rice@willow23.cray.com (Jonathan Rice) (03/30/91)
In article <1991Mar29.133242.29135@cbnewsk.att.com> paulb@cbnewsk.att.com (paul.l.bidwell) writes: >In article <5708@tellab5.tellabs.com> dawdy@tellabs.com (Dan Dawdy) writes: >>A friend of mine runs a small bussiness and is looking for >>a good accounting package which will handle payroll, show him >>when and how much to pay in quarterly taxes, run checks, ect. >I'm also interested in this kind of info. I've noticed a program >called Paccoli 2000 can be picked up for around $30 mail order. >It is any good? There have been half a dozen or so inquiries about Pacioli 2000 in the last few weeks, so rather than sending yet another e-mail message... Yes, it is reputed to be "any good." The accountancy trade press has had favorable reviews, as have the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. One of those papers (I think it was the WSJ article) said that their biggest problem was the image generated by the $50 price tag -- people aren't willing to believe that this is a competitor of $1000 programs. Pacioli 2000 was written by the fellow who wrote DAC Easy, one of the early accounting packages. He sold the rights to that and started right up with another company. What's the catch? I have heard that what these folks really want to sell is business forms -- preprinted invoices and the like -- and that offering Pacioli 2000 at a bargain price is just a way to establish a business relationship with you. First hand information? Well, it came by UPS yesterday :o) so I'll post a review (in comp.os.msdos.apps where it belongs) after sufficient time to do a competent evaluation. To the poster who wanted something to "show him when and how much to pay in quarterly taxes," try an accountant. Programs do bookkeeping -- balance sheets and depreciation schedules and the like -- they do not provide interpretations of the lengthy and arcane Internal Revenue Code. -- Jonathan C. Rice | Internet: rice@cray.com Cray Research, Inc. | UUCP: uunet!cray!rice 655F Lone Oak Drive | (612) 683 - 5370 Eagan, MN 55121 |