Peachtree By Sage Professional Accounting 2009
Peachtree are very well known for producing top quality accounting software. One of their most popular options is Peachtree First Accounting – this is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista, and you can still pick up Peachtree First Accounting for less than $30. If you decide to go for the 2009 version it will set you back somewhere around $70. This is certainly one of the cheaper big name accounting packages that we have reviewed!

So let’s take a look at Peachtree Accounting Software in more detail, and see whether this option matches upto its more expensive competitors.

The Peachtree First Accounting Software package does contain a basic range of accounting tools, that are honestly really aimed for the home user. It would be great for a very small home business and also for keeping personal finances under control. You are able to easily raise invoices, records your customers payments, keep a track of expenditure, write checks, and overall you will be able to improve your accounting procedures and organization.

With this accounting package you are able to produce over 35 reports and statements that you will need to see how your business is faring. You can track accounts receivable and also keep a note of invoices which you have to pay. It is a fairly easy software package to use with an intuitive interface.

Moving on up to the big brother of the Peachtree accounting software, and let’s take a look at Peachtree Pro Accounting. This package will retail at around $200 and as you would expect it does contain all the tools you will need to effectively track and automate your business accounts. You will be able to produce reports, create budges, make comparisons with various budgets. You can also deal with your employee payroll, automate the paying of your invoices and many other things.

You will find that Peachtree Pro Accounting as over 100 reports and financial statements, whereas Peachtree First Accounting only has around 35. You will also receive extra features such as;

- online backup service
- online credit card processing
- e-mail reports, financial statements and forms
- a spreadsheet that will compare various budgets
- project tracking business analysis.

These are just a small section of the many more features that are available with this accounting software. It really is an advanced piece of accounting software.

If you work from home, or you run a fairly small business then you will probably find that the cheap and cheerful Peachtree First Accounting Software will work for you. However, I would think that the majority of business owners will want to go straigh to the Peachtree Pro Accounting due to its increased flexibility and extended features.

Peachtree By Sage Professional Accounting 2009