Comprehensive payroll management

All payroll information is centralised and at your fingertips in the Payroll Centre. With this accounting software you can perform payroll tasks, view previous payroll transactions, enter time, create and schedule payments, email pay slips to employees, and even split pay into multiple bank accounts.

QuickBooks integrated payroll saves time and money by avoiding duplicate data entry and will help you avoid hassles associated with incorrect payroll withholding. It also includes useful features such as:

• Payroll Setup Wizard: this accounting software helps first-time users set up integrated payroll with clear and concise instructions at every step.
• Scheduled Payroll Wizard: helps make payroll processing convenient and hassle free. You can group your employees in the way that suits you, and set group attributes that makes payroll processing even easier.
• Edit or void past payroll payments: avoid the need to recalculate entire pay cheques, with inbuilt security safeguards and information messages. For example, when changing actual payroll hours and items, you can work in either Lock Net Pay or Unlock Net Pay mode.
• Enter Payroll Information window: allows for an overall view of the payroll process. You can enter the hours for all employees in a single window making payroll entry much easier.
• Enhanced superannuation module: this accounting software provides more calculation options, including the ability to store multiple super fund details for all existing and past super accounts. 

Monitor performance and analyse key projects

Job cost tracking is an extremely important part of a business. Job costing means tracking the expenses for a job and then comparing those expenses to the job’s revenue. This shows you which jobs are making money and which are not.

Job costing can also help you estimate more accurately. Estimating may be the most important - and most difficult - part of running a business. But unless you compare your estimated costs to your actual costs after the work is complete, you have no way to know if you are estimating too high or low, and no way of improving your ability to estimate in the future. The QuickBooks job cost reports make it easy for you to compare your estimated costs to actual costs.

Monitor business performance

More than 100 reports and graphs can be generated within the Reports Centre to keep a close eye on your business. View reports with detailed financial information and convert each into a PDF file for email, so the recipient views the report just as you do.

Increased efficiency with advanced tools

Save your business undue costs by utilising QuickBooks email functionality. Invoices, statements, estimates, purchase orders, sales orders, sales receipts, adjustment notes, and reports can all arrive on your suppliers or customers desktop within minutes. There is no need to separately track your contact lists - you can easily synchronise your contact information with Microsoft® Outlook.

Manage your business more effectively

QuickBooks accounting software is more efficient than spreadsheets, word-processing or paper ledgers. Manage basic tasks like printing cheques, paying bills, generating reports, invoicing customers and tracking expenses quickly and easily. Spend less time and money on bookkeeping and paperwork in order to work on other areas of your business.

Automatically track inventory items in different units of measure

You may buy the same item in one unit of measure, stock it in another, and sell it in yet another. QuickBooks can automate the conversion from one unit of measure to another as the item moves through your business, helping you avoid costly mistakes. That means you can buy and sell products in precisely the way your suppliers and customers prefer.

Comprehensive employee record management

Record detailed employee information such as leave, wages, promotions and contact details using the Employee Organiser Wizard, as well as produce sophisticated summaries of your employees’ details and history. By storing your important employee information in one easy-to-access location you can better manage your employees and improve business efficiency.

Record, track and reconcile your inventory balance

QuickBooks allows easy entry and tracking of all your inventory movements and costs.

Easy to set-up, learn and use

QuickBooks accounting software uses plain English and has an Easy Setup Wizard to get your business up and running within minutes. QuickBooks’ user-friendly home page ensures all frequently used activities and features are available within a few clicks of your mouse. Simply fill out familiar forms on your screen – such as cheques or invoices – and QuickBooks does the accounting for you.

Improved features for working with your accountant or bookkeeper

The Accountant’s copy of the company data file has been improved to streamline your operations, with new features including:

• A new dividing date that shows which periods are for your accountant to work in, and which are for you
• Warnings for canceling the Accountant’s copy
• Expanded areas that you and your accountant can work in while the Accountant’s copy is active
• Review, accept or reject changes from your accountant as a batch.
• Receive notes and instructions from your accountant inside the Accountant’s copy

QuickBooks home page

All key tasks and functions are available within a few clicks of the home page with the Customer, Supplier, Employee and Report Centres. You can also customise how information is displayed in each of these centres. Plus control access to your confidential account balances with the QuickBooks’ Hide/Show preference. Simply switch your Account Balance previews to off to ensure only you have access to your business’ confidential account balances.

Customise and re-size displays and the appearance of your desktop

QuickBooks lets users customise and re-size displays, reports and workflows, including the company desktop with colours, content, toolbars and icons to suit individual preferences.

An ‘always on’ Audit Trail

The ‘always on’ Audit Trail makes it easier for your accountant to spot possible trouble spots or mis-postings in your accounts.

Backup your company data automatically

Reckon Tools Backup makes it easy to securely backup your important company data file. Seamless integration with QuickBooks means your company data file is automatically uploaded to the remote backup server, allowing you to rest assured that your business data is safe and secure.

Batch printing and emailing of forms

Batch printing or emailing your business forms can increase your business efficiency – you can set a Preferred Send Method (email or print) for all forms you send to specific customers, suppliers and employees.

Superannuation compliance

QuickBooks integrates seamlessly with Reckon Tools SuperLink* by incorporating a new Super Fund Identification Field that links to a comprehensive list of Australia’s superannuation funds. This provides you an easier way of managing your Super Choice compliance and superannuation payments.

*Reckon Tools SuperLink is an additional product that can be purchased separately. Prices start from $100 per annum for 0-5 employees.

Reckon Tools

This powerful portfolio of integrated financial solutions expands the capabilities of your accounting software with online data-backup, credit card payment systems, streamlined cash flow and superannuation compliance solutions.

 

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Recommended

• At least 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent)
• 512 MB RAM for Microsoft Windows XP users
• 1 GB RAM for Microsoft Windows Vista™ and Windows 7 users
• 1024 x 768 resolution

Minimum

• 500 MHZ Intel Pentium II (or equivalent)
• At least 256 MB of RAM for a single user and at least 512 MB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users
• Windows VistaTM/7 users: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent) and 1GB RAM
• Windows XP/VistaTM/7* operating system
• 1 GB of disk space (additional space required for company files)
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later required
• Microsoft .NET Framework Common Language Runtime 1.1 (provided on QuickBooks Installation CD. Requires an additional 150 MB).
• Microsoft .NET Framework Common Language Runtime 2.0 (provided on QuickBooks Installation CD. Requires an additional 280 MB).
• Requires 9 MB for QuickBooks Pro Timer
• At least 256-colour SVGA video
• 800 x 600 with small fonts
• 24 x CD-ROM
• All online features / services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps modem (ADSL or Cable Modem recommended)

* 64-bit version only supported for Windows 7

Multi User Requirements

Multi-user mode is optimised for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server or Windows Server 2008 operating systems, and for Windows XP Pro/VistaTM/7*. Terminal Services are supported for QuickBooks 2010/11 Premier and Enterprise.

*Not all versions of Windows Vista/7 are supported. Support is provided for Windows VistaTM Business and Ultimate and Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate.

Integration Requirements

Microsoft Word and Excel integration requires Microsoft Word and Excel 2002, 2003 or 2007.

Integration limited to export only. If you want to synchronise with contact management software, you need Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007. Contact synchronisation with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook.