Bookkeeper: Easily Manage Your Business Finances

I bought this to replace quicken. It is different and takes a bit to get used to it but does everything I need to manage my bookkeeping for personal and business finances. It is much less expensive and works..

DO NOT buy this software if you may need to install it without a disk drive if you plan to keep using it. I bought it in 2022. My PC just crashed and I have no disk drive. The publisher, Avanquest site has an option to and pay for a support call . Even if I pay, they still might not have 2023 version. I should not have to pay since I bought the software. I am INCENSED!!!!!!

I have a small business with one part-time employee to keep track of, needed the inventory, payroll and invoicing that comes with this. Can not afford to spend $$ each month on one of the big boys so bought this one to upgrade from my old Bookkeeper. The website said the latest included 2020 & 2021 tax tables. The box I bought does not say what version you have, you have to install it to find out what it is. The installation failed with transferring the old data & eventually I had to totally remove both programs and reinstall the new one & then laboriously rebuild all the 2020 information. When I started 2021 I found the tax tables were not here for that year, I would have to buy it. Since I bought it in March of 2021, I would think it would be there. Support says no, my version doesn't have the 2021 tax tables. This is the version that is not mentioned anywhere on the box. I can buy the tables for $30...which, since I paid $36 for this two months ago seems excessive...for one part time employee. Carrying on, I made out an invoice to a customer, who paid right away. The invoice is for $76.83, customer paid $76.83, Bookkeeper changed the invoice to $75.85 and gave the customer a $.98 credit. Where did this come from? I have checked & rechecked all the figures. Even paying from the original invoice it changes the figure when I try to enter payment. Still waiting to hear from Tech support...but trying to find a work around. If anyone knows of another bookkeeping system for small businesses that actually work and are not full of unpleasant surprises please let me know. And, by the way, the included HELP files are generally useless. If you are in a section working & in doubt, there is a HELP button, which does not take you to the topic you are on but to the beginning of the help and the introduction. The search is a joke & not a funny one at that.

Considering the cost, I figured that for the price it’s a company trying to enter the market and compete with Quickbooks, so I ordered the software with an open mind. The software installed easily, everything is straightforward, and has a demo video and training videos on YouTube too. The rest comes from accounting knowledge in regards to knowing accounting. I was planning on buying the paper version of an accounting ledger since I don’t need anything super powerful yet until I found this software. I’m sure that this will transition with my business as I transition into an LLC. I’m very happy with the purchase thus far and think that Quickbooks has some real competition. It has some similarities like Quickbooks, kind of like Mac and PC both use Windows concepts.

I am retired. I use this as my check book register. That;s it that's what I want. Simple and very pleased.

Had issue with importing from Quickbooks 2012 but downloaded to excel, made text file and it imported. Now learning how it works. Don't use most features since we are a HOA and only need to invoice owners, receive payment and pay for services. Looks like it has capability to do what I need once I figure out how to make it work properly. With nearly all the other software having only subscription based software, this looks to be a reasonable solution.

Attractive price does not make up for a program that doesn't work. I have been an accountant for years and find this program is sorely lacking. You get what you pay for, obviously. It is cumbersome, counterintuitive, not user friendly. They have a series of youtubes that are barely adequate to even help you get set up. When I bought it, I was searching for a program to replace MS Money that I loved and had used for over twenty years, albeit it was an unsupported program. Tip here: I found a free "sundown" version of my beloved MS Money and downloaded it and it is a great replacement. Search online ms money plus sundown download.

Not as easy to switch to as I had hoped, not giving up on it yet. Still like my Quick Books, but I am working on it.