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On 18 Dec 2004 07:20:03 -0800, wgc1964@telstra.com wrote:

>
>Fanoccifamily@nothome.net.au wrote:
>> Apologies if these arent appropriate conferences to ask this but
>couldnt
>> think of a better one.
>>
>> My wife and I run a micro-business (just the two of us) and until now
>have
>> used the free e-Record software provided by the ATO.
>>
>> e-Record works ok but is a bit cludgy so am looking for something a
>bit
>> better.
>>
>> Would people recommend MYOB (Firstbusiness?) or Quickbooks (Lite?)
>>
>> We want something simple to help us with invoicing and dont need to
>track
>> stock or anything.
>>
>> We especially want the best one to help prepare our quarterly BAS
>> statement.
>>
>> But we want simplicity :-)
>>
>
>I've used Quicken and Quickbooks and helped my wife when she did a
>class using MYOB (the version worth about $1000). Quicken is basically
>not much more than a cheque balancer. Quickbooks seemed a little easier
>to use than MYOB. However MYOB (at least the version my wife was
>learning on) seemed more flexible. Both got in the way at times (in
>trying to make things easier they sometimes make things harder). I also
>don't use Quickbooks to print invoices or purchase orders as they look
>crap. I do those using Excel and then re-enter the data in Quickbooks.
>
>I haven't dealth with MYOB the company so I can't comment on them.
>However, I'm not happy with Intuit (the people who sell Quickbooks in
>Australia). My problems with them are:
>
>1. The first GST version obviously wasn't ready for release (for
>example I couldn't print a BAS).
>2. I had to pay for the upgrade that resolved many of the issues in 1.
>3. If you have been buying upgrades to Quickbooks and want to
>re-install (perhaps you've bought a new computer or reinstalled
>Windows) then you have to install your original copy and upgrade from
>that.
>4. If you've reinstalled and want to contact Intuit to reregister it
>(so you can use it) then you now have to pay.
>
>I'm currently on Quickbooks 2003 and see no reason to upgrade, and no
>desire to give Intuit any more of my hard earned. If there was a viable
>open source accounting package that handled the GST and BAS I would
>change in an instant.
mmmm.....quickbooks 7 was the gst release
we got 3 upgrades for free to ver 7.4 which i still use without any
issues at all....i have never upgraded as i have seen others paying
$$$ for fancy looking upgrades that do not actually extend the
useability much...mostly it just looks prettier....also the draconian
activation routine really sux on the new versions.....myob on the
other hand costs more time to enter data but is more flexible,,,aimed
at big small business and not the micro 1 person business......

the myob invoices are much more crap than q/books and trying to change
the templates in myob is a nightmare.....all in all id say quickbooks
7 out of 10 myob 5 out of 10
relloman