Is QuickBooks the right accounting solution for you? This series, sponsored by shoeboxed.com, is dedicated to reviewing five different small business accounting solutions so that you can determine which one is right for you and your business. And to spice things up a little, we’ve put a prehistoric twist on it!

1. TM
“The T-Rex of
Accounting Solutions”

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QuickBooks at a glance:
• founded in 1983, it’s the “big guy” in accounting
• hands down the most popular (and often
maligned) accounting tool in the world
• includes a huge network of advisors
• more partnerships and integrations than
anyone else in the accounting space

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QuickBooks strengths:
• designed to minimize accounting jargon
• includes almost every feature you could ever
want or need for any business
• desktop and online versions available
• hundreds of add-ons/integrations
• 99% chance your accountant knows it

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QuickBooks weaknesses:
• not the most user-friendly or intuitive
accounting program
• copious feature set can make it complicated
and confusing
• many require help from a professional
accountant prior to usage

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QuickBooks is ideal for:
• people looking to run all of their financials
through a single accounting program
• anyone who works closely with an accountant
• those who already understand/are comfortable
with the fundamentals of accounting
• companies planning to scale

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Like QuickBooks, a T-Rex:
• was one of the largest, most recognizable and
most revered creations known to man
• roamed confidently alone, knowing that it
could crush anything in its path
• was often vilified, as all leaders of the pack are
• was mistakenly assumed to be slow moving

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More information available
For a complete QuickBooks product review, including
more information on why QuickBooks is the T-Rex of
accounting solutions, please visit the Shoeboxed Blog:
www.shoeboxed.com/blog/dino-series.

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About Shoeboxed
Since 2007 Shoeboxed has been the industry leader in online receipt scanning and
organization, serving over 500,000 small business owners worldwide. The pioneers of
cloud-based receipt scanning, Shoeboxed saves users time, money and hassle by turning
receipts into a categorized, IRS-accepted archive of secure online data.
Shoeboxed offers a fully functional free plan, as well as premium plans that include a
prepaid mail-in service for physical receipts. Shoeboxed also accepts receipts via their
free smartphone apps, with their free desktop uploader, or at receipts@shoeboxed.com.
Shoeboxed is based in Durham, North Carolina, and has growing offices in both San
Francisco, California, and Sydney, Australia.