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ACC 250 Week 1 CheckPoint Choosing Accounting Software

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The task of selecting an accounting software package which meets the needs of the
company or client can be the most challenging. The product needs to fits the organization’s
needs, which are based on complexity and size. Accounting software is engineered to meet
the needs of the organization. There are five basic groups in which the market is divided.
Accounting market is broken into the following groups: entry-level (Entry), small to
medium business (SMB), small to medium enterprise (SME), and enterprise resource
planning (ERP). Not-for-profit (NFP) makes up the final group of accounting software.
Entry is designed for smaller businesses with up to 20 employees and revenues less than $5
million. Currently estimates show 5 million companies fall within this group. SMB is
engineered for companies with no more than 100 employees and sales up to $100 million.
SME is for larger organizations which have more than 500 employees and sales exceeding
$500 million. Companies can save money by using a lower product in a lower category
which will have fewer features versus higher category which has long-term costs. Software
such as Simply Accounting Online, Peachtree Accounting, ePeachtree, and QuickBooks,
Microsoft Money Small Business, and Oracle Small Business Suite are classified under
Entry. Examples of SMB are Small Business Edition, MAS 90, QuickBooks Enterprise
Solutions, BusinessVision 32, Adagio, and SouthWare Excellence Series. Middle market
software is MAS 200, and AcccountMate. MAS 500, ACCPAC Pro Series, and e-Synergy
are examples of SME. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions: Nonprofit Edition is an example
of NFP. ERP would be the following J.D. Edwards, Oracle Financials, and Financial
Management Solutions.

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The task of selecting an accounting software package which meets the needs of the company or client can be the most challenging. The product needs to fits the organization's needs, which are based on complexity and size. Accounting software is engineered to meet the needs of the organization. There are five basic groups in which the market is divided. Accounting market is broken into the following groups: entry-level (Entry), small to medium business (SMB), small to medium enterprise (SME), and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Not-for-profit (NFP) makes up the final group of acco ...
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