QuickBooks Accounting Pro v9 released locally

Brilliant Business Systems, a Softline company, and the sole distributor of financial software leader, Intuit`s products in SA, has announced the launch of QuickBooks Version 9.

QuickBooks remains the number one best-selling small business accounting software in the world with nearly three million users. The recent upgrade to Version 9 is the most comprehensive to date, making many of the application`s favourite features faster and easier to use.

"The new version of QuickBooks has all the features that enable small business owners to spend less time on accounting and focus more on running their business," says Pete Whalley, MD of Brilliant Business Systems.

"Intuit designed QuickBooks to bring complete financial management capabilities to small business owners who do not want to deal with the hassle of trying to understand accounting jargon, such as `debit` and `credit`," explains Whalley.

"Featuring familiar on-screen forms such as invoices, cheques and statements, QuickBooks is extremely easy to learn and use for users without any accountancy knowledge -- all the accounting is done in the background."

QuickBooks Accounting Pro Version 9 offers all the functionality of QuickBooks, plus is multi-currency enabled, multi-user ready, offers complete time and job-costing, estimating and integration with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Symantec ACT!, making it the most complete solution for growing businesses.

More than 25 new and enhanced features have been introduced to the product that will help small businesses manage their finances more efficiently. These include:

• .         Easier report customisation

• .         New report customisation options

• .         Sorting and changing column order

• .         Automatic time and basis stamping of reports

• .         Memorised report improvements

• .         Memorised report groups

• .         Better memorisation prompting

• .         Batch printing groups of favourite reports

• .         Keep your place on reports with QuickZoom

• .         20 different price levels for different customers

• .         Easier A/R and A/P credits

• .         Bill payment improvements

• .         Default bank account setting

• .         Timesheet printing

• .         Header info on reconciliation reports

• .         Easier company file management and back-up

• .         Multi-currency enabled for doing business abroad

QuickBooks Accounting Pro Version 9 also offers easier, more flexible navigation than ever before, a start-up tutorial, spellchecker for documentation going out to customers and, a range of personalised colour schemes.

Brilliant Business Systems has provided a number of service benefits to the purchase of QuickBooks Accounting Pro 9 including one year of free telephonic support from QuickBooks experts at Brilliant; a 60-day unconditional money-back guarantee on the product; an upgrade voucher for previous QuickBooks users and, a free, one-year subscription to Brilliant Payroll, a quick, easy and accurate solution for all your payroll needs that comes with free telephonic and Internet support.

QuickBooks Accounting comes in single-user, two-user and three-to-five user options. Businesses can choose the option right for them and upgrade as their business grows. QuickBooks Accounting Pro Version 9 is available from CNA, OfficeMart and Incredible Connections stores.