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#1 (permalink)   02-14-2011 Executive Online Solutions Contributing Member Company name: Executive Online Solutions   Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 74 Very Basic Accounting Software Needed I have a client who needs VERY basic software... just something to record payments from clients (i.e., AP and AR is all we need). She doesn't yet collect HST. Is there an online (preferably free) system that anyone would recommend? Thanks! __________________ Sharon Foster "Giving You the Executive Edge"

#2 (permalink)   02-14-2011 Kerans VA Active Member Company name: Kerans Virtual Assistance My latest Twitter: Where Did The Fail Whale Come From? http://t.co/0X...   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DeWinton, Alberta Posts: 691 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed Hi Sharon, Why not try Quickbooks Easy Start? It is supposed to be fairly basic and free: http://quickbooks.intuit.ca/accounti...start-free.jsp There is also Microsoft Office Accounting which is also free, but it looks like they have discontinued distributing this as of November 2009. HTH! __________________ Kate V. Kerans Kerans Virtual Assistance

#3 (permalink)   02-14-2011 calliope Contributing Member Company name: Tooke Consulting My latest Twitter: TookeConsulting: Great article on what to avoid wh...   Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 83 Blog Entries: 2 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed You could also create in Excel a spreadsheet that does exactly what she needs. Which is probably the most simple thing to do. __________________ Staci Tooke - Owner, Tooke Consulting Tooke Consulting

#4 (permalink)   02-15-2011 valueaddvs New Member   Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 25 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed If it's that basic then yes a spreadsheet should be fine but I use Xero - it's cloud computing so can be accessed anywhere. Worth a look.

#5 (permalink)   02-15-2011 Amanda1987 Contributing Member Company name: My Virtual Little Helper My latest Twitter: @quaymorris lol well hope its fun :)   Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 164 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed I use freshbooks to track time and payments its great and you can generate reports with it. Without it my billing would be a mess. __________________ Amanda Mock My Virtual Little Helper

#6 (permalink)   04-20-2011 accurateAccounting New Member   Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 22 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed I recommend going to Youtube, type in "Simple Accounting Program," scroll down the first page of results until you see the video that looks like a cartoon and click on it. __________________ Sincerely, Roy www.accurateAccounting.cz.cc

#7 (permalink)   10-10-2011 kpelch Banned   Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 25 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed I agree that Quickbooks easy start would be a good starting point. There are several simple accounting applications with Google apps as well that would fit your needs.

#8 (permalink)   10-10-2011 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: Very Basic Accounting Software Needed I would definitely recommend QuickBooks Simple Start 'cuz your client can send their numbers directly from that program to their accountant at year end for tax purposes. They can also upgrade easily to QB Pro down the road (if they choose to) without having to re-enter all of their data. I have the QBSS 2010 free version .exe on my computer so feel free to pm me if you can't find it online and I'll send it to you. __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"