. Strengths Feature-rich SaaS version available, which can synchronize automatically with the desktop product. Native iPhone & Android apps. Free Lite version available. Tracks personal time off hours & approvals. The most extensive integration options with accounting software among products reviewed. Strong...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

877-520-1525 www.imaginetime.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Firm Fit Small firms, especially those taking advantage of the tax software integration available. Strengths Ribbon interface similar to Microsoft Office. Integration with tax software & QuickBooks. Synchronization with Outlook, including viewing staff calendars side-by-side. Potential Limitations No SaaS version. Summary & Pricing ImagineTime is a time...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

888-340-6425 www.Chrometa.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Firm Fit Small firms with simple billing needs, or firms of any size for timekeeping. Strengths Innovative system for automatically tracking time. Integration with several accounting programs and other billing programs. SaaS software that can aggregate time from multiple PCs. Potential Limitations Limited invoicing capabilities. Works...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 8, 2011 

888-849-8059 www.abaksoftware.com   2011 Overall Rating 4   Best Firm Fit Small and mid-sized accounting firms, especially those integrating with certain accounting software (Sage Simply Accounting, Sage Accpac ERP, Avantage and Acomba). Strengths Three-level approval system for time & expenses. Web-based interface for a few of the program’s functions. Potential Limitations Help file is difficult...…

Dustin Wheeler

September 7, 2011 

I wasn’t in New York City 10 years ago. My first visit wasn’t until 2003, on a fall day similar to when I watched the towers fall on tv. In July 2003, I went to Ground Zero, well- as close as I could get, about half a block.

Isaac M. O'Bannon