Accounting and Tax Software

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A paper on accounting and tax software. The author examines the various programs available and states the functions available with each of them. He notes that although the accounting functions are good what really make these products exciting are the business management tools for creating customized reports and financial statements.

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"Peachtree Complete offers all the standard accounting functions. It also includes a powerful job-costing function that lets you analyze job costs and track current job estimates. In addition, Peachtree offers tracking capabilities to keep tabs on back orders and partial shipments. This program can also alert you when inventory gets low or you're going over budget. The Administration section lets you manage tasks such as creating job descriptions and tracking sales reps and handling contact management. Peachtree has numerous easy-to-modify reports that let you analyze data and includes a form designer so you can create your own forms (Cavanah 1997)."

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