QuickBooks Simple Start Edition | 
 enlarge | From: Intuit, Inc.
Category: Software
Buy New: $149.00
New (1) Used (4) from $19.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 4568
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 291995
Model: 291995
UPC: 028287008847
EAN: 0028287008847
ASIN: B0002UVCBY
Release Date: September 30, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Create estimates, invoices and sales receipts | | • | Write checks, pay bills, record expenses | | • | Track money in, money out | | • | Keep it simple and start working right away | | • | Work with familiar, everyday forms |
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Product Description
Designed to handle your most essential financial tasks! The simplest way to manage sales, expenses and customers. Simple Start is for first-time QuickBooks users only.
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| Customer Reviews:
Why would you pay for this when you can download it free! October 1, 2008
Crystalys (Phoenix)
I downloaded this for free at the Intuit website and it is perfect for what I need it for. I use it to keep track of my son's baseball team finances. I can create invoices and record parent's payments, bank deposits and team expenses. If you have a regular business though, I would go for something more advanced.
 Doesn't support Quickbooks Transaction import! September 25, 2006
C Pellett (Plano, Tx United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this because I use PayPal and Quicken doesn't support importing QIF files, and I thought it would be useful to get on Quickbooks anyway. PayPal does support the exporting of Quickbooks format (iif I think) - so I figure this would be perfect.
However, Overly Simple Start doesn't support this basic, simple task of importing data from anywhere, in any format. You are stuck typing in every transaction... And if you are getting a lot of payments on PayPal, this will cost you TONS and TONS of time.
I don't think that this goes for other versions of Quickbooks, and it did look like I might be able to "use" the software - if I didn't mind spending hours entering data.. And I don't know if I can later export that to the real version of Quickbooks when I need to...
I paid $99 for this, and the only good thing I can say about the purcahse is that it can be written off as a business expense... :-(
Good for beginners, finicky interface September 25, 2005
Kevin P. Barbee (Los Angeles, CA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I like QuickBooks basic because it does everything I need and is simple to use. It's help feature when deciding how to categorize expenses is good. Some things are a little difficult to get the hang of (such as how to enter invoices, etc.) but it does a lot and is worth the price if you need to organize your small business finances.
Very simple but very limited March 23, 2005
kc (stamford, ct USA)
174 out of 174 found this review helpful
This is as advertised. Super simple to get started with accounting for a very basic business. It took about 5-10 minutes to load, walked me through half a dozen basic questions, and was ready to start taking bank account entries and categorize them. I was also able to set up a business credit card to track expenses there and enter things very easily.
The simplicity however comes with a real lack of flexibility for anything more involved. Within the first 30 mintues I was already noticing features missing that I would like, and found myself needing to upgrade to a more complete version of Quickbooks. For instance, expenses are only single level -- you can't have subcategories for expenses. Credit card entries can't have memo fields to remind you what the expense was (checks can however). Etc.
I imagine if you have a business with a very limited set of vendors and customers, and you have little need to categorize your expenses in too complicated a way, this program could be sufficient for your needs. It also is an easy first step into accounting software -- but I would probably start with the expectation that you'll have to upgrade.
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