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5/28/2012

Working For Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants Review

Working For Yourself: Law and Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers and Consultants
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I am a software contractor looking at incorporating. I had looked at LLC options, but some clients require incorporating, so that was ruled out. My best route seemed to be S-Corp. This book answered most of my questions. The "Incorporating Your Business, for Dummies" was pretty good, but not as good as this book. This book has a lot of details and laid some of my worries to rest. It will also save money with your professional team (attorney, accountant) by answering simple, but essential, questions. Definitely worth the money.

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Whether you're an independent contractor, freelancer, or consultant, it all adds up to the same thing: you need to be more aware of laws and taxes than the average person. Fortunately, Working for Yourself provides all the information you need to stay on top of it all. An independent contractor himself, author Attorney Stephen Fishman shows you everything you need to know to:*meet business start-up requirements*set up home or outside offices*comply with strict IRS rules*establish sound business relationships*avoid unfair contracts*draft good agreements*get paid in full and on timeThe 5th edition now provides information on leasing space for work, Health Savings Accounts and solo 401(k) plans. It also examines how to choose a business name, deal with audits, take a home office deduction -- and much more.

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5/17/2012

Timeslips by Sage 2009 Review

Timeslips by Sage 2009
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Overall a robust and reliable product, but:
Expect to spend another couple hundred dollars a year for support, either on a plan or at ~$50 per call.
Doesn't run on Linux. That's a huge downfall for a business product. If you want the stability of running on a dedicated Windows server instead of a user machine, it'll cost you an additional user license for the server in addition to each user.

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5/10/2012

Church Office Pro (4 CD-ROM) Review

Church Office Pro (4 CD-ROM)
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I find this very useful at church, it makes a lot of the things I used to do manually simple and quick, and changes are quick too.
One thing is missing, which my daughter gave me and works great. OpenOffice.org, which is like Microsoft Office and opens all of my Word documents but is absolutely free. So our church council had no trouble approving it!
So yes, get this product, and get OpenOffice.org (here on Amazon, the OpenOffice.org Resource Kit book and CD), and you will have an excellent set of software.

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This four-CD set is designed to help organize any church library or office. It helps put in order the vast quantity of materials the average pastor can accumulate: meeting notes, biblical passages, prayers, hymnals, etc. Includes useful information such as "Preacher's Illustrations and Jokes," a library of sermon ideas, and a variety of clip art for church newsletters.

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5/05/2012

QuickBooks Cash Register Plus 2010 Review

QuickBooks Cash Register Plus 2010
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Let me first state that I reviewed and bought this product, set up a merchant account through Intuit, and purchased the hardware they recommend. I am returning everything. Here is what happened and why I ditched this pile of product and services:
- you are mandated to buy any hardware directly from Intuit. Intuit does not indicate the make and model of the required hardware and if you do happen to find out the make and model and shop around for pricing you can forget it. Intuit will not provide any support if you don't purchase directly from them, thereby dictating where you purchase your hardware. If they want to do that and gurantee the lowest price then fine, but they do not.
- the product does NOT work on Windows 7 on a 64-bit computer, which is mostly what is sold if you buy a computer these days. I asked customer support what options I had and was sent in circles. Finally a sales rep called and the best recommendation was do purchase the Point of Sale product for about $700.00 versus the $99.00 I paid for Cash Register plus.
- Intuit tries to sell the product for $199.99. With a little looking you can find it for $99.99. It's insulting to customers to be so out of line with market prices and makes one very suspicious of why Intuit insists that you purchase hardware from them.
- Most credit card merchant services companies give you breaks and deals on the rates and hardware. Intuit charged me just under $300 for a credit card reader with a pin pad. I found a merchant service provider who is providing lower rates, providing a card reader and pin pad at no cost, and is sending someone over to install and test it all. Intuit has higher rates, charges for hardware through their dictated sales channel, and the you get to install it and test it all. Are we having fun yet?
- When talking to Intuit sales on the phone they said the product "is really a glorified cash register". Oh really? I liked being able to provide customers itemized receipts and have all my data ready to export to our accountants Quickbooks file.
- each customer service rep from Intuit was not interested in receiving my customer feedback. The last one that called didn't even advise I could return the product, which I can, but clearly wanted to run from the situation.
- if you do choose to self-inflict this product and service upon yourself you will be held hostage to the credit card processing service chosen by Intuit (there is just one). If you find better service or rates elsewhere you are out of luck. You cannot configure Cash Register Plus to use another service. The norm is to be able to reprogram a terminal to use whatever service you want or configure your software to do the same.
All one can conclude is that Intuit just does not understand this business and customers as well, does not manage pricing and sales channels so we customers have choices, and worse yet their customer support is uninterested in solving customer challenges.
I had hoped that this product would be in the league of Quickbooks, but it has nothing in common in terms of quality.

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Simplify Your Store--Manage Sales, Customers and Credit Cards All In One Place.

Intuit QuickBooks Cash Register Plus
Ring Sales Faster and Run Detailed Reports Cash Register Plus makes it easier to manage sales than a traditional cash register, plus it automatically tracks detailed sales data for instant business reports.
Ring sales and add discounts in seconds with intuitive short-cut keys. Use a barcode scanner to ring sales even faster and reduce errors.
Returns, store credit and gift certificate balances are simple because you can look up prior transactions by date, customer, and more.
Setup as many items and departments as you want to track your sales in more detail.
Get instant insight into how your business is doing with one-click reports that show you top customers, best sellers, most profitable items and sales trends over time.

Automatically Track Customer Information No more notebooks or spreadsheets to track customer information. Every time you ring a sale, you can automatically track the info you need to offer more personalized service.
View every customer's purchase history, preferences and contact information with a click
To stay in touch, create mailing lists to update customers about new products and promotions.

Simplify End-of-Day Closing and Bookkeeping End-of-day bookkeeping is fast, easy and accurate with a wizard for closing out the day and automatic recording of sales data.
Use a simple wizard to end a shift or the end of the day. You and your employees can close-out your cash drawer quickly and accurately every time.
Sales information is recorded automatically, so you don't need to worry about copying it into a notebook or Excel.
Transfer sales, sales tax, and cost of goods sold information to QuickBooks Accounting software1 so you don't have to waste time retyping it.

Save Time and Money Accepting Credit Cards With integrated merchant service from Intuit, there's no double-entry between your terminal and software and you don't need to buy or lease a separate terminal to take credit and debit cards.
Record and authorize transactions in Cash Register Plus with a single swipe--there is no need to re-key data and risk making errors.
No costly terminal or extra phone line needed
Intuit offers competitive rates--call us at (866) 379-6636 to learn more.

Get the Hardware You Need for a Complete System With Cash Register Plus, you can choose from a complete solution with hardware and PC or build your own custom solution with hardware that is guaranteed to work seamlessly with your software.
Cash Register Plus Software with Peripherals Bundle--includes Cash Register Plus software, a Receipt Printer, Credit Card Reader and Cash Drawer.
Intuit-HP Retail Solution--includes all of the components of the Cash Register Plus Software with Peripherals Bundle listed above plus HP's Point of Sale System.
Or create your own custom hardware solution with QuickBooks Point of Sale hardware. It's guaranteed to be compatible with your Point of Sale software and is backed by a limited warranty.

Get Started in Just a Few Minutes Cash Register Plus was designed to be simpler than a cash register, so that you and your employees can start ringing sales in minutes.
With simple screens that look like a cash register, you and your employees can start ringing up sales in no time.
To get started, you just enter basic information to customize your receipts and set your sales tax rates.
If you already have lists of customers or products, it's easy to import them right into Cash Register Plus using Microsoft Excel so you don't waste time retyping.
QuickBooks-approved retail hardware is guaranteed to work seamlessly with your software, making it easy set up your system.
For more information on getting started, contact us at (866) 379-6636 or have a local expert contact you.




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4/19/2012

QuickBooks Customer Manager 2.5 Review

QuickBooks Customer Manager 2.5
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I have used, or should say TRIED to use, this product though version 1.x, 2.x and now 2.5. When it works it is very useful. My trial of version 2.5 went very well so I purchased the upgrade. The day my purchased version was on the UPS truck I moved the balance of my customer data into the trial version. I went to look at the "Names" tab and had a big red "X" across the screen. Several calls to tech support later I found that the computer screen font resolution - actually the "DPI" setting **MUST** be 96 DPI or the software will corrupt the database. I have a high end notebook with a screen resolution of 1680x1050 and my DPI setting was set to 120 so the fonts and icons were more readable. I have about 60 programs running on the same computer that run fine at 120 DPI and there is NO REASON WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO CHANGE IT TO FIT THE SOFTWARE.
The result >> The database I had been loading and working with for about 25 days AND the balance of it I had just put it were trashed! It took me over 6 hours to reload, resysnc and cleanup the data in Outlook, QuickBooks and Customer Manager. Even after that Customer Manager stills trys to push what it thinks is customer info that it got from Outlook into QuickBooks - even though there is nothing in the records that would indicate it is customer data (no groups or categories even remotely flagged as "customer".)
One thing that should make you suspicious is that when you call QuickBooks tech support option >>> #1

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4/12/2012

People Manager v 3.4.12 Review

People Manager v 3.4.12
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I read another review on this product with a low rating and am wondering if they had a previous version. This product is very easy to use. We got it in the Ultimate Employer bundle. We use it to track our employee information (name, SS#, I9, hm address, ...), benefits, positions/salaries, time worked, vacation time, etc. It is very easy for anyone to jump on the system and find the information they want, or enter additional information. We have been very satisfied. Although the 50 standard reports meet our needs, we have looked at using the export feature to Microsoft Access to create a report for our payroll service.

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People Manager helps save you time by maintaining accurate personnel records. The software centralizes employee information, alerts you to the legal significance of employee-management issues, and provides expert human resource advice. Keep track of records and document actions like hiring, promotions, reviews, or terminations.
The software can also remind you about important events like benefits eligibility dates, and it provides flexible options for tracking attendance and interfaces with your payroll service, including formats for Paychex Paylink, ADP, and Ceridian. People Manager enables anyone to have access to many of the key skills of a full-time HR expert. Use this program to get prepared, stay organized, protect your company from litigation, and build employee confidence by keeping accurate records of the time they have worked.

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4/01/2012

Marketing Plan Pro 6.0 Review

Marketing Plan Pro 6.0
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I am a professional marketing manager, and this product was a great disappointment. We purchased it because of the great reviews, but I found it to be very cumbersome. The entire program is created in some sort of Web design software, and your documents are formatted in HTML. If you do not like the plain-jane layout that it offers you, YOU MUST GO IN AND EDIT THE HTML CODE to change it. In addition, the entire program was designed around marketing PRODUCTS so if you have a service based industry, or combination, you will spend great amounts of time deleting and adding categories. I finally gave up on the program and transferred everything over to Word. The only thing good about this software is the samples it provides, which I could have obtained free from a textbook. I wish I had my money back.

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Marketing Plan Pro 2003 features everything you need to write a detailed marketing plan quickly. Built-in PlanWizard walks you through creation of the plan, and forecasting worksheets help you plan out your revenue and expenses for each program. Build your strategy and implement it. Include your own graphics, automatically develop full-color, 3-D charts, and complete Microsoft Excel-like financials. Then run the numbers using the thousands of built-in industry profiles. Marketing Plan Pro includes 70 sample marketing plans.

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2/28/2012

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Personal Deluxe Review

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Personal Deluxe
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When our insurance guy recommended an estate planner and told us he would give us a great deal and only charge $1500 for our living trust and wills, we immediately looked to Nolo. Six months ago, they hadn't partnered with Quicken to provide this product so we bought the Willmaker/Living Trust Bundle here on ... They ought to call it a bundle because of what it saved us. It was easy to use, easy to understand, and saved us a ton of money. I can only imagine that the partnership with Quicken has made it even better. I've used their products for years in my business, and I don't think there are any better. Get this and do yourself a favor.

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Help protect your family, your assets, and yourself, and save on legal fees. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Personal combines the latest versions of both WillMaker and Living Trust Maker with other legal tools you can use every day, all in one package. Simply launch Quicken Lawyer to create your own:
Will
Living trust
Powers of attorney
Living will
Authorizations and agreements
Child- and elder-care forms
Documents for your executor
For each document, Quicken Lawyer 2002 takes you through a step-by-step interview. Your documents will automatically reflect the laws of your state. If you have any questions, simply check out the comprehensive legal manual, online or in print. Expert tech support is also available.
Create a will with Quicken Lawyer 2002 and make sure you've provided for family, friends, and charities. Name a personal guardian to care for your minor children and select a trusted person to manage property left to young people. Also, create your living will. Outline medical procedures you want provided, specify whether or not you want your life prolonged through artificial means, and appoint someone to make sure your wishes are carried out. Grant as much authority as you wish with forms for power of attorney. Name someone to make your financial decisions, in case you are medically incapacitated, and appoint an alternate in case that person cannot serve. Plus, get a number of other legal documents for everyday use, such as child-, elder-, and pet-care agreements, membership or subscription cancellation notices, and many more.

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2/21/2012

MYOB Accountedge 2005 (Mac) Review

MYOB Accountedge 2005 (Mac)
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I've used MYOB AccountEdge (version 4, release 7.50, for Macintosh) for nearly 18 months. Buying this software was one of my worst mistakes.
Unlike Quicken, you can't connect to your bank and download credit card purchases, statements, etc. Everything has to be entered by hand.
Finding mistakes is difficult. If my employee enters the date as 1/23/05 instead of 11/23/05, MYOB changes the records for January. I see that November's accounts don't reconcile. But there's no mistake in November...or October, September, etc. I have to look back thru the year's records to find the mistake. With my old accounting system I could close the books each month. That way all mistakes made in the next month would be somewhere in the current month's records.
The bank accounts don't list a running balance. You get today's ending balance but you can't see the balance after each transaction (e.g., whether last month's balance is the same as it was a month ago!).
There's no way to reconcile paper receipts against accounted purchases. Sometimes I pay by credit card, then the supplier sends a paper invoice saying "Balance Due" and I send a check. Most suppliers call me and tear up the check, but with my old accounting system I caught one supplier that double-billed me over $3000.
The first keystroke is lost on some fields. E.g., when you type in an address or telephone number, the first number isn't recorded. If you're not paying attention the address or phone number is wrong.
MYOB will search for invoices by date, invoice number, customer name, and amount. Not by location, item purchased, etc. Same for the customer and supplier databases, some fields can be searched but not all.
When you enter a new customer, the customer ID number field doesn't auto-increment. I have to use Filemaker Pro to generate the customer ID numbers.
The documentation is minimal. I had to write a manual for my employee to use, taking up too much of my time.
There's no way to create a pro forma invoice (an invoice that doesn't appear in the accounts receivable list).
MYOB's templates don't include a chart of accounts based on Schedule C.
There's no Preferences for setting that payments usually go into a primary bank account, that your billing is usually Net 30, your usual shipping method is UPS Ground, etc. Your employee has to click all this for every invoice and payment, and I assure you they will make mistakes.
MYOB can't check the Postal Service website to see if an address is correct, integrate with the UPS website to create a shipping label, connect to my bank to process a credit card, etc. When a customer calls to buy something I have to open four applications and go to three websites.MYOB opens a little window for every new thing (sales register, customer address, invoice, payment, etc.). The little windows always open in the middle of the screen, on top of each other. This would be ideal for users with 640x480 13" monitors. But I have a 23" monitor. My screen will fit six of the little windows, if I move them around. But then the next little window opens right in the middle, then I have to move it out of the way, etc.
MYOB just looks ugly, like it was designed for Windows then ported to the Mac.

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1/18/2012

QuickBooks Point Of Sale: Pro Version 8.0 With Hardware Review

QuickBooks Point Of Sale: Pro Version 8.0 With Hardware
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The worst customer service ever in the history of mankind! Most importantly, you do not own anything. Do not think you are purchasing an asset here. You cannot transfer the license after you purchase it. I had to close my business due to the economy, but luckily found someone to purchase my hardware and software. Intuit/Quickbooks will not allow a you to transfer the license, even though they have a form to do so. It is a automated decline. You will not have an sucess getting a person to call you when you respond to their email declining the transfer. They are cocky and rude and will jerk you around telling you to call here and there. As a matter of fact, that is what they do any time you call customer service. Google "hate quickbooks" ort "quickbooks rip off" and see just how many people agree with me.
Their own customer support folks don't seem to know that you cannot transfer the license or anything else when it comes to this software company. I think they keep them in the dark on purpose.
I have dealt with some horrid companies in my time, but these folks take the cake. Stay away from Quickbooks and all Intuit products. They reel you in then they rip you off!

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You ring up the sales and Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro takes care of the rest: automatically keeping track of your detailed inventory, customers, sales orders, layaways, and employee commissions.

Replace your cash register with a complete retail management system. We've teamed Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale software with four "must-have" retail hardware peripherals that work together to help you ring up sales and track inventory quickly, easily and accurately.
The Bundle Package Includes:
Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale software.
Bar Code Scanner Make the sale and track inventory all in one by scanning bar codes. No typing saves time and minimizes mistakes.
Receipt Printer Print sales receipts, gift receipts and duplicate slips for credit card signature.
Credit Card Reader Process credit transactions quickly. One swipe enters info into the system where it's automatically submitted for approval.
Cash Drawer Lockable drawer opens automatically when you enter a sale.

Why a complete system?
Software and hardware that were designed to work together A retail management system isn't convenient if the pieces aren't guaranteed to work together. With QuickBooks Point of Sale, your end-to-end needs are covered with one integrated system that automates key processes for you.
Great value We bundle together key point-of-sale hardware items that help you run your store. Sold together at a bundle price that is a better value than purchasing each item separately.
Reliability guaranteed A Point of Sale system doesn't do you any good if it goes down. So we stand behind our system. If something happens and your hardware goes down, our Rapid Replacement Program will replace it fast. And free. It's a service we provide free to customers who purchase the QuickBooks Point of Sale hardware from Intuit.
Support available We offer a variety of support options, both Self-Help and Assisted Resources.
Risk-free Try the integrated system for up to 60 days and if you are not satisfied, you can return the system for your money back.
Additional Hardware Available Additional hardware peripherals are available to extend your functionality.
How Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro 8.0 Can Help You
Get the information you need to run your business See what's selling, what needs restocking, and more with easy one-click reports.
NEW! Inventory Turn Statistic With Point of Sale you now have insight into how quickly you sell through items with the new Inventory Turn Statistic. The Inventory Turn Statistic is a commonly used retail statistic that measures the performance of an item and refers to how often an item "turns over."
See inventory items on hand for any date you choose Simplify your monthly, quarterly and yearly closing procedures. You can easily view quantity on hand and inventory valuation for any date you choose. Improve your cash flow by purchasing the right merchandise in the right quantities at the right time.
See what's moving, what's low, what's on-order See inventory levels for each item as you ring it up. Run real-time reports that show what you've got, what's hot and what you need to reorder. See which items are selling the most now, and whether or not an item's sales have been increasing or decreasing over time. Generate reports to help you keep your most popular items in stock and help you see which items need to be discounted.
Run sales reports for everything you track Break down sales by day, item, employee, payment type and more. Enter commission rates by employee and Point of Sale automatically tracks sales transactions entered by each associate and calculates the correct commissions.
See your most important business information in one customizable view The dashboard gives you access to key business metrics at a glance--all on one screen. Now you can customize the dashboard to only show the information you're interested in. You can add, remove or modify reports; even change the layout and add additional pages.
Automatically track inventory as you ring up sales Point of Sale automatically adjusts inventory figures every time you make a sale, order, or return--which helps you keep your customers' favorite items on-hand without overstocking.
IMPROVED! Suggested Reorder Quantities You now have options how to set reorder quantities in Point of Sale. You can set reorder quantities manually, reorder quantities to the reorder point plus add some additional quantity or choose how may days of supply to have in stock. From there, Point of Sale is able to automatically generate POs based on how you have set your reorder quantities.
Include pictures of inventory items You can now easily upload item pictures directly into Point of Sale. Use them on your web site or to jog your memory when ordering. Pictures can also help prevent loss by catching price tag switching.
Track layaways and sales orders Let customers pay for big-ticket items over time, and track their incremental payments. Create sales orders to track orders that aren't yet paid for, such as backorders or special orders, without impacting your books.
Automate your inventory tracking by scanning barcodes Scan barcodes in batches with our optional Physical Inventory Scanner. This handheld, battery-operated scanner goes wherever you keep your merchandise--even off-site. Bring it back to its cradle, and it updates your Point of Sale inventory records instantly. For items without barcodes you can print your own barcode labels right from the software.
Create and e-mail purchase orders automatically Email purchase orders as PDF files directly from Point of Sale--no printing, faxing, mailing or waiting! Set minimum inventory levels for each item. When inventory reaches that level, Point of Sale automatically suggests creating a purchase order. And you can generate purchase orders with one click.
Ring up sales faster Point of Sale makes ringing up sales a lot easier so you can keep your lines moving quickly.
NEW! Simple Sales Receipt View The new Simple Sales Receipt View provides a simple to learn and use interface designed specifically for the daily use of sales associates that do not need full access to Point of Sale. It features an "all in one" screen workflows, user friendly touch-screen and easy access to common tasks.
NEW! PIN Pad with Signature Capture The new PIN Pad with Signature Capture enables customers to sign for credit card transactions directly on the PIN pad. An electronic copy of the signature is recorded for later retrieval in case of contested charges, and the retailer enjoys improved security and reduced paper clutter. Requires an Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Merchant Service account.
Barcode scanning saves time and reduces errors Use our Bar Code Scanner to record items in sales receipts instantly--your inventory is automatically updated when the sale is completed. With Point of Sale, you can create bar-coded tags for everything you sell, ensuring you ring up the correct item and price--and keep your inventory up to date.
Accept credit and debit cards with an integrated merchant service Authorize credit card and PIN debit card purchases automatically--and collect tips on credit payments--as you ring up sales. All you need is Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale and an Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Merchant Service Account.
Web Store
Create a web store that integrates seamlessly with your QuickBooks POS Now it's easier than ever to expand your store to reach customers online. From designing and hosting your web store, to attracting customers, to managing all your inventory, all in one place -- Intuit Storefront for QuickBooks POS is everything you need to start selling online.
Personalize your customer service View each customer's purchase history as you ring up sales, and suggest additional purchases based on past preferences.
Track customer information that matters By tracking your customers' email and shipping addresses, you have what you need to let them know about upcoming sales or new inventory from their preferred manufacturers. Enter your customers' credit card numbers or names as you ring up sales, and see their complete purchasing histories, as well as any additional information you've captured.
Recognize customers with a rewards program Automatically track and reward your best customers with a customizable rewards program. Set up special membership pricing, offer discounts after customers spend a certain dollar amount and more.
Easily communicate with customers Quickly generate letters to your customer and vendors. Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale integrates with Microsoft Word so you can automatically create letters (from standard and custom templates) that are tied to customer orders, former receipts, purchase orders, vendors and more. Plus, you can also send letters to a pre-defined set of customers, for example your best customers, or those customers who have ordered over a certain amount from you.
Create mailing lists and labels Filter your customer lists on selected criteria, such as zip code, type of merchandise purchased or dollar amount spent, to create mailing lists for targeted mail campaigns. You can even create email mailing lists.
Works with key products and services to help you run your store front Point of Sale integrates with services that help serve your customers better and products that help make your business run more smoothly end to end.
Process credit and debit card sales automatically Process transactions right in your QuickBooks Point of Sale software as you ring up sales. All you need is QuickBooks Point of Sale and an Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Merchant Service Account 3 It's the only credit and debit card processing service that lets you record and authorize transactions in QuickBooks Point of Sale with a single swipe--no need to re-key data.
Gift card service integration available Bring new and repeat customers into your store as they buy and redeem gift cards. Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Gift Card Service lets you offer this convenience without the hassles and risks of paper certificates. Just swipe the card through your credit card reader (sold separately), then enter the value. To redeem, swipe the card, then ring up a sale, and the balance is decreased automatically.
Easily transfer sales data to QuickBooks Accounting Software Use QuickBooks Point of Sale with QuickBooks Accounting Software to handle your business end to end--from managing inventory and ringing up sales to tracking finances and running reports. It's easy to set up: The first time you connect Point of Sale to the accounting software, the QuickBooks Connection Wizard walks you through getting everything set up correctly. When the two programs are linked, you can transfer inventory and sales data with the click of a button!
Send time cards to Intuit QuickBooks Accounting software Simplify your payroll process by transferring your employee time cards to QuickBooks Accounting software.
Customize everything from price tags to reports Use ready-made templates or create custom designs for your price tags, receipts, order forms and reports.
Create custom price tags, receipts, and more, without starting from scratch Start with built-in templates for price tags, receipts, order forms, and reports, and "tweak" them with the Document Designer until they're just right for your store. Print them on your standard PC printer, 40-column receipt printer or tag printer.
Customize up to 7 fields each for vendors and customers, 5 for items Custom-label up to 7 fields for vendors and customers, and 5 fields for items, to track the details you need. You can even include the information in reports.
Customize views to see just what you want Add, remove, resize or rearrange the columns in any list view to see customer, vendor, item and inventory information just the way you want it.
Get up and running quickly Answer a few questions in the simple Setup Wizard, import your inventory, customer and vendor lists from Microsoft Excel or QuickBooks Accounting software6 and you're ready to start ringing up sales.
Answer a few simple questions QuickBooks Point of Sale is so easy to set up that many retailers start ringing up sales the first day. Just answer a few simple questions about your business, enter your inventory, and you're ready to go.
Import items and customers from Microsoft Excel Import all of your customers, vendors and inventory items in one quick step from QuickBooks Accounting software or Microsoft Excel. Save hours of typing each entry by hand.
Learn by following examples in the practice file Have a question about a tricky transaction? Go into the practice file to see how it's done. We load this file with three months of sample data for an imaginary retailer. You'll find all types of transactions and situations to use as models for handling your own. You can also use the file to train new employees without putting your own data at risk.
Tutorials help you understand quickly Get up to speed fast with interactive, onscreen video tutorials that walk you through basic tasks such as accepting returns, creating sales receipts, and more.
Adobe Flash Player included QuickBooks Point of Sale includes Adobe Flash Player for quick viewing of video tutorials.
Manage up to 20 stores from one location Manage information for up to 20 stores from one location. With Point of Sale--Multi-Store, you'll know at a glance how each store--as well as your company as a whole--is doing.
NEW! Reorder Points by store You can now set reorder points by each store rather than by the company as a whole. This allows you to customize your inventory based on the sales of each store.
Easily track business, customers and inventory at multiple stores Each store tracks sales, customer information, receipts of merchandise, and merchandise transferred to other stores and sends this information to the "headquarters" store via e-mail or CD. The headquarters store runs company-wide reports, controls inventory and issues purchase orders. And all stores are kept up-to-date with current information of inventories at other locations.
Get more detailed reports It's easy to compare performance across store locations, with multi-store reports. And, if you use QuickBooks accounting software, you can use Class tracking to get a more detailed financial picture of each store.
Schedule your store data exchange Now you can schedule to exchange data between stores every day, automatically! Maintain accurate, up-to-date information at headquarters to help you make the right purchasing plans, pricing decisions, and bookkeeping entries.

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Quicken 2007 Basic Review

Quicken 2007 Basic
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After using Quicken basic and Quicken deluxe I strongly recommend quicken basic over any other more advanced product, KISS is the way to go.
If you need nore advanced software buy something additional for accounting purposes.

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1/10/2012

H&R Block TaxCut 2008 Home & Business + e-file Review

HandR Block TaxCut 2008 Home and Business + e-file
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H&R Block's "TaxCut Home and Business" has been a great choice for me for several years, and each year they improve the product. I ordered the 2008 version today.
This package is remarkable. It includes software for your Form 1040 individual or joint tax return, plus programs to prepare your Corporation or S-Corp (Form 1120), Partnership (Form 1065), or Estate or Trust (Form 1041). State returns for all these is included. Employment tax return preparation (W-4, 1099 and so on) is also included.
For the personal return, electronic filing for federal is included (5 returns), but you will have to either mail your state return or pay a fee (reasonable by my lights) to file electronically. I don't think electronic filing is available for the business returns.
Anyway all this is in the package. Don't overbuy. If you don't have one of the businesses mentioned, just get the appropriate software for 1040 returns. But if you need to file for a business (Corp/Partn/EstTr) plus your individual return, this deal is hard to beat.
Let me end with a few cautions:
If you are buying "TaxCut Home and Business + E-file," you don't need to buy "TaxCut Premium + State + E-file." IT'S INCLUDED. I mention this specifically because they seem to be marketed together on this site.
The forms to be used for this year's income tax haven't been completed by IRS. They will be updating items during the first couple of months of 2009, and there's no way the software I'm buying today can include all of them. So I'll need to go to the HRBlock update site a few times (the software connects and links up) to get updates from both Fed and state.
With all tax software there is a learning curve, so "read the lines," think about what you're doing, allow adequate prep time, and review the results before you file. I think you'll be pleased.
PS - I used to work for H&R Block but have not for several years. I use the software because I think it's the best for the price.

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Guidance for corporate, partnership, and payroll business returns. The Complete personal and business tax return solution from America's #1 tax preparer. Step-by-step interviews guide you through your personal and business tax situation.

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12/18/2011

THE OFFICIAL ACT BY SAGE Review

THE OFFICIAL ACT BY SAGE
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This book is more detailed than most "How-to's" in the tech category.
If you want to learn a LOT about how to use this program, don't even THINK about going with the Dummies version (I have both).
The downside is that there are is extraordinary amount of features in this program, so there are several areas that you could drill down quite a bit deeper.


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12/07/2011

QuickBooks Simple Start 2010 Review

QuickBooks Simple Start 2010
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This was just what I needed in order to track expenses for work. It's a basic version of QuickBooks, but it serves well for my purpose, which is tracking expenses so I can check profitability and run reports when it's time to file my taxes.
If you're a small business and don't deal with inventory, invoicing, etc., this ia a great program and all you need. Being able to download it makes it cheaper and the download was very easy, as well as the install and set up.
I used to work as a bookkeeper so I was already familiar with QuickBooks. But I had worked with other programs in the past (MAS 90 and Peachtree) and can tell you that QuickBooks is the most user friendly and easy to use program I have ever worked with. If you have never used an accounting software, I think this is a great one to start with. It's even good if you just want to track your personal finances, reconcile bank statements, etc.
Enjoy!

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Is running your business getting in the way of doing what you love? There is a simple way to get your business mojo back! QuickBooks Simple Start can save you an extra three hours a week. Buy Simple Start and fall back in love with your business. Leave the invoicing and bookkeeping to QuickBooks.

Simple Start can import data only from prior versions of Simple Start. Simple Start can't import QuickBooks Pro or Premier data.

Save time when tracking your finances
Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses. Aggregate all your checks to be paid and print them in one batch. QuickBooks will keep track of each check so you can keep tabs on where your money is going. Enter bills from vendors. Since QuickBooks organizes everything in one place, you'll be able to access all past payments & bills for each vendor with just a few clicks.
Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments Get rid of piles of paperwork. Easily enter customer payments. Since QuickBooks organizes everything in one place, you'll be able to access all past payments for each customer with just a few clicks.
Track customer and vendor contacts Keep customer and vendor information in QuicKBooks, so you can follow up on past-due accounts and answer customer requests faster. See contact information and complete transaction history for any customer.
Manage payroll & payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit (sold separately) Intuit QuickBooks Payroll Services, QuickBooks Payroll for Mac powered by PayCycle, and Payroll for QuickBooks Online save you time by eliminating steps and giving you the tools to get your payroll done right.
E-mail estimates, invoices, reports, and more Create customer communications and e-mail directly from your QuickBooks using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express using your existing e-mail address.
Create professional-looking invoices and forms Select from Free professional designs to create a distinct look for your business across all your invoices, statements, and other forms. Apply across all your forms at once.
Organize and back-up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records Document Management lets you save time by attaching any electronic or scanned document--to any customer, vendor, employee, account, or transaction.


Get insights so you make better decisions
One-click business reports Get pre-designed, customizable business reports to gain insights into your business. See all available reports in one screen to easily choose the right one. Drill down with one click to see the detail behind the numbers. Export any report to Excel--your QuickBooks formatting and formulas go with it. Access industry-specific reports in QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions.
Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions Get up and running fast by importing data from the tool you use to track your finances now. However little or much data you currently have, you won't have to start over from scratch.

Simple to Get Started. Simple to Use.
It's incredibly simple Simple Start isn't someone else's idea of how you'd like your business to run-it's your idea. We listened to hundreds of small business owners talk about their difficulties and desires. You'll see what we mean, as soon as you try it. From the simple desktop to the familiar forms and helpful guidance, everything works just the way you want it to.
Import data from Microsoft Excel If you've been using Excel spreadsheets to track your sales and expenses, now you can import your existing data from Excel directly into Simple Start. You'll save time and avoid the hassle of manually entering your data.
Get up and running in three easy steps Simple Start is so easy to use, you don't need a thick manual--just a QuickStart card that tells you how to get started in three easy steps. You'll be up and running in less than 15 minutes:
Insert the CD into your CD drive.
Answer three easy questions to customize Simple Start for your needs.
Start working.

No accounting knowledge needed! Simple Start's onscreen forms look like the checks, invoices, and sales receipts you use in your business every day. The moment you see them, you'll know how to use them.
Get everything you need, and nothing you don't Simple Start lets you create and track all the documents and forms you need to run your business efficiently, but it doesn't overwhelm you with tools you won't use and shouldn't have to pay for.
Get help and share ideas with other small businesses directly in QuickBooks Now you can ask tens of thousands of other QuickBooks users and experts for help and get answers fast. The Live Community is built right into QuickBooks 2009, so you can ask your questions without stopping the work you're doing.

Grows with your business
Simple Start grows with your business As your business grows, QuickBooks has a full line of small business financial software to meet your needs. It's easy to upgrade from either edition of Simple Start to QuickBooks: Pro, Premier, or Online Edition. All the information you enter into Simple Start can be automatically transferred to your new version of QuickBooks.
Note: Simple Start is for new QuickBooks users. Simple Start cannot import data from prior versions of QuickBooks: Basic, Pro or Premier Editions, Quicken, or Peachtree.
Simple Start also works with other products and services to help you run your business better.
Trust the solution recommended by businesses and accountants With millions of users, QuickBooks is the most widely-used small business accounting software. It's recommended by accountants over any other product. A 10-year history of continuous improvements assures you of the simplest, most flexible software for your business.

Track Sales, Expenses, and Customers in One Place
Keep everything together in one place Stop digging through piles of paper, switching applications, or searching through files to find the information you need. Simple Start organizes everything from customers and vendors, to sales, estimates, and invoices, to receipts, deposits, checks, and expenses--all in one place.
Create estimates, invoices, and sales receipts With Simple Start you can easily create professional-looking estimates, invoices, and sales receipts just by entering information into basic forms. No more toggling back and forth between spreadsheets and a word processor to create bills and track them. To save you even more time, you can easily turn an estimate into an invoice, or an invoice into a payment.
Record your expenses quickly and painlessly Tired of rustling through check registers and credit card statements to see where your money is going? Use Simple Start to write checks and track your expenses. Every time you pay a bill, Simple Start keeps your records up-to-date so you'll know where you stand.
Easily manage payroll yourself or get help with Intuit's Payroll Service (additional fees apply) Intuit Payroll makes payroll easy so you can confidently focus on running your business. With over 1 million customers, you can be confident you're choosing the small business payroll leader.
Whether you want to manage payroll yourself or let Intuit handle the hassles for you, our flexible solutions help you easily manage your key payroll tasks: paying employees, paying payroll taxes and filing tax forms.
Accept credit cards and debit cards directly in QuickBooks With an Intuit QuickBooks Merchant Service account you can accept credit cards and debit cards directly in QuickBooks. There's no need to buy additional hardware or software. Eliminate the need for double data entry; just process the credit card and debit card transactions directly in QuickBooks and the data is automatically recorded in your QuickBooks software.

Complete and accurate records at tax time
Get the numbers you need Simple Start keeps track of tax-related income and expenses year-round as you write checks and receive payments, so there's no need to scramble at tax time.
The "Income Tax Summary" report helps you complete federal income tax forms. Print it out, and copy the totals to Schedule C and other tax forms. You can also give the report to your accountant or download the numbers into TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software (sold separately).
One more click creates your "Sales Tax Due," which summarizes the sales tax you owe to your city, state, or county tax boards. It's really that simple.

Know exactly where your business stands
Essential business information at your fingertips You'll always know where your business stands with Simple Start's reports. See who owes you money and how much. Find out who your best customers are and what they're buying. Click on any item in the report to zoom in for the details-all the way down to individual transactions.
Profit & Loss StandardHow much money did my company make or lose over a specific period of time?
Invoices that Haven't Been PaidWhich bills are due and overdue?
Total Sales by Customer ReportWhat are the total sales for each customer and job?
Income Tax DetailWhat transactions make up each amount on my company's income tax forms?


Look more professional and save time
Professional-looking templates you can customize Choose from sales receipt, invoice, estimate, and credit memo form templates that you can customize to present a branded, professional image. You can change styles, colors, and fonts. You can show or hide fields. You can even include your company logo!
Calculate totals accurately and automatically No more erasing and rewriting totals or double-checking calculations. Simple Start helps keep your transactions and records accurate by doing all the math for you, including sales tax, discounts, and markups. If you change a transaction, any figures linked to it update instantly.
Re-use information instead of retyping it Type information about a customer, vendor, or product one time, and never type it again. Enter the first few letters on any invoice, check, or other form and Simple Start fills the rest in automatically. Easily create new estimates by duplicating and editing existing ones. And when you finish a job, click a button to turn your estimate into an invoice. Billing has never been so easy!


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11/10/2011

QuickBooks Premier Professional Services 2011 Review

QuickBooks Premier Professional Services 2011
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This software is perfect for me - I can track my time, accounts receivable, accounts payable, import my PNC Bank information and even my credit card info. It just takes a little exploration to familiarize yourself with the program if you've never used a recent version of QuickBooks.

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Financial software from QuickBooks offers client-based businesses an easy set of accounting, time tracking, and management tools to help the business be more profitable.
Whether your company has several departments or locations, you can now track the data separately within a single, easy to access report.

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11/02/2011

QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit 2010 Review

QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit 2010
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Personally speaking, a little confusing to set up. But once everything was in place as it should be it has been a true work horse for me. Wonderful. Thanks Amazon, for your competitive pricing.

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Intuit QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit is the low-cost, easy way to get paid. Accept all major credit cards using your computer.

Low cost
No set up fees
No monthly minimum payments
Only $14.95 per month
No terminals to lease/purchase
No long-term contracts or commitments

Accept payments anytime, anywhere Process transactions from your PC Internet connection or call for a voice authorization.
Accept all major credit cards Including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club/Carte Blanche, and JCB
Technical support LIVE support, available 24/7/365! Have questions? Call us anytime at 1-800-558-9558. We'll walk you through the process step by step.
Money back guarantee Money back satisfaction guarantee: If you're not satisfied, return it within 60 days of purchase with your dated receipt for a full refund of the purchase price.
Invoice/estimate capability Create customized estimates and invoices for your business.
Billing/tracking capability Bill your customers regularly and track payments.
How it Works Accepting credit cards has never been easier.
Enter payment data into the Payment screen. Simply click the box titled "Process Credit Card When Saving" to charge your customer's credit card. You can also record and process credit card transactions through the Sales Receipts screens in a similar method.
Verify Credit Card Information After entering the amount of the sale on the Payment screen, you will be prompted to enter your customer's credit card information. Once this is done, simply click Submit and the credit card will be processed.
Face-to-face If you do face-to-face transactions, use our card reader. Credit card data will be automatically transmitted to the Intuit QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit you can take advantage of our low 1.79% card-swiped rate.
After the Card is Processed
Each business day, your transactions are sent to Intuit QuickBooks Merchant Service for processing.
Usually within two to three business days, the funds will be released and deposited into your bank account. Transaction fees are debited at this time.
Each month, you will receive a statement with your account activity.

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9/18/2011

FirstEdge for Mac - Small Business Management and Accounting Review

FirstEdge for Mac - Small Business Management and Accounting
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I was excited to install First Edge on my MAC and get busy setting up the accounting for my small graphic design business. The install went without a hitch. MYOB includes a lot of information about accounting in the box and after reading it all, I think I finally understand what double-entry bookkeeping is all about. Definately a plus.
The program provides most everything you need for a small business if you can figure out the somewhat weird interface you are presented with. Could stand improvement.
The biggest drawback to this product is the complete lack of tech support that ships with it. You get NO!!! support without paying [money]. I could not get it to link with my mail program to send email invoices and when I called, I was told I would have to spend [money] to sign up for 90 days of tech support. That [essentially raises] the cost of the program.
I am sorry I bought it. I have never purchased a piece of software where the manufacturer provided no help initially.

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MYOB FirstEdge provides all the basic accounting and business management tools for your small business in a package that is easy to use and quick to learn. Everything you need in FirstEdge is a click away and organized sensibly for an easy-to-navigate work environment.
Getting started with FirstEdge is quick and easy. The New Company File assistant walks you through a few simple steps to help you name your company data file, choose your accounts list from the charts provided, and assign your fiscal year. FirstEdge provides "at-a-glance" looks at all your business transactions, so you know who owes you money and when it's due. You can also view and create all financial transactions from a single window in the Bank Register, e-mail invoices in PDF format to your customers for faster payment, and import your downloaded bank statements with just one click.

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