Jan

26

I Need A New Accounting System

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My accounting process is kind of a mess right now. It used to be awesome, not to mention effortless. I was using Quicken Home & Business which worked great for a single-member LLC like mine. Importing data from my bank was seamless. But then the Quicken software started to get super buggy and I couldn’t even open it without it crashing. This may have been a Windows issue or a Quicken issue. Either way, this is not good, especially when tax time rolls around. It left a bad taste in my mouth.

I’ve decided that I want to look at something else for my 2010 bookkeeping. I’d prefer to stay away from any of the Intuit products including Quicken, QuickBooks, etc. Even Intuit’s TurboTax gave me problems last year as the website crashed the day I had a payment due (though I’ll still probably use it this year and hopefully they can avoid that situation).

My other problem with Quicken is that it sits on one PC. I’d love to find a good web-based system, but at the very least I’d like a Mac-based option. I’ve got that thing with me at all times.

So today I’d like some advice. What would you recommend? How do you keep your books up-to-date? Share your tips with us. I have nothing to offer here, but I need some help!

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Comments  | Posted by : Dave Yankowiak
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  • what happened with freshbooks? You were a huge advocate less than a year ago.
  • Oh man, don't start that rumor! :) I still LOVE Freshbooks, but that's my time-tracking and invoicing/billing system, not my accounting. There are quite a few accounting systems that automatically import data from Freshbooks and that's what I'm really looking into at this point. After a few discussions today, I'm leaning towards a Freshbooks to Outright system that should work. Still figuring it out.
  • I've been hearing a lot about http://outright.com/. I haven't used it though. I am in the same boat as you looking right now. As of now I am going to go with Quickbooks.
  • I've been getting a few suggestions for Outright. I've got an account and have used it...works great with Freshbooks. My only problem with it is that doesn't allow me to track balances on my accounts (yet). But Mint.com has done well for that, just wish I could have everything integrated.

    Are you going with the Quickbooks Online account, or the actual software?
  • I am going to go with the actual software. I don't know if this will work, but I am going to store the company file in directory that is synched to the cloud. I am hoping this will allow me to manage it on multiple pcs.
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