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Just to add another opinion to the mix. Don't worry about your accountant. They'll take a printout if need be. We only have Apple Macintosh computers in our office so our choices were limited to one - MYOB, now Mamut Account Edge. I debated getting a PC to run Sage but decided against it. I've had no problems ever with any accountant and my esoteric piece of software. Focus on finding software that you like and is easy for you to understand. Most accounting software is written for accountants and it takes years of training to think like they do. I'm currently evaluating Xero and Freshbooks because they seem to take a modern approach to software development that focuses on the user. As for payroll, I haven't done the smart thing yet and outsourced it but I'm planning on doing it soon. Researching employment and tax law is another way to kill many hours when you should be running your business. The most important thing that is not mentioned here is regular backups. With an online serv by Aug 25
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If you are UK based and do not have your own accountant or bookkeeper then I'd suggest that you stick with either Sage or Quickbooks both are easy to use and importantly when it comes to end of year, your accountant will be familiar with both of these and should easily be able to take what you have done and get them easily into the statutory format. This should keep your end of year accounting fees as low as possible. Another reason for using either of those two is that if/when you hire your first accounting person they will also be familiar with them or if you decide to outsource to a bookkeeper they will more than likely already using one of them. by Aug 24