Question – QuickBooks or Quicken?

Summary

I wanted to give you some feedback from my last QuickBooks engagement. I decided to let the client participate in the set-up jointly, so they would feel a part of the effort and see the benefits of the program. Since the locatioin was out of town (about 60 miles), I spent most of the morning and afternoon (5* hrs) in their office. When I left I think they were overwhelmed. It appears they only want to use the program as a daily book and check register (we do their monthly write-up). My question is, can the program only be used in this way, or are we better off looking at Quicken or MS-Money? They are unlikely to ever use the G/L features or financial statements.

Question

I wanted to give you some feedback from my last QuickBooks engagement. I decided to let the client participate in the set-up jointly, so they would feel a part of the effort and see the benefits of the program. Since the locatioin was out of town (about 60 miles), I spent most of the morning and afternoon (5* hrs) in their office. When I left I think they were overwhelmed. It appears they only want to use the program as a daily book and check register (we do their monthly write-up). My question is, can the program only be used in this way, or are we better off looking at Quicken or MS-Money? They are unlikely to ever use the G/L features or financial statements.

Answer

If you do the write-up, you might want to consider Quicken. As long as they don't need to track payables or receivables, Quicken is fine. Quicken Home and Business even has invoicing.