Book Keeping Software

Book Keeping Software

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I have just started my own practise and was looking for a bookkeeping software which is quick and easy to use and is reasonabily priced.

Can anyone point me the right direction.

I have come across Sage, Tas, Quickbook and Iris but would like to know which is the best to go for.

Thanks, Manoj VanMali

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By david_terrar
06th Jun 2005 13:44

Try the online accounting route
Why not avoid the traditional route of needing software and IT infrastructure to support, and try one of the online accounting products. There are a number of people selling Sage Line50 online, or you could try Twinfield. We've just launched Twinfield's online bookkeeping service in the UK. Twinfield are a Dutch company who started back in 2000 and have built up their solution to be the number 1 online accounting solution in the Netherlands. It is already in use by 6 of the top 10 accounting practices and bookkeeping firms over there, including BDO, ABAB and LTB. The solution is properly web architected (i.e. not Citrix), and provides real-time accounting, project, hours and expenses recording, reporting, budgeting, credit management, salary data and billing. It's designed to be easy to use for small businesses, but the service is particularly suitable for (international) organisations working in multiple languages and currencies. The per user price varies from £3 to £50 per month, depending on the capabilities you need. We are also working with a payroll company who are about to launch a service that will cost £1 per month per employee.

Contact me for more details.
Regards
David Terrar
D Squared C Limited
Mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.d2c.org.uk or http://www.twinfield.co.uk

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By joachim27
06th Jun 2005 15:31

Accentra - the emerging book-keepers' choice
Accentra accounting does a wonderful job for book-keepers. Consider these features any book-keepers will love to have:

- Ability to edit/delete transactions straight from the entry screen (with full audit trial)
- Payment Reallocation facility
- Refunding Customers
- Refunds from Suppliers
- Ability to mark cheques as unpaid/bounced resulting in automatic reverse payment entry
- Ability to credit an existing invoice with a single right click action.

Above all, the fantastic OpenYear design that completely eliminates year end hassles. You can work with multiple years data at the same time.

If you are interested please call Joachim/Jacqui on 020 8518 1226

Regards

Joachim Victor
Accentra Technologies Ltd.

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By david_terrar
08th Jun 2005 08:15

Try online
Hi,
Twinfield will do all of that, including the ease of year end processing, but the big difference is that it is online "Software as a Service". You and your clients don't need to invest in software and hardware infrastructure, and all of the pain of IT management that comes, even at the starter level - someone else is managing backups, software upgrades, etc. You add to that the fact that you and your clients will be able to access the same system from any basic PC with a web browser and an internet connection, any time. The system is flexible enough so that you will be able to adapt your approach to match the level of input that you want the client to take on, but with the ability to monitor things whenever you need to.

As before - contact me for more details.
Regards
David Terrar
D Squared C Limited
Mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.d2c.org.uk or http://www.twinfield.co.uk

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By AnonymousUser
15th Jun 2005 13:02

TRY TAS
Try TAS books 1 or 2, 2 is better if you want something ready to grow with your business, 1 is more basi. TAS have won awards for there software
www.tasaccounts.co.uk

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By User deleted
01st Jun 2005 16:57

Try VT...
...How about VT Transaction - see www.vtsoftware.co.uk.

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By User deleted
01st Jun 2005 22:48

QuickBooks for PC and MYOB for Mac

I second Nicola Jones about QuickBooks - Good accounting program, rubbish support in the UK. However, once you have mastered how it works, and you don't use it for processing payroll, technical support becomes unnecessary.

If you use a Mac, I highly recommend MYOB. Its technical support is extremely good and inexpensive. If you use it for payroll, support is good too.

MYOB also works on a PC and you can move files from a PC to a Mac and vise versa without the need for a conversion program. You can download a full working program from the MYOB site.

The problem with Dosh is that if a client uses Dosh cashbook for Mac and the accountant uses Dosh Cashbook for PC's, it is not possible to transfer files and a conversion program is non-existent.

To prepare accounts for someone who uses Dosh cashbook for Mac, they need to send you their accounts file as a CSV tab delimited file. You then need to convert it to an .IIF file and import into QuickBooks.

freddy

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By listerramjet
02nd Jun 2005 08:49

Sage Line 50 is the market leader for several good reasons. It is intuitive for bookkeepers to use, it supports multiple companies (essential for an accountancy practice), it has excellent import facilities, and it has a clear audit trail. And because it is widely used there is a large pool of potential employees with Sage skills.

Sage own TAS. TAS is more modern than Line 50, but when I last looked at it is was not as strong on supporting import of data.

Quickbooks is designed for non-accountants - not so strong on audit trail.

IRIS have a large user base of accounting firms, and supply core software, and are known for reliable and well supported products. Beware of their integration claims, as integration is much more complex than they describe.

I would agree that DOSH cashbook is a lovely simple package, and for many small businesses (where no need for sales and purchase ledger) there is little to beat it.

I would also suggest you look at Access Accounts. Their software is very modern, and receives good reviews.

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By AnonymousUser
02nd Jun 2005 09:37

Have you looked at SkyEnterprise?
Hi Manoj,
You may not have heard of SkyEnterprise - it deals with all standard book-keeping tasks and also with job costing, estimates, and time & expense recording. This may be an alternative to the products you have already looked at.

You can view the on-line demos here (they take about 5 minutes)to see what the software looks like and what it does: http://www.skynetas.com/demos_online.html

If you are interested, I am happy to send you further details on the features of each module and details of licensing.

I hope this helps,

Angela Walker [email protected]
Marketing Manager
Skynet Applied Systems
0207 236 3777
www.skynetas.com

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By User deleted
02nd Jun 2005 13:36

VT
For in house bookkeeping software, I would suggest VT Accounts. Once you are used to it the input time is pretty quick.

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