Why we prefer Xero

At Your Accounts Department, we want to provide our clients with a more proactive service rather than a reactive service. In the past this was not possible, however, with the introduction of online accounting software, the relationship between client and advisor is now more interactive.

In the times of desktop accounting software such as Quickbooks and MYOB, our service offering was restrained by the need to pass a datafile back and forth, you never knew who had the live data file. If the accountant needed to make changes to a client's data, they needed to obtain the file from the client, meaning the client had to wait for the file to be returned before they could continue entering business transactions.

Today, with the use of accounting software online, this arduous process of transferring the data file back and forth is no longer a problem. There are a number of products in the marketplace that are offering customers an online accounting experience. The main three available in Australia at present are Saasu, Xero and more recently MYOB LiveAccounts. We have tried all three and our preference is Xero.

The Main Features - Why we prefer Xero

• Ease of use - the layout within Xero makes it easy for a non-accounting person to understand
• Easy to learn - the design and layout makes it easy to navigate your way around
• Powerful reporting options - get almost any data you need with reports that are simple to find and read
• Integrates well with other software offerings - this makes it possible to have all your products talking together. Take a look at some of the partner offerings that are available >> Xero Partners
• Grows with your business.

We are not alone with our thoughts. Here is some information recently released by Software Shortlist. Their results place Xero as their preferred choice out of 10 products surveyed (Clarity Accounting, Clearbooks, Kashflow, MoneyWorks Express, MYOB AccountRight Standard v19 (nee MYOB Accounting), Peach First Accounting 2010, Quickbooks Accounting, Saasu and Simply Accounting).

Find out more about this article here on Xero's website

Don't forget, all of our packages include access to Xero on their medium plan.