Keeping consistent track of your finances can be complex.
One way to take control of your numbers is to maintain accurate digital records, which clearly communicate the position and performance of your organisation, keeping all the vital information in one place, so you can make more informed decisions.
At Burton Sweet, our team work with a range of digital platforms. We have found that this can be a great tool, if you want to understand your finances better.
This page will outline some of the software packages you might consider. We have special promotions on QuickBooks, but you may find that another provider would better suit your purposes.
Xero
With Xero you can enjoy a range of functions, including:
- Send quotes, accept payments and invoice online
- Pay bills and staff
- Track projects and inventory
- View accurate accounting reports and dashboards, with analytic data
- VAT returns
Check out the Xero website and pricing plans to see in more detail if a subscription might work for you.
QuickBooks
QuickBooks can help you:
- Focus on key accounting areas with helpful and easy to understand dashboards
- Link with your bank account for simple bookkeeping
- Keep on top of tax, including Making Tax Digital compliant VAT submissions
- Project your cash flow
- Connect to apps to transfer information more efficiently
- Access your information remotely with multiple users, including your accountant
If you think QuickBooks might benefit you or your organisation, why not get a discount through us? If you are already using QuickBooks but want to take advantage of the prices above, get in touch and we can get you signed on.
QuickBooks Simple Start (£12 + VAT per month, 25% off standard price)
This plan is ideal for self-employed individuals or small businesses, who only require one user to access their account.
Features of this subscription include: invoicing customers, connecting bank and credit card accounts, tracking sales tax, running basic financial reports.
QuickBooks Essentials (£23 + VAT per month, 30% off standard price)
Give your business the ability for up to three users to track income and expenses, manage accounts receivable, and stay on top of accounts payable (money owed to suppliers).
This product is designed for service-based businesses who invoice for their time.
QuickBooks Plus (£30.50 + VAT per month, 35% off standard price)
If you want more than one person to input, review and interpret your numbers you should consider the Plus plan, which allows up to five users access. Run your business or charity appropriately with increased functionality.
Features of this subscription include tracking inventory costs and quantities, creating purchase orders, managing invoices, trading in different currencies, setting budgets and monitoring project or fund performance.
This is our most popular plan!
If you’re new to QuickBooks online…
We’re offering QuickBooks Plus for £5 per month plus VAT for the first year (before reverting to our standard discount) to people starting a new QuickBooks Online (QBO) license.
This could either mean you are entirely new to QBO or you need an additional QBO license for a new purpose (such as starting up a new subsidiary or business venture).
We only have limited numbers of this deal available, so if you’re interested, please get in touch with us…
QuickBooks Advanced (£69 + VAT per month, 40% off standard price)
If you’re running a business (or charity), that requires a greater number of financial functions you may choose this plan.
Features of this subscription include:
- Add up to 25 users, where you can specify roles and permissions, so sensitive information is shared appropriately.
- Automatically sync spreadsheets between QuickBooks and Excel and build custom reports with your most important data.
- Import and send hundreds of invoices at once, as well as entering and editing multiple bills and cheques efficiently.
…and much more.
To find out more about the various features of these plans and how they could work for you, take a look at the QuickBooks website.
Free solutions
Some banks offer free accounting software, if you have an active business account with them. This can be a cost-effective option in the early stages of a new start-up.
However, check the details and see exactly what you will be getting. Does the software have all the features you need to run your business? Can its features support your business if it grows? Check the sign-up terms. How long will the offering be free? What will happen to your data if you move to a different package/provider later down the line?
Interested?
Whilst numbers may not be your thing, it is important your finances are in proper order.
If you wish to find out more about the software packages mentioned here, please get in touch with us, a member of our team will be happy to answer your queries, or sort you with the correct plan, to ensure you are set up correctly.
If you want help with manually transferring your existing records across to new accounting software or in training your staff to use it, we can assist. Please do let us know…
