<br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/09/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Derek Broughton</b> <<a href="mailto:news@pointerstop.ca">news@pointerstop.ca</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>I'm not convinced.  I've always done my small business accounting with<br>Quicken, however...</blockquote> <div> </div> <div>Well over here (australia) everyone uses myob or quickbooks, there is not much else.</div> <div>If its a really small business then yes quicken may suffice, most of those people use a cashbook program. - As background i am an accountant.</div><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">>><br><br>> Quasar is purchase-ware with the POS, and the accounting stuff is GPL.<br>> I'm very wary about this; there could be a mess. </blockquote> <div> </div> <div>Very true</div><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">SQL-Ledger, otoh, is Free and even a rabid Machead and anti-GPL crusader of<br>my acquaintance confessed that his wife, an accountant, considered it <br>adequate for business.  It does a lot more than simple accounting too.  But<br>it still can't import an OFX file, which imo makes it weak.</blockquote> <div> </div> <div>Yes it still needs work but its getting there OFX file ???</div><br> </div>