William Murphy

William (Bill) Murphy, better known as "Murph," is responsible for day-to-day technical content. He is also serves as Administrator for the Top Advisor Awards Program. Murph is an Advanced Certified ProAdvisor with over 30 years of QuickBooks consulting experience. He has more than 45 years of experience in Business, Finance and Public Accounting. For many years Murph was the “anchor” of the National Advisor Network’s online forum (now the Woodard forum) and three-time consecutive winner of the NAN Online MVP award. Murph has published numerous articles in industry publications and served as Technical Editor for Business Analysis with QuickBooks by Wiley Publishing.
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Is there an ERP in Your Future? Perhaps as early as next month! Part 2

Are you thinking more about ERPs in your practice, now more than ever, after reading Part 1 of this article? Have you noticed any adds in Insightful...

A Comparison of Five Mid-market ERPs

Earlier this year I published a summary of four of the five ERPs contained in the graphic below within Insightful Accountant. At that time,...

Sage launches Sage HCM to connect HR, Payroll and Finance

Ahead of Sage Future, Sage has announced Sage Human Capital Management for Sage Intacct to integrate HR and Payroll via AI workflow automation. 

Xero introduces AI-native Operating System: Xero OS

Twenty years ago, Xero reimagined accounting by moving the ledger to the cloud—a radical shift that made financial data accessible, real-time, and...

Sage + PwC: Agentic AI for faster Sage Intacct Deployment

Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, and PwC have announced a new, agentic...

Sage Expands Sage Intacct Advisory with AI-powered Capabilities

Ahead of next week's Sage Future in San Francisco, Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized...

This Week's QBTalks is Intuit Accountant Suite, plus IA's Extra

This Wednesday, I will be hosting the Intuit Accountant Suite team for our  QBTalks at 2:00 PM Eastern (April 22, 2026). Kaitlyn Wilchynski, and...

Digit's MCP connects its Agentic General Ledger to tools already used

Digits, an AI-native accounting platform, has launched the Digits MCP Server, giving accounting firms, business owners, and finance teams direct...

Your Final Week to Vote for the 2026 Top Advisor candidates

You only have one week left to vote for your favorite 2026 Top Advisor Awards candidate. Voting ends April 28th. 

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