Easiest Bookkeeping Software?

[tildavirtual]

You definitely have a good foundation for learning computerised bookkeeping. Not knowing the theory is why many business owners make such terrible mistakes with their books. Good luck!

[EditingEtc]

Bookkeeping gives me a headache. I deal with this daily in my current 9-5 at an accounting office.

I can do it, though it makes me dizzy and I've come to realize that I am really a word person.

It costs A LOT of money to have your accountant restore a Quickbooks file and realize that all entries were incorrectly categorized and none of the numbers tie...it can be a nightmare.

I agree with the other VAs that unless bookkeeping is a specialty of yours, I would steer clear from this service for your clients, or outsource it to another VA.

Good morning all,

I have recently added Bookkeeping as a new service provided on my website. I currently use the ATO's E-Record for my own books and I also have MYOB Basics (free version). I am still undecided whether to purchase QuickBooks or MYOB. Which product do you prefer?

[Donna]

I don't even do my own books anymore. I partnered with a local bookkeeper and recommend her to any clients that need bookkeeping. She handles my books for me too, the only thing I do is send invoices and log payments - she does the rest.

Donna

[lanelt]

Good morning all,

I have recently added Bookkeeping as a new service provided on my website. I currently use the ATO's E-Record for my own books and I also have MYOB Basics (free version). I am still undecided whether to purchase QuickBooks or MYOB. Which product do you prefer?

Personally I prefer QuickBooks. I looked at MYOB once briefly so can't really say much on that. Most of the businesses I encounter use QuickBooks themselves so it's a natural choice for me to just keep them there. QuickBooks is very user friendly and very widely used. A large number of my clients do some aspect of their bookkeeping themselves (pretty much what Donna mentioned above). I'm sure MYOB is a good program. Another thought would be to go with MYOB and target that market as your clients.

[Rebecka Melson]

I think what program you use will depend on your target market. If it's U.S. clients, I would go with QuickBooks, I think MYOB is popular in Australia and the UK. I haven't used MYOB in a long time, but I hated it and soon switched the company that I worked for over to QuickBooks. I think it was still a DOS program 4 or 5 years ago, I'm sure they've upgraded since then though.

[sfdbooks]

I currently use both MYOB and Quickbooks. QB is definitely more user friendly as it does all the journal entry work behind the scenes. MYOB is more journal entry work. If you have that kind of experience it is a good program. I have found that most small businesses lean towards QB though.