Going forward with MTD the new nightmare, has anyone had anything to do with Pandle cloud accounting which appears to be free. I have used Xero but I have a client who really does not want to spend money on a monthly contract, in fact they just don't like spending money full stop!!!!!
That opening, leading into seeking opinions on a cloudy package, leads me to infer that you and/or the client are making the mistake that MTD brings with it a requirement to use cloud. It doesn't - it's a misunderstanding that some cloud providers have tried to capitalise on.
So if the client doesn't want to sign up to a monthly contract (and who can blame them, really), would a desktop package under a perpetual licence be a more appropriate option?
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Vince M Hudd - Soft Rock Software
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It's the first time I've heard of them, will have to have a play when I get time.
Other software possibly worth considering is Quickfile, which has a good rep. Wave Accounting which I noticed the other day I'd downloaded but did naff all with, Nomisma, which I've never tried but was developed by accountants (as is Pandle apparently) and Capium, that I've had a very brief play with.
Who's doing the inputting, you or the client, and does he even need cloud accounting?
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John
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I'm sure I must have done the same before now, John.
Johnny: Business and brand names can be quite interesting. Something I used to ask clients is where their trading name came from (if it wasn't obvious) - but it's not something I've bothered doing for many years now. All but one of mine at the moment are obvious (such as a name reflecting what they do, or based on their location or the founders' names) - I'll make a point of asking the non-obvious one when I next speak to them, now that I've thought about it.
A key consideration these days, of course, is ensuring you have something suitably unique for the purposes of getting a domain name - uniqueness is easier the longer you make your trading/brand name, but ideally you want something short and sharp. Which is why there are so many deliberate misspellings in such things these days.
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Vince M Hudd - Soft Rock Software
(I only came here looking for fellow apiarists...)
That opening, leading into seeking opinions on a cloudy package, leads me to infer that you and/or the client are making the mistake that MTD brings with it a requirement to use cloud. It doesn't - it's a misunderstanding that some cloud providers have tried to capitalise on.
So if the client doesn't want to sign up to a monthly contract (and who can blame them, really), would a desktop package under a perpetual licence be a more appropriate option?
Quite.
What do they use now?
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Joanne
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