On 04/12/16 22:55, Robin H. Johnson wrote: > (OT accounting systems) > > On Sun, Dec 04, 2016 at 01:10:16PM -0500, james wrote: >> GNUcash is superior to Quickbooks, as it is a 'double entry' accounting >> system. Last time I check Quickbooks was not 'double entry' and that is >> a big deal in accounting. > QuickBooks is double-entry, and has been for a very long time; It did > used to obscure the fact before, to make accounting 'easier' for > non-accounting people to understand. > > For the Foundation, I'm presently using Ledger-CLI [1], but this is a > hurdle for any third-party financial auditing (we should be prepared at > all times for a real financial audit), because they want data in > quickbooks format. > > If there is a good GNUCash support for non-profit accounting (which does > differ from small-business accounting, see [2]), and matching > documentation for it, I'm VERY interested to know about it. > > Why Ledger? The Software Freedom Conservancy started a project aimed at > Non-Profit accounting [3], wrapped around Ledger, which covers far more > of the non-profit nuances than GNUCash does. > > They included enough documentation in how to specifically configure > Ledger for non-profit usage, so it was easy to get going since I already > used Ledger for my personal accounting. > > Ledger being plain-text based does work very well with version control, > even for multiple parties (I enlisted help to convert old bank > statements). > > [1] http://www.ledger-cli.org/ > [2] http://www.accountingcoach.com/nonprofit-accounting/explanation/1 > [3] https://sfconservancy.org/npoacct/ > I gather both Quickbooks and Sage have a more modular approach to "proper" accounting software applicable to small and large businesses. I know my mother used Quickbooks in the past with good success and the support of her accountant, but Sage is known to be equally accessible. I would imagine there is an appropriate version for not-for-profit or charities, perhaps you can seek advice with the person(s) already contacted for accounting/finance purposes?!
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