[Noisebridge-discuss] accounting software / websites

[Ronald Cotoni]

Check out freshbooks.  it is an online based system for doing accounting.
 It ties to a document scanning service called OfficeDrop so you can attach
documents to things.  Makes it easy to keep your paper trail in a row.

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Ben Brown <ben at kwartzlab.ca> wrote:

>  As much as I hate to say it, Quickbooks has done pretty much all of that
> for us (Canadian version anyway). I like to think we've saved a huge amount
> of time using a real accounting package from day one as opposed to
> spreadsheets. You don't even need the latest, you can still download bank
> transactions and the like with the older QB versions (we originally used
> QB2006 when we started last year). Any business who's been using QB+payroll
> will have old versions they can't use anymore because they can't get payroll
> updates for them. I realize it's a windows-only solution, but that's what
> Virtualbox is for ;)
>
> We did look at other (open source) options like GNUcash and LedgerSMB, but
> we were also wanted something that local bookkeepers were familiar with in
> case we needed their expertise for anything. If there is ever a open-source
> hackerspace-centric accounting/management package, I'd be happy to check it
> out. Until then, I'll stick with what works out of the box.
>
> For what it's worth!
> Ben
>
>
> On 10/5/2010 7:47 PM, Kelly wrote:
>
> 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
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