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@yahoo.com> wrote:

I think FreshBooks has potential!!

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Keith Smith

--- On Wed, 2/2/11, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OSS Accounting Advice
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 4:43 PM


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@yahoo.com> wrote:


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


--- On Wed, 2/2/11, Nathan England <nathan@paysonlinux.org> wrote:

From: Nathan England <nathan@paysonlinux.org>
Subject: OSS Accounting Advice
To: "Phoenix Linux User Group" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 2:01 PM


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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