Monday, September 14, 2009

Accounting Software For Small Business

By Andre Lesma

High quality accounting software is a must if you run and small business and do not want to be constantly asking where all the money is going. The software you should use needs to be within your budget and relative to your business needs as well as one capable of dealing with the regular tasks faced by all homeowners and taxpayers. Fortunately, there are many options for you to choose from and listed below are details of the top five small business programs available to you and information about just how they can help you.

1. QuickBooks from Intuit - has been on the go for a long while and this package consists of a popular series of programs with accounting tasks and payroll in mind. The varieties it comes in range from Basic, Pro, Premier and On Line and with the Pro package you will receive some helpful tools such as a tracker for the mileage carried out by your company vehicles and a cash flow projector. When selecting which package is the best one for you, bear in mind your needs as well as your budget.

2. Simply Accounting is another package that's very handy, with data entry screens that look a lot like paper accounting methods. This fully features accounting and payroll software package includes all kinds of reports and features, including ones designed for ecommerce and Internet functionality. Drag and drop and screen tips make the learning curve on this program relatively shallow. Choose a professional version if you need time and billing modules.

3. Peachtree " the complete version consists of over a 125 different reports as well as an in depth inventory feature, time and billing, job costing and so much more. This program has been designed for multiple use and three or more users can operate the program at any one time with this package. You could also choose the Premium and First editions which are available from Peachtree.

4. Sage BusinessVision " this is a super program which does a great deal of the work on your behalf. An example of this is automatic year end processing. Backdated transactions can be applied to the previous 12 months even when this period is over. The program sports an add on offering a shopping cart and web store as well as integrating well with Act! It comes in limited, small business, standard and client server editions.

5. Microsoft Office Small Business " As you would no doubt expect the office software list would not be complete without an offering from the giant Microsoft, who have been on the market for years and years. It has to be said that the best feature of this program is the way in which it integrates with Office - a great bonus for those folk already using this well liked office suite. Data contained in Outlook and Excel can be reused without having to re-enter the information and add ons such as PayPal and on line payrolling are also available. - 2364

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