Integration & Data Management: 4.75 Stars
With integrated AR, full billing functionality and integration with QuickBooks and Microsoft products, TPS Time and Billing provides a streamlined approach to managing client engagements and invoicing, particularly for smaller firms looking for an all-in-one system.
Management Features: 4.75 Stars
Best Fit: Small and mid-size professional accounting practices with fixed rate or hourly billing, and seeking the customization functions offered by integration with Microsoft Office.
Strengths:
- Intuitive navigation and processes designed by accountants
- Extensive integration with Microsoft Office and QuickBooks
- Graphical views of daily time per activity per use
- Built in AR and full billing functions
CPA Practice Advisor - 2012 Review
"This is a good fit for a small to mid-size firms with up to 60 employees using Microsoft Office and seeking strong security and reporting capabilities.
Microsoft Office integrates deeply with TPS. Contacts can be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook, and reports can be exported as PDF, Excel, Word, CSV, RTF, XML and RPT files.
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 spent.
Solid integration with QuickBooks
One of the standout features of TPS is invoice customization.
Invoicing Functions (5 Stars)
Management Features (4.75 Stars)
Integration & Data Management (5 Stars)"
CPA Practice Advisor September 2011
“4.5/5 Stars — The TPS user interface is clean, clear and to the point, and is designed for the public accounting profession. Anyone that is familiar with the basic concepts of timekeeping, invoicing and billing will be able to do most of the training themselves, using a test or demo database”
CPA Technology Advisor - August 2010
“4.5/5 Stars —
Ease of Use & Navigation Features: 5 Stars; Billing & Reporting: 5 Stars”
CPA Technology Advisor - November 2008
“While making Time and Billing easy to implement, TPS also incorporates a range of robust capabilities for more effective practice management.
TPS clients agree that Time & Billing has increased profits. ‘I switched to TPS Time & Billing, and while I thought I was doing well before, it increased my billings and collections so that I saved enough in the first year to buy a 2006 Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle Fatboy,’ said James C. Mahoney, CPA, A Professional Corp. in West Toluca Lake, Calif.”
CPA Magazine - August/September 2006 (PDF)
“TPS Software now offers small to mid-sized firms a practice management tool that is truly easy to use. The design of TPS Time & Billing software provides smaller accounting firms with a comprehensive time and billing system and the added bonus of practice management capabilities.
TPS Time & Billing is a keen little program that gets users up and running within minutes of installation. Easy to use and understand, the program takes the guesswork out of practice management and makes it simple for employees to manage even the largest client base. Each screen reveals deeper functionality, making this product quite the flexible solution for both small and mid-sized companies looking to streamline workflow and simplify billing.”
CPA Magazine - August/September 2005 (PDF)
“4.5 Stars — One of the most beneficial features of Time & Billing is its integration with Outlook. For firms using the e-mail and contact management application, Time & Billing doesn’t require re-entering the data and helps prevent the duplication of efforts maintaining AR, contact, e-mail and time billing databases.
(TPS) provides excellent time and expense tracking, customizable billing and contact management tools, and is very simple to use. And it’s inexpensive.”
CPA Software News - October 2003 (PDF)