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<blockquote data-quote="Craig-TX" data-source="post: 59572" data-attributes="member: 39"><p>Interesting thread. This is one of those subjects where there's not a right or wrong way, it just depends on what suits you.</p><p></p><p>I used Quicken for many years on the personal side. There are certain advantages, mainly searching for old transactions and doing sorts for tax prep. But about two years ago I quit it. Things finally got to the point where it seemed more like I was working for it than it was working for me. I'm back to plain old paper. </p><p></p><p>QuickBooks is powerful and sophisticated enough to meet the needs of just about any small business. Never tried MM but have heard it's more user friendly and intuitive. The nicest part is printing financials and reports anytime you need them. </p><p></p><p>But for cattle I just use paper. We don't have any full time employees and when 1099s are needed they're easy enough to do manually. I will confess to having quite a few spreadsheets but that's just because I like messing with the numbers and tracking different things. Then again we're not that sophisticated of an operation. We're just producers and don't have to record much except income and expenses.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of how somebody chooses to go the main thing is staying reasonably caught up. </p><p></p><p>Craig-TX</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig-TX, post: 59572, member: 39"] Interesting thread. This is one of those subjects where there’s not a right or wrong way, it just depends on what suits you. I used Quicken for many years on the personal side. There are certain advantages, mainly searching for old transactions and doing sorts for tax prep. But about two years ago I quit it. Things finally got to the point where it seemed more like I was working for it than it was working for me. I’m back to plain old paper. QuickBooks is powerful and sophisticated enough to meet the needs of just about any small business. Never tried MM but have heard it’s more user friendly and intuitive. The nicest part is printing financials and reports anytime you need them. But for cattle I just use paper. We don’t have any full time employees and when 1099s are needed they’re easy enough to do manually. I will confess to having quite a few spreadsheets but that’s just because I like messing with the numbers and tracking different things. Then again we’re not that sophisticated of an operation. We’re just producers and don’t have to record much except income and expenses. Regardless of how somebody chooses to go the main thing is staying reasonably caught up. Craig-TX [/QUOTE]
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