Based on my experience, gnuCash is fine - probably more than you need.
I do about as much business (checks/payments) as you and use an
OpenOffice spreadsheet. I used gnuCash with my consulting company, but
when it collapsed in a series of lawsuits, I had to pay an accountant
$1200 to manually transfer all the gnuCash entries to QuickBooks for the
previous four years ($300/year). It would have been much less expensive
to use QuickBooks in the first place. Assuming you have no business
partners and will never need to have your accounting records reviewed by
an accountant or lawyers, OpenOffice should work fine. Simply put each
item from Schedule C as column headers, include date, description and
mileage, and as you enter the expenses/receipts put them in the right
column and come tax time it will take you about 5 minutes to fill out
Schedule C as a copy&paste exercise.
For example:
2011 Blah Blah Business
Mileage $0.51 $0.56
Income
Cost of Goods Sold
Expenses
Income -- Products
Sold Wholesale Income --
Services Income --
Interest Income -- Products
Sold Retail Cost of Labor Materials and
Supplies Other Costs Advertising Car and
Truck Expenses Commissions
And Fees Contract Labor Insurance Interest -- other Legal and
Professional Services Communication Office Expenses Rent/Lease --
Machinery Rent/Lease --
Other Repairs and
Maintenance Supplies --
Other Taxes and
Licenses Travel, meals,
And entertainment Utilities Other Expenses
Totals 970 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Date Description
Except for 2003-2007, I've been using a spreadsheet for the last 25 years.
It's better than a shoebox and you don't have to learn double-entry
accounting to use it.
Cheers!
George
On 8/9/2013 4:58 PM, sean ritzler wrote:
> I have not used it myself, but I've heard good things about GnuCash.
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:55 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for a very simple accounting system.
>>
>> I receive 2 or 3 payments a month and I might write 4 or 5 checks a month.
>>
>> I was using quickbooks home and business, however they want me to renew it
>> every 3 ears or some of the features are turned off.
>>
>> I use M$ 7 for my work station, however that is subject to change so a M$ /
>> Linux app would be nice.
>>
>> Any ideas. I'm looking for simple. Also If I can import the data from my
>> bank that would be a big plus.
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
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