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Time Tracking for Accountants

Tax season is a billing goldmine — if you track your hours. TimeTrack Pro helps accountants capture every minute of client work, from quick email questions to complex tax filings, so your revenue matches your effort.

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Why accountants struggle with time tracking

  • 1Clients call with 'quick questions' that turn into 30-minute advisory sessions — and those calls rarely get billed
  • 2Tax season volume means tracking time across dozens of active clients simultaneously
  • 3Compliance work has hard deadlines, making it tempting to skip time tracking to 'just get it done'
  • 4Differentiating between advisory services (higher rate) and compliance work (lower rate) on the same client is cumbersome

How TimeTrack Pro helps accountants

Client-specific timers mean every phone call, email, and filing session is attributed to the right account

Bulk time entry lets you log yesterday's work quickly during busy season when real-time tracking isn't practical

Service-type tags (tax prep, advisory, bookkeeping, audit) enable multi-rate billing per client

Automated weekly time reports help you invoice consistently even during your busiest months

Common projects accountants track

Individual and business tax preparationQuarterly estimated tax calculationsFinancial statement preparationAdvisory and tax planning sessionsIRS correspondence and audit supportEntity structuring and formation consulting

Average hourly rate for accountants

$60–$200/hr

US market range — rates vary by experience, specialization, and location.

Frequently asked questions

How do accountants bill for quick client phone calls?
Track every call, even 5-minute ones. TimeTrack Pro's quick-start timer makes this frictionless. Either bill calls at your standard rate with a minimum increment (e.g., 15-minute minimum) or batch them into a monthly 'client communication' line item.
Should accountants use fixed fees or hourly billing?
Many firms are moving to value-based fixed fees, especially for tax prep. But you need time data to set those fees profitably. Use TimeTrack Pro to track hours on fixed-fee engagements so you know which clients are profitable and which fees need adjustment.
How do accountants manage multiple billing rates?
Most accounting firms charge different rates for different service types (tax prep, advisory, bookkeeping, audit support). TimeTrack Pro lets you assign rates by service category so a single client can have entries at multiple rates on one invoice.
What's the best time tracking strategy during tax season?
Use timer-based tracking for your primary task and batch-enter smaller items at the end of each day. TimeTrack Pro's bulk entry feature lets you add multiple time entries quickly — critical when you're preparing 10+ returns per day during peak season.

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