Hi Gregory/Susan/Richard/all,
I think that it is important to remember that GnuCash is an all
volunteer project and not an accounting system suitable for almost any
type of organization, other than a very simple one:
https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/pull/1623#issuecomment-1583966278 -
"But GnuCash isn't suitable for large, or even small, enterprises and
never will be. GnuCash is for tiny and simple enterprises; we often say
individuals and sole proprietorships. Even having employees makes using
GnuCash a dubious proposition (no payroll module), as does carrying more
than a very few line items of inventory (no inventory module) or
performing any sort of manufacturing (no bill of materials or cost
accounting modules).
Adding those modules is a non-starter: Consider that it's been 10 years
since we began working on separating libgnucash from the application,
converting from GObject to C++, and changing from a program that can
load its data from a SQL database and put it back to one that is built
around SQL queries. We haven't gotten very far.
Those seeking a F/LOSS accounting solution for larger enterprises should
look to Odoo." (https://www.odoo.com/ &
https://www.odoo.com/accounting-firms)
I include that last part just to make any expectations you might have
more grounded in the reality of GnuCash's current capabilities.
If anyone is interested in expanding GnuCash's capabilities, feel free
to donate to the project here (https://www.gnucash.org/donate.phtml),
just be aware that for US based taxpayers, GnuCash is not a 501c3
registered nonprofit and does not have a fiscal sponsor like some other
open source projects (https://sfconservancy.org/projects/current/ or
https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/), so those donations may not be tax
deductible if the taxpayer itemizes their deductions
(https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc506).
Good luck!
Brad
On 8/8/23 12:10, R Losey wrote:
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 6:40 AM Gregory Robertson<[email protected]>
wrote:
I'm use to QuickBooks Pro but as I mentioned I only use a few of the
features. Is this a good software for me to do just the basics. Also, I
just want to do on desktop, no online. I am not use to your format. Could
you please send me an answer [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
Thank you, Susan
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I used Quicken for about 20 years and then changed to GnuCash... I also
only used it for checking, credit cards, and some investments.
I did not import anything; I just started afresh some years ago with
GnuCash (I figured that if I had to go back to Quicken, I could, but as the
years pass, this is less and less likely to be needed).
I have enjoyed GnuCash very much. I especially enjoy the fact that I can
run it on iMac, Windows, or Linux.
The one warning I'd give is that the reports in GnuCash are nowhere near as
ready-to-go as they were in Quicken. I struggled to get the reports to
report how and what I wanted.
But, on the other hand, people in this list are very helpful.
_________________________________
Richard Losey
[email protected]
Micah 6:8
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