I figured this is the best place to ask of any, as several of you have far greater small business experience, and current awareness, even if largely self-employed, than my sporadic work over the decades ...
Q: What on-line, Bookkeeping/Mini-ERP solution would you recommend for someone Self-Employed (possible +1-2 1099 at some point in the future)?
I know Intuit (Quickbooks) has an on-line version, haven't priced it yet, plus ... the government doesn't exactly like Intuit (at least they used to not). I know there has to be other options. I've been meaning to investigate what AmEx offers for those of us with long-standing Platinum Business Card accounts (w/added LoCs too).
Requirements:
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Q: What on-line, Bookkeeping/Mini-ERP solution would you recommend for someone Self-Employed (possible +1-2 1099 at some point in the future)?
I know Intuit (Quickbooks) has an on-line version, haven't priced it yet, plus ... the government doesn't exactly like Intuit (at least they used to not). I know there has to be other options. I've been meaning to investigate what AmEx offers for those of us with long-standing Platinum Business Card accounts (w/added LoCs too).
Requirements:
- Again, no 'fat' clients/software (no Windows dependency **), all on-line, Internet accessible
- Browser client access, from non-Windows, like Android and GNU/Linux **
- Something that makes it easy to turn timesheets into invoices, as well as deal with basic assets and depreciation
- Don't need payroll, no W-2 planned for anyone, and I have free (based on my portfolios at my age) financial planners for myself (e.g., SEP IRA)
- Bookkeeping or other basic assistance, I can do that myself, have done it many years, and I try to 'keep up' with the code
- Maintains a traditional 'chart of accounts,' and doesn't 'hide' those details, as well as closing out quarters proper, reconcillation, etc... (Accounting Methods)
- Android ** apps -- e.g., for timesheets and expenses
- Although I'm kinda doing some with my AmEx Business Platinum access (e.g., uploading receipts w/categorization ... but the latter is not flawless)
I'm Scheduling C'ing enough again, that I need to take my records very seriously. It started with one client that was 5 hours/week, 20 hours/month, but it's kinda exploded. My moonlighting is not going to end anytime soon, even if I do some consultations unpaid. I need to track all that too, not just my income and expenses-depreciation.
In the '00s, I setup my own Ledger and on-line, multi-user, SQL DB-based solution, including a full chart of accounts, various modules for timesheets, expenses, invoices, etc... which I had access to (co-located my GNU/Linux server w/mulitiple OC lines). But I really don't want to do that, not in this modern area of so many provider options. I'd rather someone else handle my maintenance-storage, just like I long pawned off DNS, SMTP (e-mail), Web Hosting and other things.
It's now the 2020s. I know there has to be some inexpensive options out there, like $5/month, or maybe $10-20/month.
In the '00s, I setup my own Ledger and on-line, multi-user, SQL DB-based solution, including a full chart of accounts, various modules for timesheets, expenses, invoices, etc... which I had access to (co-located my GNU/Linux server w/mulitiple OC lines). But I really don't want to do that, not in this modern area of so many provider options. I'd rather someone else handle my maintenance-storage, just like I long pawned off DNS, SMTP (e-mail), Web Hosting and other things.
It's now the 2020s. I know there has to be some inexpensive options out there, like $5/month, or maybe $10-20/month.
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I don't want 'fat' clients/software (no Windows), something totally on-line, something I don't have to maintain.
Has to be client accessible from browsers on both Android and GNU/Linux notebooks, not just Windows PCs. Even my work systems (the few not isolated and connected to the Internet) are all Linux. But I can look that up compatibility myself if needbe.
Again, if the provider has Android apps, like for timesheets and expenses, that's a bonus.
Has to be client accessible from browsers on both Android and GNU/Linux notebooks, not just Windows PCs. Even my work systems (the few not isolated and connected to the Internet) are all Linux. But I can look that up compatibility myself if needbe.
Again, if the provider has Android apps, like for timesheets and expenses, that's a bonus.
