Everyone today needs to keep track of their money. Whether its personal finances, or small business accounting, there is affordable software that can help you keep a handle on your money. But the choice is not always simple. Which accounting software package should you buy? Even if you narrow it down to one vendor, lets say Quicken / Quickbooks, there are multiple packages priced at different levels. Which software is right for you? Given below is a simple feature list that will help you decide.
Quicken Basic - $30 - works just like your checkbook. You can track your checking, savings and credit card transactions in one place. Reconcile your bank statements and balance your checkbook - the math is automatic and accurate. You can create and follow a personalized budget and manage your cash flow. For a fee you can pay bills right from your computer and transfer your financial data directly to TurboTax.
Quicken Deluxe - $45 - Gives you everything in Quicken Basic plus additional financial planning features. You can input your data and create a plan to save for college tuition, a new home or vacation. You can also create retirement and estate plans.
Quicken Premier - $80 - Contains everything in Quicken Basic & Deluxe plus tools to monitor your net worth and optimize your investments. Lets you track your accounts and investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs etc.). You can compare your investment performance to the market indexes, get alerts on tax-saving opportunities and explore more tax-efficient investments. It also helps with Schedule A, B, and D tax reports.
Quicken 2007 Home and Business - $90 – Gives you everything in Quicken Premier plus lets you manage and monitor your business finances. Run business reports, manage payables and receivables, and customize estimates and invoices with your own logo and graphics. Consolidate your business finances, generate business reports / graphs, and track vehicle mileage, jobs and projects.
Quicken Vs QuickBooks - If your accounting needs exceed the features listed above, you should look at Intuit’s other accounting software product line – QuickBooks. Quicken is good if you are dealing with checks and invoices and works really well for service businesses. However if you are a manufacturing firm and own inventory, you should look at QuickBooks. If you need to use accrual based accounting or need to keep detailed records of anything besides cash, you need QuickBooks
Softwareproguide.com will shortly feature a feature comparison list for the QuickBooks accounting software packages.
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