[Noisebridge-discuss] accounting software / websites

[David Rorex]

As treasurer for a new hackerspace in the east bay, I am also interested in
this. Right now we're small enough that doing it all by hand (a combination
of google spreadsheet + gnucash) isn't too terrible, but I can see that
becoming unmanageable soon.

The only thing I don't like about quickbooks is that the one time I tried it
for personal use, it felt like a really shoddy piece of software. UI felt
like it was written in the windows 3.1 days. Plus I remember stories of them
doing evil things like overwriting your MBR as part of their anti-piracy
code, but fubaring some people's systems as a result.

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Kelly <hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com> 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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