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Re: Ask HN: What accounting software do you use?

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Post by keithwarren »

ahi wrote: post #13

I use freshbooks but mostly just for invoicing clients. I understand they have more advanced accounting features that I don't have a need for since it's just me doing solo consulting.

Using freshbooks for years now and love it. Not because it has lots of features etc, but simply because it does this invoicing thing quite well. They are starting to add more accounting specific features which is nice but for me the bread and butter of invoicing is well worth the 20/month

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Post by apierre »

stevejalim wrote: post #7

I'm in the UK and use Kashflow ( http://www.kashflow.com/ or http://bit.ly/kashflow if you're feeling affiliate-link-friendly) -- it's been rock-solid and has plenty of hassle-reducing features beyond the usual invoicing and book-keeping stuff, including inbound online client payments and good VAT support with automated return submissions. My accountant also has access and it makes that side of my business very very…

May I ask you how much does your accountant charge for your annual returns/accounts?

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Post by jdswain »

We use xero and it's made accounting enjoyable for me, and usually I resent spending time on accounts. We needed something that would handle multiple currencies well and so far that has been no problem. Being web based really helps too, especially as you get multiple users with no hassle.

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Post by ams6110 »

VLM wrote: post #2

"thinking about possibly moving to a web based accounting system" If moving the opposite direction is an option: http://www.ledger-cli.org/ If you're here, you already know all about programming/text editors, and storing files in a backed up git (or similar) repo... And again, if you're here, and you later need to export, writing a text parser/convertor for ledger-format into "whatever" is not going to be a challenge…

Exactly the same. I used it as a treasurer in a small nonprofit. Worked great for me. The problem is when it comes to transitioning the books to a new treasurer. Nobody else but another command-line afficionado will want to have anything to do with ledger, so you're dealing with some kind of data migration at that point.

Edit: Meant this as a response to sibling comment by guan.

Re: Ask HN: What accounting software do you use?

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Post by nmcfarl »

Quickbooks online.

We use an accountant, and occasionally a bookkeeper. We’re based in New Mexico, and all of the local accountants said it was Quickbooks or Quickbooks online :-) And it’s proven to make getting help with the books pretty easy. Of course I hate it (but with some automation and help) I never have to touch it either.

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Post by ldean »

greenbush wrote: post #26

We use Wave ( http://www.waveapps.com/ ) and are pretty happy with. Also, one bonus is that it's free, including if you have multiple companies. It also has bank feeds and pretty good multi-currency support.

Thanks for the tip! I will give this a try. We are also looking for something.

Re: Ask HN: What accounting software do you use?

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Post by nathanstitt »

I'd really like to suggest my recently opened-source ERP project Stockor, but it's not quite there yet accounting wise.

While it does have a full double-entry accounting system inside it, it's not fully exposed to the user right now.

It currently does purchase orders, invoicing, and writing checks just fine. It's just a bit opaque on creating ad-hoc GL postings and modifying the balance statement.

If you're not in a huge hurry, check out stockor.org in 3-6 months :) Contact me if you have further questions or would like to beta test some stuff.

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