QuickBooks Basic 2005

by Intuit, Inc.

Product Features

• Tools for managing business finances faster and more confidently
• Locate customer and vendor records instantly; create invoices; track sales tax
• Get key facts, forms, and resources, all in one place; easily manage payments
• Report Navigator with sample views and descriptions make selection a snap
• New Learning Center tutorials show how to work faster, smarter, and better

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00062AJNK
• Item model number: 284172
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 25, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #791 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #35 in Software > Business & Office > Business Accounting > Accounting

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

QuickBooks: Basic 2005 has the tools you need to manage your business f inances faster, with complete confidence. And now we've streamlined many featur es you use most.

Key Features and Benefits:

• Track expenses just by paying your bills.
  Track bills and get reminders when they're due. View bills and create check s in one click and track your expenses automatically.
• Create invoices and track sales tax.
  Create invoices instantly. Calculate sales taxes automatically.
• Locate customer and vendor records instantly.
  Save time and give your customers excellent service.
• Get key facts, forms, and resources, all in one place.
  New Business Checklist offers valuable links and tips.
• Get the accounts and features you need.
  Answer easy questions about your business. QuickBooks sets up your company file with the accounts you need.

What's New for 2005:

• Find the right report faster.
  Report Navigator with sample views and descriptions make selection a snap.
• Boost your confidence using QuickBooks.
  New Learning Center tutorials show you how to work faster, smarter, and bet ter with QuickBooks.
• Easily manage payments, including overpayments, underpayments, credits, and refunds.

Product Description

QuickBooks: Basic 2005 has the tools you need to manage your business finances faster, with complete confidence

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Automated Payroll Processing Is Now an Add-on Charge, February 21, 2005

By 

Wayne R. Sober "wrsober" (Novelty, OH United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: QuickBooks Basic 2005 (CD-ROM)

As the treasurer for a church with six employees, I have used QuickBooks for the accounting and payroll for the church for more than a decade.

I just upgraded the software used by the church to QuickBooks Basic 2005 this year and found that we can not use QuickBooks to compute the payroll tax withholdings unless we subscribe to one of Intuit's payroll services. This is a change in the way payroll is handled by the software from previous additions of QuickBooks Basic.

This additional subscription makes the cost of upgrading to QuickBooks Basic 2005 more than triple the published software price (...) because the least expensive of the subscriptions is $199 per year.

In response, I have developed a an Excel spreadsheet that can do the computations for our organization and I will not be subscribing to Intuit's payroll service.

The rest of the package seems to work as intended.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Context is everything, February 3, 2005

By 

Small-business owner "Small-business owner" (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: QuickBooks Basic 2005 (CD-ROM)

I used QuickBooks, happily, for years -- until they stopped supporting tax tables for the Mac, about 1999. They migrated us to Aatrix TopPay -- a nightmare -- but at the time, the only company making payroll software for the Mac. I stayed with them, though their UI was ghastly, forms didn't work, customer support poor -- feeling it was better than going to a PC. Finally this year, my experience with their version 15 was so terrible that I gave up entirely -- bought QuickBooks -- and set it up on my PC. What ease of use! What intuitive, easy navigation! What joy! It took me very little time to set up my company, calculate payroll, and be on my way.

So -- compared to what I've had to deal with for the past 5 years -- this is magnificent.

5.0 out of 5 stars New Improved, August 12, 2008

By 

Aung Htun (811 Lavina St. Fort Wayne IN 46802-4030) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: QuickBooks Basic 2005 (CD-ROM)

"NEW in-product tutorials in the Learning Center help you complete key business tasks confidenty.
IMPROVED Easy-to-use Help is available throuthout QuickBooks to support your needs...."
[from the back cover of box]