[Hidden-tech] QuickBooks help needed

[Mark Bucciarelli]

On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 12:30:57PM -0500, Christian Lagier wrote:

> Can any of you help me with a QuickBooks challenge, or, do you
> know somebody else that might fit the bill?
> 
> I'm looking for somebody that can help me set up QuickBooks Pro
> for accrual accounting and project costing. The latter includes
> finding a way of reflecting timesheets in QuickBooks. This is
> for a contractor business, so any such experience would be a
> plus.
> 
> If you have experience using QuickBooks for project costing, or
> know somebody that does, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Are wed to QuickBooks?

I can help do what you want with Sql-Ledger [1].  I've been using
it for all my accounting for years.

Sql-Ledger let's you:

    - assign invoice line items to a projects

    - assign purchase order line items to a project

    - associate labor (time cards) to projects

    - generate sales orders from time cards

    - generate invoices from sales orders

    - run income statement by project

    - run consolidated income statement across all projects

Probably more than you need, but giving you a flavor of the level
of functionality.

Sql-Ledger uses a SQL database to store your records which is
another advantage because you will always be able to export your
financial data.  From what I understand, QuickBooks makes it
difficult to export your transaction data.

m

[1] http://www.sql-ledger.org.