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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Come and Go Option for 2026 Advisor Awards Applications

If you are currently an 'Applicant' for the 2026 Top Advisor Awards, a 'Nominee' who has been nominated by someone else but who has not yet started...

QBO-Accountant Users to Gain QuickBooks Business Network

Beginning October, 2025, QuickBooks Online-Accountant users will gain access to the QuickBooks Business Network. The network consists of more than...

Ecosystem Enlightenments: Protection Plus

The mission of Protection Plus is to be the company all taxpayers turn to when faced with the fear and anxiety of a tax audit.

Getting Clients Started on QuickBooks Bill Pay now in QBO

Murph takes you step-by-step through the process of helping your clients get set-up and running on the now included Bill Pay Basic in QBO.

Thomson Reuters In The News

Thomson Reuters has announced two cutting edge agreements to bolster their tax reporting and document processing capabilities. They will partner with...

Will You be in the 2026 Top Advisor Awards?

Will You be in the 2026 Top Advisor Awards?  Only if you apply or are nominated (and then complete your application). 

Intuit is 'bundling' their Bill Pay Basic into QuickBooks Online

Are you familiar with "bundling"?  If not, you soon will be. Intuit is going to "bundle" QuickBooks Basic Bill Pay into every Simple Start,...

First Look at Digits (Part 2)

Murph finishes up his two-part First Look mini-series on Digits, a totally new Accounting Platform built for the AI era. 

ProAdvisor Academy to gain QuickBooks Payments Course

Intuit's ProAdvisor Academy will soon be offering a new 'QuickBooks Payments' self-paced course eligible. The new course is expected to become...

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