They only looked for INVOICE, or BILL etc- It wouldn't search for amount in two different ways of billing. when I did a search for the sale amount both transactions wouldn't show at the same time.

When I was doing a search for the sale, because they were entered differently. One as an invoice that was paid, and one as a sales receipt. Figuring out what the mistake was, knowing where to look for it ( I have entered a couple of entries twice. My Mistake: Figuring out what has to be voided or deleted before I can void or delete something else. When a mistake is made, trying to find the mistake and fix it can be quite difficult. Lots of help available on line (great), if you know what the problem is and where to look for the answer. Love having a program that manages everything you could possibly need all in one place. We were doing it but it was hard to keep track of everything. Was trying to run small business with 'WAVE' and Excel. Love how everything is mapped out on the home page. Pretty much everything needed to run a business is in quick books. Having started using it, I would never go backwards again and give it up. I would probably have benefited from a class first. I miss the simplicity of WAVE sometimes, but love how quick books manages my inventory, ordering needs, purchase orders, sales receipts, email, logo's, etc.

Overall, I am very happy with quick-books. Bank feeds for automated data entry usually incur bank charges, which is not true in QuickBooks Online. Naturally, if you don't have it backed up frequently away from your local computer, you can lose your data in a crash and may not be able to recover it. It is not easy to work with your accountant without sending files unless you pay for a hosting solution. After 3 years you no longer are able to get support or updates (each May a year gets 'sunsetted') though it will still work. This is a desktop software that you have to replace with updated versions. Setting up a company file can be very easy if you know what you are doing.

You can choose one of the industry specific versions of QB Premier that best meets the needs of your business. Each year they release a new version with new or improved features, and there are regular maintenance releases. I like the desktop data flow reminder for clients to help them understand how to use the product. You are not dependent on internet to make use of it, and as it has developed over the years it has many easy to use features, and special accountant tools.

But I don't know how long desktop solutions will be around given the stampede to cloud-based subscription software. I have used this for many, many years and still like it a lot.

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