The Only Accounting Software Worth Recommending for Growing Businesses
September 12, 2019
The Only Accounting Software Worth Recommending for Growing Businesses
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
Quickbooks Desktop is the platform of choice for accounting at my small business. I use Quickbooks Online/Desktop to keep up with my accounting across multiple devices (including iOS, macOS, and from any browser window). It helps me keep up with my bookkeeping, expenses, payroll, billing, and reporting all in one place - and it connects with my bank accounts and helps automate many of the accounting process our business requires.
- Reconciling my bank accounts is made easy by automated bank connections and rules for re-occurring transactions. I can also transfer between connected bank accounts making sure to not double up on transfers or payments.
- I love that I can access Quickbooks Desktop via a web browser, iOS, and the desktop app. I live in a mobile world so having the ability to crossover is vital.
- Payroll. One simple feature that allows me to track employee and employer taxes, make payments, and automate the entire process. All I have to do is hit approved and the rest is done for me. I love it!
- One regular bug I experience with the desktop app is the "shoe came untied" error. It seems to happen all the time but is usually fixed with a restart. Just a minor annoyance.
- There is so much QB can do, it's hard to know how to use it. I'm no professional accountant so I'm not familiar with most of the reporting and functions that are useful - so better training and support for noobs would be helpful. That said, I've noticed a ton of resources, I just haven't taken advantage of them - so it's probably more user error than QB's problem - though I suppose I haven't felt that learning new things within the app are the easiest.
- I have had a specific error where one of my banks is only importing 1 credit card, rather than all 5 of the cards on the same account. I think this is a Quickbooks error, however, it's possible it may be from the bank side. This is an issue I wish Quickbooks would help resolve.
- I pay for Quickbooks monthly, both for payroll and the online version. Though the amount of $ is a commitment, it undoubtedly saves me money on a weekly basis - specifically in automating payroll calculations and tax payments, but also for reconciling. I only visit my accountant 2-4 times a year to make sure I'm not messing things up myself - Quickbooks does most of the work.
- I have saved significant amounts of time for me and my clients by allowing for payments to be made directly through my invoices through ACH. It saves $ from credit card fees as well as the time and cost for postage and trips to the bank.
- Recurring invoices makes it easy to set up invoices or bills one time and automate thereon. Also, it keeps me from missing payments!
I've really only ever used Quickbooks and Mint, but I found QuickBooks to be far more powerful than any other accounting software. In fact, it has been so convenient and successful that I've never thought to use anything else. Most other modern solutions are limiting or too complicated. Quickbooks Desktop fits nicely in the middle right where I want it - plenty of features, but still so useable.