Accounting Software.

[Paradise Acres ProWash]

What Accounting Software do you use? I have everything in place for my new business except Accounting Software, what do most of you use?

[CarolinaProWash]

QuickBooks Pro here!

[grizzley]

Originally Posted by CarolinaProWash

QuickBooks Pro here!

Same here.... QuickBooks Pro 2006

[Neil_Asheville]

Currently on Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006 although having tough time finding a bookkeeper that's familiar enough with it. I don't have any issues with the software itself. Make sure whatever you choose is easily linked with you bank for cash reconciliations.

<accountingsux>

/neil

[FCPWLLC]

Peachtree Accounting here. Gets complicated if you have no business or accounting background but the payroll features are excellent.

[Camelot]

Ed -

Quickbooks is THE way to go...easy to use and very comprehensive...

- John

[newlook]

Quick books with us also. We do the basic stuff then ship our monthly reports on a disc to our accountant!!

[Ron Musgraves]

qb .......................

[Keth]

I just got Quickbooks Pro at Staples. Didn't even know it but they had a $60 rebate on it at checkout so I only paid $140. I have a lead on a person who will come and set it all up for me as well. Should be on it within a few weeks.

[Paul Kassander]

Peachtree, and I agree with Michael. There are a lot of good tracking features plus a lot of stuff you will probably never use. Payroll is a nice feature.

[Beth n Rod]

We use Quickbooks Pro.

Beth

[EnviroClean]

Quick Books Pro here!!

[Paradise Acres ProWash]

Looks like Quick Books is the preferred software amongst my peers.

I was an Inventory Accountant prior to starting my PW business and have a strong background in setting up Excel spreadsheets for financial reporting; thus far Excel has worked well for me.

I do have a CPA doing the month end stuff for me and all I need to do is email him the spreadsheet monthly, he does the rest.

Thanks again,

Ed

[grizzley]

Check with your CPA and see if you can send him your QB file. I do that with my tax lady. Each month I send a copy of it to her and she opens it up on her computer. She can see everything about the business as long as you enter it (bills, receivables, mileage, etc.).

QB is pretty common and chances are that your CPA can use your files to do your accounting.

I pay my 9 year old daughter $100 per week to enter all receipts. It's a real time saver for me. The AmEx statement is itemized and at $6,000 - $8,000 per month, there are alot of charges! She seems to think it's worth $100... To me, it isn't. My son gets off easy, he just has to do a few little jobs to get his $100 every week. But without entering these receipts into QB, your accountant will not know your expenses.

[Paradise Acres ProWash]

There is no need for me to use QB as I managed 25-30 Million on a monthly basis at my previous employer and did it all through Excel.

I simply do a Debit/Credit column in Excel and provide invoices and receipts to back them up.

When I first meet with my accountant I asked about an accounting software package and he stated that with my background in accounting I did not need anything more then Excel.

If however I decide to hire employees I will need something a little more complex to calculate payroll but then the programmer side of me will come out and I will write it as needed.