[Noisebridge-discuss] accounting software / websites

[Kelly]

Wherein you are invited to disclose your opinions on things you will
never take any action on yourself! A rare Noisebridge opportunity!

Here's the deal:
I, your new treasurer, already hate xero.com (our current bookkeeping
system). I'm planning to finish out 2010 using xero, but I'll have a
good 9 months of 2011 to look forward to, and they could be accounting
bliss. That's the fantasy.

Here are features we need:
-import and reconcile transactions from Wells Fargo, Paypal & Square.
-keep repeating invoices for membership dues and an option to have the
member invoiced automatically via email.
-some smart suggestions to reconcile incoming transactions with their
matching invoices (xero is betarded at this. It searches only by
amount, not by name and amount)
-custom categories for flagging transactions as various types of
expenses and income to make taxes easier
-some reasonably convenient way to output data (graphs and reports
would be nice, but good clean csv files would do. I can matplotlib
that shit.)
-clear tracking of unpaid invoices
-reasonably forgiving and customizable system (i.e. xero won't let you
delete invoices once created, you can only mark them invalid. Not A
Feature.)
-generate receipts easily
-web-based or linux-compatible local app. Some sort of remote data
storage and ability to access from multiple machines is required.

Here are features that would make me especially super happy:
-direct access to the full details of paypal or square transactions
(i.e. notes to the payee, etc)
-really smart algorithms for invoice reconciliation, alteration and
deletion (i.e. delete invoices for this member during these dates or
change the invoice amount on individual invoices without affecting
repeating invoices)
-an interface which isn't bleeding edge flash that trips up in Linux.

Ideas?

-Kelly