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If you’re anything like me then you dislike with a vengeance doing your accounts and taxes.

So how can you make this process easier, less painful and cut your accountancy fees?

Well buying an accounting software package is one way.

First of all you need to decide whether you are going to keep your accounting records manually, that is using pen and paper, for more detail go to: www.quick-selling-software.com.or whether you are going to computerize the process.

If you decide that computerizing the process is the way to go then you need to decide whether to buy an accounting software package, for example Sage or Quicken, or whether a spreadsheet, such as Microsoft Excel will suit your needs better.

As a general rule if you are a cash business that just needs to record income and expenditure then you are better off using a spreadsheet.

So, should you choose an accounting software package? Yes if:
 You have customers to whom you extend credit and you buy goods in the same way
You process in excess of 50 transactions per month
Your business is an Incorporated Company (Limited Company in the UK)
AndYou are computer literate or are willing to learn!

Before choosing the accounting software, speak to your accountants – they will be familiar with the various accounting software packages on the market and will be able to advise you. Most accountants use software in their office to process the bookkeeping for their clients and will have a working knowledge of the accounting software package they use. It may be cheaper for you to use the same one they do, because they can advise you how to get it up and running and will be on hand to answer questions, plus at your financial year end when your accounts need preparing it will be less expensive, believe me to have a compatible program.

I also recommend doing some research yourself, you may be able to obtain a demonstration disk or download of the most popular accounting software packages and this will give you an idea of how they work and if they are user-friendly.

The cost may also be an issue, for more detail go to: www.software-designers-pro.com. so you need to decide on your budget. But consider how your business is likely to expand – you may outgrow that budget accounting software quickly and end up buying the more expensive one anyway.

Accounting software providers may also try and up-sell you a maintenance contract. Save your money! In my experience the established software providers will not have bugs in their systems. They will also try and upgrade you to the next version on a regular basis, but if the software is doing everything you need then there is no need to upgrade.

Is The Accounting Software Easy to use…

Does the software which you are testing require extensive consulting and re-consulting of the help section of the program?

If you purchased a program and it came with a manual, do you have to keep it next to the computer all the time as you almost always need to open it?

In today’s world there is no reason to have to use programs which are difficult.  In times gone past it took only a few minutes to make entries into a book.  Look at your software and see if it is easier to have a set of paper accounts, if so then I believe the software is to hard for anyone to use.

Small Business in 2009 should be able to have access to easy to use accounting software

Will This Software Save me Time…

Why is it that many of the accounting programs require you to perform so many tasks just to enter a simple transaction.

I see time and time again, small businesses, mums and dads, wasting hours and hours because the software is just so useless at performing simple processes. Accounting Software should save you time not waste time.

Why would you place an empty bucket on a bench top and then go grab a glass  and spend the next 20 minutes collecting water from the tap one cup at a time to fill the bucket.  This is what most of the accounting programs on the planet are doing, they are wasting your time, day after day.

Do I need Previous Experience…

I challenge you to pick up a newspaper on any day and not see advertisements offering training courses or instruction on how to use some of those big name brands in software.  First you purchase the software then to be able to use it you need major accounting and bookkeeping skills, this is all wrong.

Bookkeeping is a simple task of collecting income and receipts and recording the information so you can come up with an amount of taxable income.

Most of us already know that expenses are things which we purchased and income is money which we earned.  Why is it that many of the programs in the market place almost force you into having to acquire new skills and experience in bookkeeping just to use them.

Do I Need 100′s of Reports…

Looking at the accounting software you need to consider if its going to be easy to obtain the information that you need to report your income tax.  In the end this is all most small businesses need.

The software also needs to meet your individual needs by being able to issue invoices if you need it to, account for sales tax, issue quotes and any other item you deem necessary.

But apart from that do we need all the extra’s.. All the 100’s of reports and graphs that so many of them tell us are necessary for good business practices.  Yes I agree that if I was running a major company and employing 100’s of staff that I may need to track exactly which areas make money.

Don’t let all this extra unnecessary stuff cloud your judgment on which program will best suit your needs.

Here Is Your Chance To do Your Own Test…

Here are two links to two programs…

Website of EasyAs Accounting:     http://www.EasyAsAccountingSoftware.com

Website of Myob Accounting:        http://www.myob.com

Download a trial versions of both of these programs and see if you can pick which one is the easiest to use…  No matter which one you believe is the best for your business, make sure it suits your needs before purchasing.

Without any doubt small business software can be considered lifeblood for a small business. The operational scale of a business may be small but by no means, its complexities are lesser than any other big business. The core of every business either big or small is good accounting. With right financial approach a business can prosper, reduce the costs, and make right investments. And your financial accounts are best managed by small business accounting software.

Getting the right small business accounting software is important. If you use the right accounting software you can reduce taxes, cut unnecessary costs, and can keep every financial matter in focus. To keep your bottom line in check, you need the most ideal and dynamic accounting software for your small business. The software will enhance your productivity, save time and energy and minimize mistakes.

There is no end to small business accounting software in the market and lot of them can be customized according to your needs. But you need to be very choosy when it comes to accounting software because all accounting software packages are not reliable and lots of products fail to perform according to expectations. Frankly, for most mid size and small companies, the right kind of software is important. Here are few reliable accounting & financial software for small organizations that you can trust for your small business- Everest Advanced for SMBs, Maximizer CRM 10.5, Microsoft Dynamics RMS, M1 by B&G Job Management, Sage Accpac 100 ERP, Epicor and Consona Made2Manage / Intuitive.

If you are not accustomed to the use of accounting software and wish to learn first, then download the free Microsoft accounting software from internet. The free small business accounting software can teach you nitty-gritty of accounting software and make the best use of it. Once you are accustomed to such software, you can buy any of the above mentioned software for your business and complete have peace of mind.

A number of questions are asked by clients either before purchasing or after downloading the accounting software. Many of these questions and the answers are the same the most typical of which are produced here.

Why is the monthly profit and loss account not updating from the sales and purchases entered.

Updating the profit and loss account in the financial accounts file is automated. If the financial accounts file is not updating automatically the links from the sales accounting spreadsheet and or the purchase accounting spreadsheet are not working. This may be because the file names have been changed which breaks the links between the files.

The most common reason is the way the files were originally saved when initially downloaded from the website by opening the files first before saving them. When a file is opened first before saving the computer stores that file in a temporary internet folder and changes the links to temporary links within that temporary folder.

When that file is then saved it is those temporary links which are being saved and not the original links. Those temporary links would not be recognised by the other files which form the link structure. The solution is to delete the files and save the files again direct to your accounts folder without opening them first thereby preserving the original links.

Accounting entries on sales and purchases appear on the profit and loss account but do not appear on the list of expenses on the self employed tax return.

The self employed tax return required to be completed in the UK is dependent upon the sales turnover. Small business with total sales income exceeding 64,000 pounds for the financial year ending 5 April 2008 are required to complete the full self employed tax return while businesses with a turnover under 64,000 pounds may complete the short version of the self employed tax return.. Coincidentally the threshold is the same as the vat threshold.

In addition if the sales income is less than 30,000 pounds then it is not necessary to complete all the individual expense classifications. The excel formulae within the financial accounts file automatically fill in the short or full tax return and only fill in the detailed expense classifications if required to do so.

Does the package produce my quarterly vat returns when a vat flat rate scheme is being operated.

The user guide contains notes on how to enter the value added tax flat rate percentage on the sales bookkeeping spreadsheet. The bookkeeping single entry of the flat rate vat percentage on the sales sheet updates throughout the package including the subsequent months on the sales sheet and also each month on the purchases bookkeeping spreadsheet automatically calculating value added tax at the flat rate percentage and expenses value added tax paid on purchases at the zero vat rate producing a quarterly vat return.

Does the self employed accounting software package produce a balance sheet.

Producing a balance sheet is optional for self employed small business and not an essential requirement of completing the self employed tax return. The self employed package is based upon single entry bookkeeping and does not produce a balance sheet which requires double entry bookkeeping while the limited company package does produce a balance sheet as it is a legal requirement for a limited liability company.

As the self employed accounting software includes sales and purchase spreadsheets and also cash and bank spreadsheets it is possible to manually produce a balance sheet if required but the accounting software does not produce it automatically.

Do I purchase a new software package each financial year or can the accounting software be updated for more than one year accounts.

As the accounting software and payroll packages include the current financial year tax rules that enable the financial packages to automate the production of that years tax returns then each year has new tax rules embedded and being on excel rather than an accounting database then it is necessary to purchase a new accounting or payroll package each year.

My husband formed a partnership. A subcontracting timber falling business. Until I can afford QuickBooks in a few weeks, what would be the best accounting software that I could download off the net for FREE?? Thanks So much!

• One year of free unlimited support.
• Integrates fully with Microsoft Office 2003 Editions.
• Designed to be installed in-house by the small business itself.
• Create quotes, invoices, and purchase orders easily; manage inventory; track payroll and timesheets; forecast cash flow; and more.
• With more than 60 lists and reports that can easily be customized, you can forecast and track cash flow, inventory, and sales.

Product Description
Small Business Accounting 2006 is designed to meet the financial management needs of a small business. This package goes beyond the key features expected from a business accounting software program, such as a general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll management, sales order processing, purchase order processing, inventory management, employee management, banking, and reporting. In addition to all of these features, it includes numerous strategic… More >>

Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

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