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<blockquote data-quote="bitwrx" data-source="post: 8088771" data-attributes="member: 86972"><p>I took over the books in 2020. We moved from farmplan cash manager to Xero.</p><p></p><p>There was a big learning curve, and my reputation took a bit of a hit a few times (especially when the first VAT quarter didn't match up with Farmplan, which mother was keeping going till the subscription ran out, but that turned out to be her error).</p><p></p><p>The good thing about Xero is that it doesn't matter who is using it, it is always the same info. No backing up, no overwriting in error. It's all just the same.</p><p></p><p>This is great if, for example, you're not keen on bookkeeping. You can just scan and email any bills to Xero, and anyone anywhere can do the bookkeeping without you having to take documents to them, or them having to come to you.</p><p></p><p>The bad thing about Xero is it doesn't do any management accounting specific to agriculture. I use Excel for that, which I enjoy and am good at.</p><p></p><p>Xero is about a simple as bookkeeping can be. But that's not to say bookkeeping is simple. I'm fairly bright, and numerate. I have an engineering degree and worked with numbers for a decade before coming back to the farm. Even with mother on side, who spent almost her whole career with bookkeeping as part of her job, I'm still left scratching my head occasionally...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bitwrx, post: 8088771, member: 86972"] I took over the books in 2020. We moved from farmplan cash manager to Xero. There was a big learning curve, and my reputation took a bit of a hit a few times (especially when the first VAT quarter didn't match up with Farmplan, which mother was keeping going till the subscription ran out, but that turned out to be her error). The good thing about Xero is that it doesn't matter who is using it, it is always the same info. No backing up, no overwriting in error. It's all just the same. This is great if, for example, you're not keen on bookkeeping. You can just scan and email any bills to Xero, and anyone anywhere can do the bookkeeping without you having to take documents to them, or them having to come to you. The bad thing about Xero is it doesn't do any management accounting specific to agriculture. I use Excel for that, which I enjoy and am good at. Xero is about a simple as bookkeeping can be. But that's not to say bookkeeping is simple. I'm fairly bright, and numerate. I have an engineering degree and worked with numbers for a decade before coming back to the farm. Even with mother on side, who spent almost her whole career with bookkeeping as part of her job, I'm still left scratching my head occasionally... [/QUOTE]
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