minimize the number of software versions you support.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
in the united states, quickbooks is the most dominant small business accounting product on the market and will be the application that the majority of the firm’s clients use. therefore, it is obvious that the firm must become proficient with supporting quickbooks.
more on tech spending: digital report delivery includes owners | portals, encryption boost client security | how smart accounting firms use intranets to get smarter | ready for a revolution? your phone is | remote access boosts productivity, requires planning | get ahead of your software updates | blame accounting vendors: accountants stuck with outdated versions of microsoft office | cloud computing can cost less
unfortunately, one of the biggest wastes of time is when firms support too many older versions of the software, which often leads to incompatibilities that can corrupt the database and make it unusable for clients. fixing these errors creates lost time that is seldom charged to clients and instead impacts the profitability on these jobs.