I've had a couple of people mention GnuCash, so I'll document here a few
reasons that I don't recommend it for our group:
* It wasn't on any of the lists of "best accounting software" reviews that
I checked.
* It appears to lack online banking and payroll integration.
* It appears not to be designed with multi-user online access in mind.
GnuCash might be a suitable alternative in a single user environment, but
in our multi-user environment I think Xero is a better alternative.
Pine
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On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Blibbet <blibbet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Did you consider GNUcash?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software
I'm not sure how you see a corp-controlled cloud-based product/service
would be good for privacy.
Use of commercial software seems rather out-of-place, but perhaps I just
hang out more with open source people. It may be different with open
data people, I guess.
On 01/16/2015 10:10 AM, Ann Summy wrote:
Thanks Lane! --Ann
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:51 AM, Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com>
wrote:
> Ann,
>
> The beginning of it was hearing repeatedly for years that practically
> every Wikimedia community group has trouble reporting their finances
back
> to the Wikimedia Foundation, and that
arguments over who is responsible
for
> reporting finances do a lot to cause
arguments in community groups which
> receive grants.
>
> After first evaluating the need to try something different to prevent
> problems in the future and deciding that paying for software was a good
> idea, Pine did research then presented it back to the rest of the group
and
> we all discussed the options. That is not a
full answer to your
question,
> but in Wikimedia community groups, the bigger
question often is "Why
should
> anyone pay for any software?" and coming
to terms with our own need was
the
> bigger hurdle here.
>
> From the budget, Pine noted -
>
> --------------
> Note: I researched other options including Wave, Quickbooks Online
> Sage One, and Freshbooks. It appears to me that Xero is the best choice
> for us based on the following considerations: usability, privacy,
> multi-user capabilities and access controls, scalable payroll,
> 3rd-party tool availability, online banking integration, tax reporting,
> and cost
>
> --------------
>
> The other option considered was Google Spreadsheets, but plain
> spreadsheets have a history of being insufficient in other community
groups.
>
> yours,
>
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Ann Summy <ann.summy(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> How/why did you all decide on this accounting software? I have to
start
>> looking into these as well.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Alex and James,
>>>
>>> Xero, the accounting software that we plan to use, is running a sale
of
>>> 50 percent off for 6 months if we
subscribe by January 31. This would
save
>>> about $90. But our PEG funding is
most likely to come in February. Is
there
>>> a way that we can *quickly* get
funding early from WMF or WMDC for
just the
>>> first month of service, which I
believe will be $15 plus tax? I think
this
>>> will be sufficient to lock in the
discount for 6 months. I am trying
to
>>> avoid loaning my personal funds to
keep everything as clean as
possible
> from accounting and legal standpoints.
>
> Thanks,
> Pine
>
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