Accounting is an integral part of every business and should be handled with utmost care and precision. Small or large, every enterprise has to maintain its market and accounts. There are number of tasks involved in the process of maintaining accounts and it should not be misjudged as a simple and easy task. It is in fact a tedious affair that is required by law, and fast and perfect solutions to all kinds of accounting needs are the need of the hour. Today, numerous of accounting software like QuickBooks, are available in the market that proves to be efficient and reliable.
There are several corporate and enterprises whose business requirements are not fulfilled by one accounting software and thus they require several customized tools of this particular trade which meet their specific needs and provide with special features as well as functionality.
Business demands are diverse. Every business requires specific tools that carry its business effortlessly and immediately. As for instance, back-office functionality or vertical-specific are some of the functions that are not supported by QuickBooks. This led to the development of other tools which then came into existence.
Thus, IDN (Intuit Developer Network) was designed that bridged the problems for small businessmen and individual developers and even enhanced QuickBooks experience. The software reduces the entry and calculation errors. The integration of the software in QuickBooks solved numerous issues that were earlier unresolved. The Intuit integrated QuickBooks by now has presented over 400 service solutions to their buyers.
There are other accounting softwares too that have helped many entrepreneurs. Sage Master Builder, the QuickBooks Contractor and QuickBooks Point of Sale are some of the examples of good, reliable accounting softwares that proved beneficial to the business owners. These assist in creating and maintaining payroll essentials, constructing balance sheets, and information of other depreciations, taxes and assets.
Apart from these, there are several software that have been created to address the different and specific needs of businesses and accounting needs. For example, Peachtree, a software developed by Sage has specific solutions based on the number of users (accountants) and solutions developed for construction, manufacturing, non-profit organizations and distribution networks.
Even Microsoft offers an Accounting package that works with Quickbooks files, and can also import data from Excel or a CSV file. It also offers several online banking features along with the ability to create eBay listings and download PayPal transactions.
To list all the different software and their features is an exhaustive task. But from this brief look, we can understand how each software development company is trying to further its reach by providing accountants with several different tools of their trade, which are chock full of features that are specifically designed for their particular industry, trade, or business practice.
