[mdlug] Open Source accounting software

[bob dion]

KMymoney can connect to your bank using the aqbanking plug-in

$$ there is quasar accounting
http://www.linuxcanada.com/

and

MyBooks from AppGen
http://www.appgen.com/site/mybooks_professional.htm

for more examples see here:

http://www.aaxnet.com/design/linuxacct.html

Currently I running a very old version of MYOB under Wine. When I stop 
being lazy I switching to KMymoney.

Bob

Robert Citek wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Peter Bart <petertheplumber at att.net> wrote:
>> On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 21:59 -0600, Bob Dion wrote:
>>> There's more to filling out a 1040 then adding and subtracting. It's
>>> understanding tax law. and what if any credits and deductions you are
>>> entitled to.
>> And that's why I have someone do mine. For the same reason I have
>> someone fix my car, my appliances, etc.
> 
> I lost track of where the topic changed, but my original question was
> about accounting software not tax software.  One would use the
> accounting software to help manage one's finances.  At the end of the
> year, that software should also present the data to you in an
> organized way for doing taxes, either for doing them yourself or for
> having done by a tax professional.
> 
> To repost the last incarnation of the question: if a non-techie friend
> was starting a small business and asked me what kind of accounting
> software they should use under Linux, what should I recommend?
> 
> (yes, it's different from my original question, but closer to what I
> meant to ask.)
> 
> Regards,
> - Robert
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