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Paul Sutton wrote: > I have now added some of these to the Wiki. > > Paul I have not accessed LUG Wiki (Do not know how to!) However it is the lack of Accounting software capable of correct VAT records in OpenSource that stops the adoption of FOSS Gnu/Linux by small businesses. Sets such a smb-ledger /sql-ledger /Quasar are only of use if started from scratch as input from existing systems MS Windows based are extremely difficult. I found sql-ledger and Quasar almost imposable to set up in SuSe. However personal accounts or USA based tax accounts can be easily dealt with by GnuCash, with Kmoney ok for personal accounts. I keep MS Windows systems for accounts for a number of charities and self. (Quickbooks - albeit it cannot in 2008 version handle Euro!)also back up set with MS SBA (now abandoned!)and others over the years. GnuCash is capable of being set up to handle UK VAT, (the biggest difficulty with USA based accounts software)but I could find no one using it, for an example chart of accounts Refer : > http://www.aaxnet.com/design/linuxacct.html a 2005 review comment is probably still valid "> It is not uncommon to find hard-core Linux users keeping a Windows box just to run Quicken or QuickBooks. " Or Sage? -- Regards Eion MacDonald (eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Electronic mail is not secure and may not be authentic. If you have any doubts as to the contents please telephone to confirm. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html