The Best Small Business Accounting Software of 2018

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FreshBooks

FreshBooks offers a well-rounded, intuitive, and attractive double-entry accounting experience that supports invoices and estimates; expenses; time tracking; and projects. It anticipates the needs of freelancers and smaller businesses well—better than its competitors in this class.

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Xero

The websites let you easily create any transaction that a small business is likely to need. The most common of these are invoices and bills, and all of the services we reviewed support them. Sites such as Xero and Zoho Books go further, allowing you to produce more advanced forms, like purchase orders, sales receipts, credit notes, and statements. They provide templates for these online forms that resemble their paper counterparts. All you have to do is fill in the blanks and select from lists of variables like customers and items.

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Zoho Books

The websites let you easily create any transaction that a small business is likely to need. The most common of these are invoices and bills, and all of the services we reviewed support them. Sites such as Xero and Zoho Books go further, allowing you to produce more advanced forms, like purchase orders, sales receipts, credit notes, and statements. They provide templates for these online forms that resemble their paper counterparts. All you have to do is fill in the blanks and select from lists of variables like customers and items.

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As I mentioned earlier, one of your setup tasks involves creating records that contain information about the products and services you sell so you can use them in transactions. These vary in complexity, so you need to understand the differences before you go with one site or another. Some, such as Kashoo, simply let you maintain descriptive records. Others, such as Intuit QuickBooks Online, go further. They ask how many of each product you have in inventory when you create a record and at what point you should be alerted to re-order. Then they actually track inventory levels, which provides insights on selling patterns and keeps you from running low.

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GoDaddy Bookkeeping

GoDaddy Bookkeeping's direct integration with Amazon, eBay, and Etsy make it terrific for entrepreneurs. Its overall bookkeeping depth and flexibility are good, and it's easy to use, but it lacks much of direct competitor FreshBooks' functionality.

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Kashoo

As I mentioned earlier, one of your setup tasks involves creating records that contain information about the products and services you sell so you can use them in transactions. These vary in complexity, so you need to understand the differences before you go with one site or another. Some, such as Kashoo, simply let you maintain descriptive records. Others, such as Intuit QuickBooks Online, go further. They ask how many of each product you have in inventory when you create a record and at what point you should be alerted to re-order. Then they actually track inventory levels, which provides insights on selling patterns and keeps you from running low.

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As I mentioned earlier, one of your setup tasks involves creating records that contain information about the products and services you sell so you can use them in transactions. These vary in complexity, so you need to understand the differences before you go with one site or another. Some, such as Kashoo, simply let you maintain descriptive records. Others, such as Intuit QuickBooks Online, go further. They ask how many of each product you have in inventory when you create a record and at what point you should be alerted to re-order. Then they actually track inventory levels, which provides insights on selling patterns and keeps you from running low.

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Wave Financial

Intuit takes it a step further. Its QuickBooks Live service adds bookkeeping support to QuickBooks Online Plus. You communicate with your dedicated bookkeeper through one-way video chat (they can’t see you) or email. This individual and his or her team work with you on customizing your setup and monitoring your transactions so they’re accurately entered and categorized for tax purposes. They reconcile your accounts and close your books at month’s end to prevent errors, plus they’re available for questions during regular business hours. Finally, they generate the reports you need so you’re ready to prepare your taxes or hand them off to your accountant. Sunrise and Wave offer a fee-based bookkeeping service similar to QuickBooks Live.

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OneUp Accounting

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AccountEdge Pro

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