“Do You Need Accounting Software For Your Small Business?”
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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,
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)
and
• You 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, 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.
Of course, you could also pay someone to do your accounts for
you, either your accountant or a bookkeeper - the payoff being
you don't have to do it yourself and it frees you up to
actually run your business!
Copyright © Jakki Francis,(UK), 2005
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