OSS Accounting Advice

[Bryan O'Neal]

I will second PostBooks by xTupple. We even have an accounting firm in the
valey that is already familiar with it, but I can not recall the name - Hans
would know. It is full multi user, windows, linux, etc.and you have full
access to the back end data. It is more geared to a traditional sales /
service operation then a pure service operation but I liked it. For what it
is worth I do have a degree in accounting ;)

When I looked into it things like FreshBooks and MoneyDance did not even hit
my radar. If they are free and open then I will certainly give them a look.

But give postbooks a look - they are a darn good system - at least as far as
an accountant is concerned. And if you grow big enough they have full
commercial support at well.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/postbooks/
http://www.xtuple.com/

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:40 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I think FreshBooks has potential!!
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> Keith Smith
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> --- On *Wed, 2/2/11, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com>* wrote:
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> From: Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: OSS Accounting Advice
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 4:43 PM
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> I am not sure of your requirements, but I've heard good things about
> freshbooks. Its a SaaS.
>
> Eric
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:50 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
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> Intuit used to have an app called "quickbooks simple start" that was free.
> I downloaded it last year.  There is a learning curve and it is a closed
> system.
>
> I cannot find a download links.  It was obscure last years as I recall.
>
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> Keith Smith
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> --- On *Wed, 2/2/11, Nathan England <nathan at paysonlinux.org<http://mc/compose?to=nathan@paysonlinux.org>
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> From: Nathan England <nathan at paysonlinux.org<http://mc/compose?to=nathan@paysonlinux.org>
> >
> Subject: OSS Accounting Advice
> To: "Phoenix Linux User Group" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<http://mc/compose?to=plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 2:01 PM
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>
> Hello Hello!
>
> I am in need of some advice. I need some OSS accounting software that is
> compatible with what an accountant would use. Now, I don't have an
> accountant yet, so I don't know what that person will be using, but I will
> assume it will likely be quickbooks or peachtree. With that in mind, do any
> of you use such a program? Or make recomendations? I know about GnuCash, and
> I will likely have to learn double-entry accounting, or what ever it is
> called, which so far has not made any sense to me. I understand the concept,
> but as for getting it into GnuCash, it has not worked for me.
>
> I plan to look into MoneyDance, it is pretty and my wife likes it, but I am
> not real familiar with it either. Advice?
>
> Thank you!
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