Still using pencil and paper? Spreadsheets? You need QuickBooks.

 
QuickBooks is easier than pencil and paper spreadsheets

It's so much faster and so much more accurate.

 
QuickBooks radically simplifies financial tasks so you can focus on what you do best—running your business. Plus QuickBooks is so easy to learn and use, you can be up and running in less than 30 minutes.
 

QuickBooks Lets You:

 
  1. Track money more easily and more accurately.
  2. Find information faster.
  3. See exactly where your business stands.
  4. Painlessly prepare for tax time.
  5. Pay your employees in minutes, not hours.
 
 
 

1. Track Money More Easily and Accurately

Your Task Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
 
Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
Record, track and calculate
all of your finances by hand
 QuickBooks
 
 
Easily keep track of your money
 
  • Create estimates and invoices.
  • Create, calculate, format and print estimates and invoices by hand — and double-check that the totals are right. Then, start over from scratch every single time.
  • Create estimates or invoices in seconds with automatic formulas that ensure accuracy. Plus, once information has been entered, you can use it over and over again.
  • Pay bills.
  • Write a check or pay by credit card to pay bills; manually record payments and expenses in your accounting ledger or spreadsheet.
  • Pay bills and record expenses in one easy step.
  • Track and calculate all payments, receivables and expenses.
  • If you want to see how much money you're making or spending, sort through your financial statements and create an assessment — by hand.
  • See exactly where your business stands anytime with instantly-updated income and expense calculations.
 
 

2. Find Information Faster

Your Task Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
 
Multiple file folders
 
Sort through multiple files
to find what you need.
QuickBooks
 
 
Get information at your fingertips
 
  • Set up and track customer, vendor and employee information.
  • File your customer, vendor and employee information, in different files or folders. When you need to find information, figure out where you put it.
  • All of your key customer, vendor and employee information is in one place — so you never have to hunt for crucial information again.
  • Review account histories.
  • Manually review payments, receivables and account histories.
  • Just click on a customer, vendor or employee name and see all contact information, balances and transactions.
 
 

3. See Exactly Where Your Business Stands

Your Task Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
 
Stacks of documents
 
Determine which reports you need and create them on your own.
QuickBooks
 
 
Automatically receive up to 120 standard reports
 
  • Get the information you need to stay on top of your business.
  • Decide what information you need.
  • Decide which reports you need to create.
  • Look for all of the information you need to create the report.
  • Manually create, calculate, format and print reports.
  • Do it over again every time you need updated information.
  • Easily choose from and customize over 120 standard reports — including profits, cash flow, unpaid invoices, and sales by customer — which give you a clear picture of your business.
  • QuickBooks automatically handles calculations and formatting.
  • New reports are generated with a single click.
 
 

4. Painlessly Prepare for Tax Time

Your Task Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
 
Track, calculate and categorize by hand
 
Track and calculate expenses, and categorize income by hand.
QuickBooks
 
 
Stay organized for tax time
 
  • Manage expenses and other records.
  • Manually track and categorize your entire year's income and expenses.
  • Automatically track and categorize all of your expenses in one convenient location.
  • Categorize income and expenses.
  • Complete tax category calculations by hand — confirm that the calculations are correct.
  • Your tax category totals in seconds.
  • Balance books and file taxes.
  • Manually reenter data into tax preparation software.
  • Share data automatically with popular tax preparation packages like TurboTax.
 
 

5. Pay Your Employees In Minutes, Not Hours

Your Task Pencil & Paper or Spreadsheets
 
 
Write all your checks by hand
 
Calculate payroll on your own or pay
to outsource it.
QuickBooks
 
 
Painlessly run payroll and manage payroll taxes
 
  • Calculate payroll deductions.
  • Calculate payroll deductions by hand or build formulas into your spreadsheet program. Confirm that the totals are right. Make sure you have the latest tax rates.
  • Your earnings, state and federal payroll taxes and deductions (additional fees required) are automatically calculated.
  • Print and distribute paychecks.
  • Manually produce paychecks each pay period, or outsource to a third party.
  • Easily print paychecks or use Direct Deposit.
  • File and pay payroll taxes.
  • Manually manage, file and pay taxes and payroll taxes, or outsource to a third party.
  • QuickBooks can prepare federal and state tax filings for you—just print, sign and mail.
  • Automatically stay up to date on the latest tax rates.
 
 
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