Selecting proper QB package ?

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I am considering using QB for a small non-profit organization, but find the selection process very confusing and very little real comparison information. I see the Premier and the Pro versions along with some they call the Accounting versions of the above. Where can one go to get a handle on this?

Our requirement is largly to get access to something capable of handling accruals which our currrent version of Quicken cannot do. Or, if it can, I don't know how to make it work.

Thanks, Ted S.

Allan Martin · Accepted Answer

Ted Scherbel · Answer

"Allan Martin"  wrote innews:n6%_e.37727$       snipped-for-privacy@fe09.lga: Thanks, but  is - along with  - a major part of the problem.  Neither of them is consistent with their names for products nor with their comparison tables.  They make it impossible to make any sort of intelligent choice.

!-! · Answer

I think what you really need is consultation with a competent professional accountant. An accrual is nothing more than recording a customer invoice or vendor bill before they are actually issued or received. Quicken can do that, although I certainly would not recommend it for your purposes. Any version of QuickBooks (or any other bookkeeping software that I have ever seen) can also "handle accruals".

Admittedly the feature comparisons at

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do notprovide details of all of the hundreds of features, but if you are soconfused about the Premier and Pro versions then you really do needsome help other than just an alternative website. For what it'sworth, the Premier editions include a "standard" Premier edition and anumber of "custom" industry-specific editions; among the latter are aNon-Profit and an Accountant edition. There is only one Pro version,there is no "Pro Accountant" edition. If you were unable to determinethat much from the website then I repeat my recommendation that youseek professional help. If, by "handling accruals", you mean the ability to automatically generate reversing journal entries - a feature that is often, but not necessarily, associated with accruals - then I believe that only the Accountant edition has that specific feature.

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Allan Martin · Answer

If your only need is the ability to keep accrual basis books then choose the version requiring the smallest investment.

Ted Scherbel · Answer

"!-!" wrote in news:Vxa%e.7866$cq2.984133 @news20.bellglobal.com: Thanks for the tips. I suspect the 'pro' version is all I need because I am highly suspicious of anything 'automatic'. I will attempt to locate a competent accountant, but doubt we'll be able to communicate much. They speak in foreign tongues which my ears cannot decode.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Ted

Allan Martin · Answer

Find one that speaks english. Many do.

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