Today's Technology for Tomorrow's Firm.
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May 2016 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 9 APPS WE LOVE APPS WE LOVE IS SPONSORED BY HTTP://ACCOUNTANTSWORLD.COM AccountantsWorld ® Accountants First SM ... only at Kacee Johnson, founder of Blue Ocean Principles, relies on TIME BUDDY . "It's a time zone converter and world clock that assists in scheduling meetings for people in multiple time zones. It really helps with international clients as it has a visual scheduler for your common time zones needed to ensure there is no confusion in booking meetings." "Hands down, EVERNOTE ," said K im Hogan, business develop- ment manager at Intuit. "I've had a premium account since my early days at Fujitsu (2009), but never took advantage of it quite like I do now until more recently. From work to personal, PowerPoints to workouts to grocery shopping lists – I use it for EV ERY THING. Love how I can access it via any device, and even more that I can share it with others to collaborate on notes. It's saved me so much time and energy and is the one app I couldn't live without." Joy Lizote, CPA, growth plan- ner and business coach, is also an EVERNOTE devotee. "I love their webclipper. I'm also coming across articles I want to read but don't have time in that moment so the webclip- per lets me save them and then read them later." Elizabeth Pitelkow, director of accounting and compliance at A r rowst rea m, recom mends GROUPME . "Tis free app is my favorite app for communicating with groups. I use it for both my professional net work and social network. Te app provides a quick way to send information to several people at once." STOCARD is the app recom- mended by Danielle Supkis Cheek, CPA, CFE, CVA, owner of D. Supkis Cheek PLLC. "I put all of those rewards cards on my phone so I don't have all those litle things on my keys and the cards in my wallet." With apologies for sounding "salesy," Cathy Iconis, CEO of Iconis Group, says her favorite app is QUICKBOOKS ONLINE . "My whole practice is based on it since we don't support any other accounting systems. I've even dorked out about it so much that I started a weekly tweet chat for QuickBooks Online Users, #QBOchat. I love having my clients' books in the cloud. A nd, Intuit has made it super easy to use and keep updated for our bookkeep- ing clients." Kerri Gibson, CPA, vice presi- dent, small professional, at Wolters K luwer, CCH Small Firm Services, is a fan of language apps. "Te abilities of language apps are really cool and incredibly useful in our global world. I am trying to learn French so apps like DUOLINGO and BABBEL make it easy to squeeze in a quick lesson any- where. As an international traveler WORD LENS is fantastic because it will translate writen items (menus, directions, etc.) which helps with making good decisions; knowing what you are eating or where you are going is always a good idea!" Brian Friedman, CPA .CITP, division sales manager, northeast, for Tax & Accounting US, Wolters K luwer CCH Sofware, recommends GOOGLE MAPS . "Gone are the days of static navigation provided through your car. With Google Maps you have an up-to-date map with live trafc, plus for those who manage accounts, it gives you the ability to load customers and prospects to beter assist in visual management." Gibson agrees: "It may seem like a no brainer, but I fnd myself continu- ously amazed at the capabilities that are added. It makes the use of mul- tiple other apps unnecessary because now you can do so much more than get directions. Tis is probably the one app I cannot live without." Apps that We Can't (or Wouldn't Want to) Live Without By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief W e surveyed members of the 40 Under 40 class of 2015 to fnd out about the apps they swear by. Here are some of the responses we received. Time Buddy Duolingo Evernote Group Me Stocard Babbel Word Lens Google Maps QuickBooks Onliine [Find these apps for your device on the App Store or Google Play.]