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Posted by QBConsultant on February 1, 2008, 11:07 am
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> I think qb is average at best, I use it because i know how to and
> because we use payroll which seems to work ok versus the
> alternative...that is...paying someone else to learn it. =A0I'd be
> suprised if open source suported payroll in any capacity but perhaps
> it does.
>
> Quickbooks is not easy, it's a pain in the butt, especially with
> payroll, b/c you're forced to upgrade. =A0I remember a couple years ago,
> we were 'forced' to upgrade from I beilve 2003 to 2006 b/c of
> payroll...so we get the 5 user upgrade and load it on the computers,
> then some crazy message comes up that says something like, if your
> using a server you must have ONE COPY OF QBPRO ON YOUR SERVER. =A0well I
> dont know what your servers are like but no one uses our server, its
> the server it isnt a 'pc' that an employee would use, so we really
> only had a 4 pack and sure enough about 8 months later we get the 2007
> upgrade disk.
>
> THEN we get 2008 mandatory upgrade due to payroll, no big deal b/c
> it's 'free upgrade' for payroll users, but guess what??? Intuit now
> only offers 3 pack, well we have 5 computers that use qbpro, so I call
> them and their response? =A0We only have 3 pack, you'll have to use that
> and buy 2 individual users...I'm afraid to upgrade to be honest but
> we'll have to eventually.
>
> Getting back to easy, it's easy for me because I took a lot of time to
> learn it and perhaps also b/c i have an mba and some general
> understanting of accounting, but it is a difficult system, maybe it's
> easy relative to other accounting packages i'm not sure.
>
> Grading it out, qb pro - c+, quickbooks online - F is sux
You have to install QB on the server, but that doesn't count as one of
your user licenses. The number of licenses you need is based on the #
of users who will be using QB at the SAME TIME. So, you can set up 7
users with a 5 user license, but only 5 people can use it at the same
time. The server doesn't count even though you have to install it
there. You should update your software every 3 years--there are a lot
of updates and improvements over the years and you need to stay
somewhat current.
Michelle L. Long, CPA, MBA
Author of: Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Complete Guide to
Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business
http://www.SuccessfulQuickBooksConsulting.com
http://www.amazon.com/Successful-QuickBooks-Consulting-Comprehensive-...
Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Member of Intuit's Certified Trainer Network
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