The go-to solution for all things accounting
December 04, 2019
The go-to solution for all things accounting
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks is the software we've used to handle our business accounting ever since version 2.0 We use it for all of our company accounting needs; payables, receivables, bank account reconciliation, invoicing, statements, account aging, and file export for our accountant to file our corporate taxes.
- Honestly, it's pretty much the go to solution when it comes to accounting software.
- It can be used for any size business, from a single self employed person to large companies with multiple departments.
- Intuit is constantly updating the software, keeping it up to date, and has multiple optional features that can be added, such as multi-user support, online invoicing, payroll, credit card processing, and more.
- The only downside it the Intuit knowledge base for support is rather lacking, and if you run into a problem, it can be hard to find the solution. However, there is excellent Peer support from other users on the Intuit forums.
- Considering how low the cost of the software is, it pays for itself in a single tax year by allowing you to send a tax preparer file to your accountant, saving tons of time printing out reports manually, or trying to keep track of accounting by hand.
- There are no negative impacts. When we first started using it, we kept a manual set of books as well as using QuickBooks, and when there was ever an accounting discrepancy between the two, it was always an error in the manual books, not in the software books.
Peachtree was a nightmare: We had tried using it in the late '80s but it was just too difficult to use. BizWiz was a customized accounting and quoting package, but back then it didn't have enough features to track accounts payable and receivables properly in anything but a retail or a contractor environment. Quicken Home & Business is where we initially were introduced to Intuit software, and we used it for a few years before upgrading to the more powerful QuickBooks, and we've been happy with it ever since.