The choice of accounting software is based on many parameters. For example, there is its performance, its ease of use as well as its compliance with legal formalities. Apart from these criteria, the choice may also depend on the size of the company. Optimizing your finances also means optimizing your accounts. Let’s go back to the most essential elements that make it possible to choose a good accounting software.
A good accounting software will be software adapted to its needs. Indeed, there are a plethora of tools all adapted to a professional target. It is important to know how to knowingly choose the software that will help you save time to produce more by “doing” less.
For a micro-enterprise, accounting software should be easy to use while offering better performance. Among the trendiest of the moment, we can mention in-cloud accounting software. Very easy to use, it can be accessed at any time on any device.
This concept also allows a small business to be accompanied by its chartered accountant and to be immediately notified by the latter in the event of an error being observed. The only limit with this type of software is security. Indeed, cloud computing, even very practical, can expose a company to a very great risk .
Open source accounting software offloads the company on license fees. As their source code is open, it is possible to customize them according to the preferences of its user. Especially suitable for SMEs and large companies, open source software requires the assistance of a professional in IT development. Regarding proprietary software such as Ciel Compta, they are mainly intended for auto-entrepreneurs and craftsmen. However, some small free accounting software will be suitable for small businesses.
Accounting software is not only useful to ensure better financial management for the company. At the same time, he must comply with French tax legislation.
The choice of additional tools
For companies that periodically carry out exports and imports in Europe, for example, it is imperative that the software be equipped with a function that instantly verifies an intra-community VAT number .
Saving considerable time, the accountant no longer has to manually check the VAT identification number of each customer and supplier one by one. It is only therefore, in the event that the software informs an erroneous or invalid number that the accountant carries out a more advanced verification.
Apart from the calculation of VAT numbers, accounting software should also meet NF 525 standards as provided for by the 2016 finance law. In relation to this bill, all companies in France should have nF 525 certified accounting software and cash register software from January 2018.
If you have difficulty defining the choice of your accounting software, it is advisable to use the services of a functional consultant. Through his expertise he is able to determine the software adapted to the company in relation to the acquisition prices as well as the performance and respect for the laws.