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black31

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    hello all help !!!! pls was after some general advice with the mine field of the right accounting software for our business ,was thinking sage as my partner has some experience with sage although his was several years ago ,i am sure things have moved on a bit ,we have a tea room and small associated shop and would like it to do payroll as well we only employ 8 people so dnt needed anything complicated , but something easy to use any any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated ,thanks in advance dave
     
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    Perenius

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    Hi there

    Apparently Xero is a great accounting package. It is online and it can easily be integrated with other systems. My accountant uses Sage and Iris Open Books, but I will switch to Xero as I intend to do our bookkeeping and prepare our VAT in-house instead of paying the accountant to do it - it will save us around £2,500 per year.

    Have a look a the Zero website.

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    Philip Hoyle

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    Why pay hundreds for Sage payroll when you can get a far superior program from Moneysoft for £60. Integration with accounts isn't a big issue - you can set up a simple "journal" to enter every payday to put the payroll figures in the right place. As for Sage accounts, again, why pay so much. You can get software far cheaper that is probably sufficient, such as VT, Quickbooks, or online such as Kashflow, Xero, etc. Please don't go down the Sage route just because you know it - things have moved on greatly over recent years and Sage looks more and more like an expensive dinosaur.
     
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    black31

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    thanks for the replys guys ,Philip that is the sort of advice i was looking for although i was trying to stay away from any manual logs , has anyone had any experience with any other alternatives , i am a complete accounts novice but a willing student so anything easy would be great ,many thanks for the replys
     
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    black31

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    sage complete financial has the capacity for 10 employees wages etc does anyone know if there is a kind of (bolt on ) that can expand the numbers of employees payable with it thanks again in advance , ps earlier message said" his was some years ago" should have said this was some years ago ,our lass just pointed out looks like im gay, happy maybe but not gay . lol Any advice would be great thanks again guys
     
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    oh god it complicated as far as i can make out sage instant financial does accounts and payroll for upto 10 employees but we have a max of 15 staff with temps , can any one tell me if i can get the instant finacial and an instant payroll to run together, i am a novice with acc soft ware ,would or will there be any complications or adverse effects with what i am potentially proposing any thoughts or expierience would be greatly appreciated thanks
     
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    Doesn't anyone use Kashflow, I would have expected a recommendation for them.
    I have been using Liquid Accounts which works but I don't run payroll on it.

    I am looking around though.. or will be shortly - after finishing this year's accounts! But am not in a hurry to change as I can use Liquid and have got familiar with it. liquidaccounts.net
     
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    ILilja

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    I would recommend that you look for free trials of the programs you are considering to get your own grip of functionality and user interface. If you are new to accounting software, it's very often a question of look and feel and your own impression of user friendliness.

    I work at E-conomic which is an online accounting system, so I'm of course all biased, but if you decide to try out E-conomic, I would be happy to hear your thoughts. Payroll is not a part of the general package, but can be integrated via an add-on. If your tea room has a webshop, you can integrated that as well.

    I'm here to help, if you're interested.
     
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