Why would I get this instead of Quickbooks?
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I wouldn't. I wish we had stated with quickbooks. The customer service at sage is really bad and they charge over $1,200 per year as a service contract.
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I don't think you talked to the correct person. I upgraded, but was never told and don't expect to pay an annual fee - you are just purchasing the software correct. Maybe they thought you were also purchasing payroll support or something - that is an annual fee.Linda W
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I dont know to be honest. All I know was that the version I had crashed constantly. To top it off, I was casually informed by their customer service one day that about 2 years worth of saved receipts and documents were gone. No notices, or heads up about this.. just sorry, they are now gone.. I wouldn't buy a ream of paper from this company much less a piece of equipment to scan valuable documents..
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No. Quickbooks has a proadvisors program and the test and related question and courses are what you need to study to pass the exam. Questions are tricky so use QB certification prep materials
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Yes! QuickBooks non-profit is definitively worth the money. My husband is a pastor and we use it for our church accounting. It has been a wonderful program.
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I just use quicken to write checks and balance my checkbook. I know there are many more features but I don't use them so I don't know the answer to your question.
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I think that is one for Quicken staff. I would think it is one or the other. Disk or download. Not sure, but disk is sometimes a little higher price than download. I choose disk because I move around to different machines and I think it would be less hassle than placing or removing the licenses on those machines.
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Extra $100 for 4+ employees. I just called. It's a bit of a hassle if you already have a payroll subscription, like I do. First you have to cxl your current subscription, then install the payroll disc and then call and they charge you the full whack ($429) for enhanced payroll, then credit back the value they assign to the enhanced payroll of 3 or fewer employees ($329). SO, if you get the enhanced payroll for less than $329 off the shelf (i.e. Costco or Amazon), then you decide if it's worth the hassle. From everything I've read, the 2013 QB Pro is not something to be super excited about, and may even boggle your brain due to poorer visual interface, new report menu format, etc. I'm thinking about getting the Value pack and if I can do the payroll only, and without simultaneously upgrading the QB Pro, then that's what I'll do for now.
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I have no idea why you can not get a version of Office 365 Home for your business especially if it's in your home. But be thankful for small favors. I used Office 2007 for years and after my year subscription it out, I'll go back to Office 2007 much cleaner and easier software to work with, Office 365 is a pain in the rear. you can go on "ebay" and get a copy of Office 2007 Pro or Office 2010 Pro and you'll be a much HAPPIER person. With a lot of fewer headaches!
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I purchased last year with the then current Quickbooks POS. It wasn't listed as compatible but one of the preloaded configurations worked when connected. Hope this helps.
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this month, QuickBooks doesn't seem to work on any of my techno stuff... partially but not fully operational on anything... HP & ACER laptops (3 years old) - home built destop - nor IPad (never used on it... need much more room to see) so the mini is a choice.
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As I remember, the software didn't allow that option. It's a fairly automated cloning process, but it was months ago. I have Windows 7 and it was supported. Don't know about Windows 8, but I don't remember it having any default exclusions about 8. Quickbooks didn't clone. I had to repurchase the program. Everything else was perfect. You'd probably want to contact Kingston for more detailed answer about their cloning program. Everything has still been working great so far.
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I've been using QB2012 profor the past 5 months and while it is true that they charge too much for "enhanced payroll and other features," I found the service very helpful. I run payroll for 2 employees and the annual cost is over $300 bucks plus a $29 monthly fee. This is too much! But when it comes to Fed 941 and state's liabilities I don't have to worry and just process the liabilities via electronic filing. I also contacted their payroll customer service and they were very professional and helpful in answering my questions. I also posted a question on the Intuit blog and I got a response within a few hours. Every software company comes up with upgrades for their products and charges for them but I do agree that QB's upgrades are too expensive, specially after you have spent a considerable amount obtaining the software and paying for services. QB should care more a about its customers and provide upgrades and services at reasonable rates.
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Returned ours and can't help, but it looks like others have helped you already. Oh...we returned ours because it was not compatible with our QuickBooks through our offsite server. It worked just fine, though.
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Quicken is not as complete in accounting as is quick books. Quick Books allows for multiple businesses.
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Unfortunately the publisher of Checksoft does not seem to provide easy access to technical support, and as I recall, it's not free. I would call them or email them. I took a quick look at their website, avanquest.com and found a link to this site which they identify as a place to find support forums: http://www.softcity.com/contribution/question? Frankly, at some point it might just be easier to buy a new copy. If you do, download the latest version from Avanquest as the boxed versions available online or in the stores is often older versions that are not compatible with the latest release of Quicken. Wish I could be more helpful.
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No, these are just forms. The forms are compatible with Qbooks, and will print on the forms correctly. You need to buy forms that specifically are for whatever software you are using.