So you want a new desktop accounting package?

Posted by AccountingWEB PM | on Sun, 25/12/2005 - 01:01 8120 1 comment

Choosing a mid- or upper-range accounts package is straightforward - work out the list of features you need, then find out which package has them.

But with entry-level it's not just a matter of features, but also of the user - most entry-level systems are run by people who do not understand accounting.

Poor package design
The real problem is not that users don't understand debits and credits: it's that the standard design of a computerised accounting system - sales ledger, purchase ledger, nominal ledger - makes the payments side so difficult.

Continued...

Quickbooks reporting

AnonymousUser | Thu, 01/07/2004 - 15:49 | Permalink

After reading the article on desktop accounting software, I had to respond to the claim made "In the case of QuickBooks getting at this information is not easy. I had to spend half an hour on the phone with Intuit Technical Support in order to get out a fully detailed cost report. "

I have used and set up/trained on Quickbooks systems for 5 years now and have found the reporting systems to be incredibly powerful and easy to use.

The range of reporting functionality is incredible and I can only assume the report writer was very new to Quickbooks and had not received any training prior to his review.