Monday, March 21, 2011

Home Business: Accounting and Invoicing Software

Software for Getting Your Home Office Running (Part 2 of 5)

You've got the idea for your business and are swarming with ideas about how to get started. You may think that bookkeeping and accounting is getting ahead of the game at this point—first you need clients. But that's not true. You need to keep track of all your expenses and payments right from the start. Setting up accounting software to manage your accounts out of the gate can save headaches caused by trying to find these details later.Accounting and Invoicing Software for Home and Small Start Up Businesses

One of the advantages of running a business out of a home office is the tax deductions you can take. But to take advantage of those deductions, your records must be in order. Deductions are retroactive once you have paying clients, so accurately tracking the expenses leading up to that first client is extremely important.

You need a flexible, easy-to-use accounting program or you won't use it. Ideally, it will also handle your invoicing to making record keeping even easier, which is one of the things that Express Accounts accounting software offers. Express Accounts is available for Mac and PC, can be installed and ready to use in less than 5 minutes.

Here are some of the key features of Express Accounts:
  • Create journal entries for payments, purchases, receipts and deposits
  • Create and send invoices from inside the application
  • Set up alerts to track unpaid invoices and make sure nothing falls through the cracks
  • Standard reports including Profit & Loss statement and Balance Sheet
  • Email or fax reports and invoices directly from the program
Express Accounts is particularly ideal for your start up business because it allows you to track expenses without having to pay extra bookkeeping costs or for expensive software with features you'll never use. Express Accounts will also grow with your business; it can track all the business expenses of multiple businesses with your original software license, and across several locations. Setting up your home office with Express Accounts ensures you'll have software that is easy to use, and that you can use for years to come without any additional investment.

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5 comments:

  1. It is also important to keep a complete and orderly business record to help the business owner make good decisions. A well-maintained accounting record would give the entrepreneur a correct reflection of how the firm is doing in terms of finances.

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  2. One of the benefits of having accounting software is that it systematizes the whole process. Instead of spending so much time creating reports, all you have to do is to make a few clicks and reports are generated almost instantly. Invest on accounting software and experience less hassle and faster processing and tracking of financial records.

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  4. Thanks for the post!
    Might save from having to get a Tax Advisor

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