Dr Ge discovered during his ten years as a programmer and consultant that many small business owners often had one thing in common, regardless of their industry: They were afraid to touch new accounting applications and payroll software programs because they were usually too big or too complex for their needs.

With that in mind, Dr Ge went to work on what he calls a simple but effective program that’s easy-to-use and geared to small business payroll or payroll tax issues. He also adds that many accounting software programs are bloated with features that the small business users don’t need and never use.

Not only does this make the software bulky to operate, explains Dr Ge, but it also drives up the price of the software. For example, some programs can retail for around $700 compared to his latest version ezPaycheck Payroll software 2010 for just under $100. For many small business users, they simply don’t need many of the functions associated with such larger programs.

Although Dr Ge explains that complex payroll software does have its importance and advantages, but as with most payroll software today it’s almost as if the user needs an I.T. or accounting degree to operate it. Small business owners lack the funds to hire an AP department and they lack the time to learn the ins and outs of advanced accounting software. So we went to work making a payroll software unlike any other – one where small businesses can figure out the functions as soon as they start the application.

Dr Ge is so certain that small businesses will find the benefits of ezPaycheck 2010 that Halfpricesoft.com offers a free trial. For 30 days users can try all the features free of charge before they decide buy it. In addition, they also offer three other creations for the small business owner – ezCheckPrinting, ezTimeSheet and ezW2, which Dr Ge says are also easy to use for owners who aren’t accounting or I.T. experts. Visitors can also find checks, payroll supplies and free items like invoice templates or packing slip templates at the site.

“For the majority of small businesses in the world there really hasn’t been a simple, dependable payroll program until ezPaycheck. So it’s a great feeling knowing that we save small businesses money on their payroll software needs. What’s even better, though, is knowing we make their life less frustrating and save them much needed time.”

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Among the new features are integration with Sofa’s web store Enstore, more detailed tracking of item information, profitability of a sale analysis, and bank deposit slip printing.

EnStore is the new web store developed by Acclivity’s Checkout partners, Sofa. This feature should appeal to anyone that wants to offer their customers a simple, elegant online shopping experience.

EnStore is a pay-as-you-go web store that integrates with AccountEdge. Products, images, pricing and other details are managed in AccountEdge and synced up to EnStore. AccountEdge pulls down new orders, customers, payments and taxes.

EnStore comes with the flexibility to customize your store, automatic shipping and tax rate lookup, hassle-free payment processing through major payment providers and a set of designed templates. EnStore comes with free setup, free hosting and unlimited bandwidth and storage. Several store templates come with EnStore; you can add your own pictures and descriptions.

Also, AccountEdge 2010 comes with more robust tracking of item information, including item weight, tagging functionality, brand association, Internet price, and the ability to attach up to three images to an item for multiple viewpoints. You can learn the profitability of a sale with the Show Profit Analysis button. It shows gross profit, margin, and cost of each item you’re selling and for the entire invoice. You can change the price per unit to see how it affects margin and profitability. You can show profit analysis from an order, quote, or an invoice.

You can now print out your bank deposit slips, while taking into consideration cash back on deposits, total cash, total checks, and number of items deposited. You can purchase accompanying deposit slips that come pre-printed with your account information, and take your deposit slips right to the bank.

AccountEdge 2010 offers list searching improvements. You can search by first name, last name, company name, phone number, and more. The new Search By feature works for vendors and items, too.

An “Open last company file” window comes with a new design that purportedly makes it easier to open your company file with the new Open Last file function. Open Last displays the last company file you opened, allowing you to start working with a single click.

The User Guide and Getting Started Guide are installed and accessible from the Help menu. Of course, you can always seek help from the support section of the AccountEdge web site. The Help menu gives you the choice of going to the website for help or searching the help files included in AccountEdge. Most windows in AccountEdge also include the Help icon, which displays information related to whatever section of the software you currently inhabit.
AccountEdge’s Auto Update feature automatically checks for any new software and payroll updates. Plus, you can back-up your file in .zip format to share your file with Windows users.

For more information on available accounting software, click here.

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The benefits of Sage Timberline Enterprise are the newly designed process maps that allow customizable, visual representations of everyday tasks.  Sage Timberline Enterprise also features a dispatch board that helps users visually schedule service workers by assigning the appropriate technician with the right skills to perform a job.  Sage Timberline Enterprise is an all in one solution for those in the construction industry.  Other products from Sage for the construction industry are Sage Timberline Office and Sage Master Builder.

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Accounting Today named Intacct as one of its Top New Products of 2010. The list was made up of the top products in 16 different categories, and Intacct was chosen as the winner of the Top Accounting/ERP Solution category.

Intacct is an established solution and its latest edition was praised as being extremely user-friendly and effective.

Intacct is so highly regarded that ten of the top 100 largest CPA firms use the software with their clientèle. More that 3,300 companies use Intacct accounting software, in a wide rage of ways; from automating financial processes to improving transparency.

The company stated that they are continually improving and developing on their software, and hope to continue to provide superior accounting solutions in the future.

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Intacct outscored other popular accounting software products, including products from Intuit. The review contains scoring sections across many areas including: basic system functions, core accounting capabilities and management features.

The author of the 2010 Review of Web-Based Small Business Accounting Systems notes: “Intacct offers a comprehensive web-based accounting and business management suite that is available in several industry versions, including one specifically designed for professional accountants. Intacct is not a simple bookkeeping system that’s been thrown into an online platform. It is a powerful and fully comprehensive accounting system that can manage complex and diverse entities securely and while maintaining appropriate compliance.”

“As the rapid shift to the cloud takes place, reviews like this are further validation that Intacct continues to set the bar for the industry,” said VP of product marketing, Betsy Bland. “This is the third straight year Intacct has had the highest score in The CPA Technology Advisor’s review. Intacct combines ease of use with robust financial management functionality to deliver a solution that is ideally suited for companies that have outstretched entry-level accounting solutions or want to avoid the cost and IT hassles of on-premise software.”

Adnetik, a real-time media purchasing company, selected Intacct as their accounting software of choice. The company wanted a solution that would be able to handle a high volume of transactions and work for a globally distributed organization. Adnetik also required their accounting software to be easy-to-use with minimal IT infrastructure and support. The company realized that cloud-based was the best choice for their company, based on their accounting software needs. Adnetik found that Inacct offered the best combination of hassle-free usability and affordability.

To view The CPA Technology Advisor review, visit: http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/article/article.jsp?id=2818

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B2Bee’s accounting software tool, the Bee, is comprised of three core financial tools that small business owners need to manage their finances. With a lot of options, other accounting software can be difficult to use.  However, small business owners cannot afford to get lost in a sea of options. The Bee gives users everything they need to get paid, manage their expenses and track their profitability.

The Bee accounting software is available from any web browser so users can easily access the on-demand solution to create and send out invoices, document, label and track expenses, and produce reports to help monitor the pulse of the business.

A few Bee features:

• Simple, one-time set-up
• Branded to seamlessly fit in with your business
• Pre-designed, professional invoicing templates that can emailed or mailed to clients
• Ability to document and categorize expenses by client or project for quick accounting and invoicing
• Online dashboard for quick view of financial state of the business
• Online profitability report provides quick comparison of revenues and expenses

(Marketwire)

“The reaction of most people when they open accounting software like QuickBooks for the first time is ‘Wow, what have I gotten myself into?” said the CEO of B2Bee, Scott Miller. “For small business owners, all they really need is a simple solution that will help them get paid while managing the money that is coming in and going out of their business.”

The Bee gives business owners the right tools to quickly and easily manage their finances, without paying for costly extras for their accounting software solution. The accounting software product is designed for the non-accountant small business owner. The Bee is available for free for 30 days and then for a monthly subscription cost of $14.00 per month after. For more information visit: www.getthebee.com.

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Sage North America, the Accounting Software Vendor, has announced the release of Peachtree 2011 and Peachtree Quantum 2011. The accounting software company is rolling out new features for service billing and job reporting at small businesses.

The accounting software updates in Peachtree 2011 include a new function that will help service businesses invoice customers for unbilled time and expenses. The unbilled items can also be filtered by date, customer name or job, and outstanding expenses can be directly transferred into an invoice. The accounting software also has a built-in dashboard that helps process large volumes of data about an item or service.

Peachtree 2011 accounting software also features customizable job status indicators in stoplight colors to help identify what is on or off track. Users can delete, rename, or change the stoplight buton colors as necessary.

The Peachtree Quantum 2011 accounting software has job management features for small business that give user s the information they need to take advantage of government stimulus opportunities. Peachtree Quantum is able to do so by enabling users to track the data required to comply with federal project parameters so that small businesses can take action.

The accounting software also includes a centralized dashboard that projects a list of jobs. Users can use job indicator stoplight buttons to sort the jobs by status. Peachtree Quantum also gives users the ability to build customized reports with real-time data on-the-fly. Another genius tool in the Quantum accounting software update is the job profitability module that compares estimated vs. committed jobs.  The updated software can also create several user-defined reports that can be exported to Excel, PDF or e-mail.

The accounting software allows users to proactively manage projects with access to job info in one place. The Job navigation tab will help provide a customizable dashboard view. Peachtree 2011 and Peachtree Quantum 2011 have been updated to simplify accounting and make your life a little easier.

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Exciting news for enterprises that use Macs as their IT platform-Sage 50 is now Mac compatible. Sage is a business management software solutions vendor with a suite of platforms in several sectors, including accounting.

Apple Mac users can now enjoy the benefits of Instant Accounts and Sage Micropay Professional payroll software. “Demand has never been greater for complete and easy-to-use business software solutions on the Mac,” said Liam Mullaney, managing director at Sage Ireland. It was only a matter of time until Sage brought their user-friendly product to Mac’s user-friendly interface.  “Sage Ireland is giving Mac users the functionality they are looking for while delivering the kind of user-friendly experience that drew them to the Mac in the first place,” said Mullaney.

Mac seems to be the IT platform of choice for several companies, however in the past accounting and payroll software had to be run on standalone windows-based PCs. Now that Sage’s accounting software is Mac compatible, businesses can integrate their business software on a single easy-to-use Mac platform.

Beryl Furlong, GM of Apple reseller Typetec explains that “Our Mac-based customers have for many years been looking for a sound, financial application that is supported on the Mac OS and I think this clearly offers a very attractive solution to them.”

Mac has already seen strong growth in business adoption in the past few years and now with new business solutions software that are Mac compatible, accelerated growth seems inevitable.

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Apple’s slogan is fast becoming true. iPhone and iPad users can now find easy-to-use personal accounting software in the Apple App Store. CashPilot was released December ‘09 on the App Store in the Finance category, but the company has already iterated a new Version 1.2.4 with improved language support. CashPilot was designed to facilitate the management of income and expenses; CashPilot is personal accounting made easy.

CashPilot users can easily export or email weekly, monthly or yearly expense reports. Accounting automation through CashPilot optimizes efficiency and with iPhone and iPad integration, personal accounting can be done anytime, anywhere.

Ralf Boesswetter, the founder of CashPilot, created the application as a solution to accommodate his personal accounting needs. CashPilot was quick to spread because the app allows users to monitor and manage their finances, thereby making them feel in control of their money.

CashPilot’s interface is easy to use and navigate; no bookkeeping experience necessary. Here’s a screenshot of the CashPilot interface on the iPhone:

CashPilot provides users with real time access to their financial data. With a few taps, users can access reports, graphs, and their purchase history. Users can also easily edit, configure, delete and manage their spending categories.

Financial management is a legitimate concern for many people, in our current economy. CashPilot facilitates asset management and gives users control over their financial destiny for a nominal fee of $2.99. See CashPilot in action here: http://www.cashpilot.net/en/video/

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QuickBooks has been around for almost three decades, and owns about 85% of the small business accounting market. A large number of small businesses will only ever need this Intuit software for their accounting requirements, but a portion of these companies will certainly outgrow QuickBooks—and it’s important to know whether your own company’s needs exceed what QuickBooks can deliver.

For most of its existence, QuickBooks allowed five users maximum, and any company with more concurrent users switched to another accounting software after crossing that threshold. Now, QuickBooks allows up to 30 simultaneous users, so the decision to switch isn’t entirely a size-based one. Another factor potentially stopping users from switching to a mid-range accounting system? Price—the QuickBooks Enterprise Solution (the platform supporting up to 30 users) costs about $3,000, while at best, midrange accounting software ranges from $25,000 to $30,000. Because of mid-range systems’ costs, some companies whose needs exceed QuickBooks will stick the program because there are a large number of supplementary add-ons available.

Still, even if you balk at a hefty price tag, there are several reasons to take the plunge and invest outside of QuickBooks. Obvious causes include an increase in sales or number of employees, or a need for industry-specific accounting functionalities. A slightly less apparent reason is accounting controls—while QuickBooks has an audit trail, but some of the more complex accounting systems offer better support.

There are many who recommend using QuickBooks for as long as it’s fitting, but Intuit executives have stated plainly that their products are not intended to ride the wave of expansion from SMB status to larger enterprise. The most important thing, of course, is to assess accounting needs accurately, and then decide what type of accounting and financial software to choose—just don’t be shy if you need something more than QuickBooks!

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