Moving away from GnuCash

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Hi Musicman,

I read the document. I guess at some time that gnucash started life as a
personal finance manager - which evolved and continues to do so.

I am a British Management consultant used to the UK accounting system -
so I create companies and look at accounting systems for those buseness.
But I live and work in Cyprus - different tax - different employee rules
and regulations.

We all live in differing parts of the world and no way can you get an
accounts package that's universal - large global corporates have
differing financial requirements and consolidate "local accounts" within
their structure.

In many respects I'd leave payroll to your bank - unless it's all cash
in hand payments. Your local bank knows the laws pertaining to your
country so I don't see this as negative - laws rates change within
payroll systems.

It seems to me as someone new to gnucash that I'm faced with payments in
euros to Indian currency and have to work within that - with suppliers
from Honk kong and the USA and so on - I don't think hey gnucash must
support international purchasing - I have to figure it out.

I don't see from your accountant (I am one) anything interesting apart
from the fact he uses something different and it makes his life easy.
I'm just the same! :)

We have a holding company with four other companies (we put up the
venture capital) so I'm building dummy accounts to see how gnecash
works. So far ok. All those companies have global trade - many
currencies - it seems to be working ok.

I think that gnucash will evolve but never in regard to payroll and full
local tax support - all of which change year by year. It is unrealistic
to think or hope otherwise.

Regards,

david

musicman wrote:
> Hola,
> 
> We've been using GnuCash for two years, and I've really enjoyed
> learning how it works. We think it's great software and would like to
> keep using it.
> 
> Unfortunately, it doesn't really fit with our business needs here in
> Australia, and so we are moving to propriety software that does.
> 
> I thought I would send this list the text document that our book
> keeper presented to us regards Pros and Cons of GC and the software we
> will probably settle on, to give you an idea of why, and maybe help
> inform direction.
> 
> If I was a better coder with more time on my hands I would help out,
> but it's not the case.
> 
> I will continue to champion GC to my friends that are looking for free
> accounting software and I wish you all the best :)
> 
> thanks for the good times!
> 
> cheers
> L.
> 
> 
> 
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