Firm Management September 9, 2026
Financial Engineer or Operator? How to Choose the Right Buyer
Almost half of the top 30 U.S. CPA firms had some form of private-equity investment or alternative practice structure.
December 8, 2014
Katie Tolin – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession?
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of ImagineTime Time and Billing
Designed for accounting and law firms, ImagineTime is a desktop or server-based, full-featured time management and billing system for firms seeking multiple timesheet data entry options ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Chrometa Time Tracking
The Chrometa time and billing system provides good tools for managing staff and team tasking, including projects. The system offers users the ability to log the applications and documents they have accessed during a given time period, which can then ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of BillQuick
BQE Software offers time management, billing and client communication solutions tailored to the specific needs of a variety of professional services firms, including tax and accounting practices. The company’s BillQuick system is geared ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of AccountantsWorld Practice Relief
Practice Relief is a web-based time and billing solution designed for tax and accounting firms. It can be used as a stand-alone program, or as an integrated part of the also web-based Power Practice system. The suite includes options for client ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Time and Billing Systems
Over the past several years, two major factors have significantly changed the way many firms operate, both internally as well as how they interact with their clients. The internet, of course, has something to do with this, but it is more in the way ...
December 5, 2014
In Firm: 2015 IT Predictions and 2014 Results
It's prediction time again, where we dust off the proverbial crystal ball and share our technology thoughts ahead of the curve, as well as fess up on how our previous year’s guesses fared.
December 5, 2014
Technology Trends for 2015
It has been a year of sweeping trends and high emotions. While many of the key issues might seem to have been outside of the realm of tech – the economy, immigration and health care leading the list – that wasn’t exactly the case.
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Abak 360
Accounting and professional services firms of any size who want a powerful time, billing, expense and project management system, whether tracking for productivity management or for time-based billing purposes.
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of TPS Software
TPS was specifically designed for accounting firms seeking a streamlined time tracking and invoicing management solution that supports multiple billing options, integration with Outlook and other Office functions, a full AR module, custom reporting and re
December 5, 2014
Elevate Your Thinking
Whether its technology, processes or new service lines, we, as a profession, have the tendency to follow the herd. We watch a handful of progressive firms test new or different ideas and only when they’ve had success do we jump on board and try to ...
December 5, 2014
The Future is Easy to See, If You Create It!
Every year at this time, I reflect on the success and failures of the past year, and the opportunities of the year to come. It is also the time that I reflect on the recent introductions of new products and announced strategies from vendors to determine i