Apple Accounting Software

[lloyd709]

Does anyone know if I can use mac Quickbooks 2009 for my accounts. bizrate.co.uk (which is clearly a UK company) are selling it but I thought it was only a US product (as I thought it doesn't work with UK VAT). I'm a small sole treading business (photographer) with no employees using flat rate VAT. I'm desperate for some accounting software that I can import my data into from spreadsheets and which an accountant will have heard of. Suggestions would be welcome and much appreciated.

Edit - I've just tried to edit this post to put a question mark on the title but it won't seem to let me edit the title! Sorry about that if people had clicked on the post hoping to learn about such software.

 

[nickpp]

We looked at this a while ago, I thought it was only US centric for mac.

MYOB is the only other option for the mac. I emailed quickbooks ages ago and at the time they had no plans for a UK mac version

 

[lloyd709]

We looked at this a while ago, I thought it was only US centric for mac.

MYOB is the only other option for the mac. I emailed quickbooks ages ago and at the time they had no plans for a UK mac version

I think MYOB is not going to be around long looking at the website of the company that has just bought it! Also, I looked at it a while ago and it really annoyed me that it wouldn't let me start my accounting year on the 5th April. I phoned them up and they said it's quite standard practice within accounting software to start on the 1st and make and adjustment - which has got to be rubbish. Also, I get the impression accountant's don't really know/like it. I don't understand why there isn't a market leading accounts package on the apple platform.

 

[David Griffiths]

The alternative is to go for an online hosted applications such as KashFlow, Xero or Economic, which are operated through a web browser.

 

[DuaneJackson]

KashFlow is Mac compatible, supports FRS and lets you imports from spreadsheets.
It's available for a free 60 day trial at www.kashflow.co.uk

If you're accountant hasn't heard of it (he should have by now!) then pass his details over and we'll introduce him to it.

 

[julian_shaw]

There are quite a few online accounting systems which would work on a Mac (but not all).

Arithmo is web based and designed for sole traders like yourself, yet still handles the flat rate vat etc. Have a free trial and see if it suits you.

Julian

 

[GetTaylored]

I had the same problem when i was using a mac.

Try freshbooks, i can't post the URL because i haven't made enough posts.

Check it out on google.

 

[garyk]

There is something called billings for the mac which is for time billing, simple book-keeping.

 

[generalalcazar]

Any plans to add a kashflow that includes payroll? (I am aware you already integrate with 12pay etc)

 

[Jolora]

billings3 is my app of choice... especially for timebased invoicing.

 

[DuaneJackson]

Any plans to add a kashflow that includes payroll? (I am aware you already integrate with 12pay etc)

You mean payroll that actually sits inside the KashFlow app? No, no plans.

We'd rather focus on what we're good on and let customers choose from the different payroll options that integrate with us. There should be an option there suitable for everyone, inlcuding mac users. And there are two new ones on the way.

 

[Russ Hagger]

Hi.

There is an alternative with the Mac (assuming you have a newer mac) - you can use windows with a virtual machine, or Bootcamp.

I know this will entail extra costs (for windows, and the virtual machine if you don't use boot camp) but it is an effective system - I use sage and quickbooks (UK) running parallels - superb.

 

[rachelandrew]

We use Xero (can't post a link but they are xero dot com!) which is online software, works beautifully on both the Mac and Linux and has more than halved the time I spend on the accounts! I'm not affiliated to them, just a really happy customer

We've done a lot of stuff including integrating with their API to streamline the entering of invoices for a software product we sell so I'd be happy to answer any questions about that.