Bookkeeping Software for Small Business

Here are a few recommendations for bookkeeping software for small business.

QuickBooks and Other Intuit Business Bookkeeping Software

Intuit makes several very user-friendly bookkeeping programs. The most popular ones are QuickBooks Pro for the small business, Quicken for personal bookkeeping and Turbo Tax for preparing tax returns.

If you are knowledgeable in these programs, you can operate a successful bookkeeping business with a clientele of small businesses and/or individuals.

QuickBooks is very easy to learn and user-friendly, even for someone who doesn't have much knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting. So you can successfully offer all kinds of financial reports that can be customized to each of your clients' needs.

In addition, most modern accounting firms are very familiar with QuickBooks, so it will enable you to work well as a mediator between your client and your client's Certified Public Accountant.

To test your knowledge of QuickBooks, The National Bookkeeper's Assosiation offers a free proficiency test.

Other Business Bookkeeping Software

Microsoft Excel

Whether you use it in addition to or instead of QuickBooks, another software you should be familiar with is Excel. For very simple bookkeeping, Microsoft Excel is quite efficient and can be mastered quickly.

And if you are using QuickBooks, a lot of the reports can be exported into Excel and further customized, so you will want to have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel no matter what.

PeachTree

Another fairly common program in the accounting world is Peach Tree. This program is not near as user friendly and takes a very thorough understanding of the double entry accounting system. However some accountants prefer it for this reason.

Other Business Bookkeeping Software

If you are looking to get a bookkeeping job, or if you plan to take on a client that uses their own bookkeeping software, you will need to be flexible enough to learn to use their preferential software.

However it is not usually expected that you already know how to use other bookkeeping software.

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