As a Macintosh consultant, I'm
often asked, "What's the best bookkeeping
software?" I wish the answer
were easy, but whether a software is
right for you depends on the particular
requirements of your business.
While the basic requirements for
construction accounting are fairly
simple — job costing, payroll,
accounts receivable, accounts
payable, and general ledger — I find
that people also want the program to
work the way they work, be easy to
use, and very flexible.
Yet after I find a software that, in
theory, is the perfect program for a particular
client, I've been told "It's too
expensive," "I don't understand it," or
"I need to have subtotals after six
weeks, not three…" Let's face it, if