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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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Automation

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Automation

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Automation

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Automation

2016 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Systems

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Accounting

2016 Overview of WASP AssetCloud

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Accounting

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Accounting

2016 Review of Sage Fixed Assets

Accounting

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Accounting

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