Editorial Review

QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition 2003 is custom-built for contractors to help you manage your business more effectively. With improved job-costing capabilities, you can see which jobs are making money and which are not. The 2003 edition includes five new job-cost reports, including Job Costs Detail, Job Costs by Vendor, and Expenses Not Assigned to Jobs to help you manage your job costs and business profitability.Read more

Reviews (4)

Best Accounting Software for Business
I am a professional accountant who worked with all kinds of accounting software.Quickbooks Accountant Edition 2003 has all the functions that both small and medium size business can use.It even has contractor functions, not much different from Timberline that is 100 times more expensive.With basic understanding of accounting, almost anyone can use the software.All other drawbacks such as necessity to purchase additional software to process payroll is negligible compared to the cost of more expensive accounting software.The quality of this software is excellent.Never pay the software producer for consulting, because Quickbooks is very simple to use and almost self-explanatory.

Quick! QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition 2003
An interesting introduction to Accounting software. I had been using quicken and the jump in user knowledge needed was tremendous. Intuit is decidedly unsupportive when it comes to product instructions and support and I will be looking elsewhere for my next software package. It is possible that I will use continue to use QB but I would reccomend that new QB users start out with a less expensive version. The "more accurate estimating" is all user inputed and while better than anything you find in quicken I believe QB Premier advertisement overstates its usefulness. A great program if you need all of its features
I've been using Quickbooks in its various forms since version 1.0 (for DOS!). So by now I consider it indispensable. But Quickbooks 2003 Premier Contractor's Edition is quite pricey, even with the rebates. I would only recommend it for larger companies with at least a few employees. Many smaller contracting companies (such as mine) would manage very well with just Quickbooks Pro 2003. Also, if you haven't used previous versions of Quickbooks before, (when it had less features) it might be best to start out with the simpler versions. Its help systems are very extensive but if you need any assistance from Intuit be warned that they charge for it either per request or by a yearly subscription, which I feel is a bit of a slap in the face considering the cost! The extra features such as the Change Orders and Contractor specific Job analysis and reports could be helpful but for me at least that remains to be seen. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Easy to set up, and unlimited options -- no limits on the number of employees you can have
• Track and print paychecks with just a few clicks
• Print out year-end payroll tax forms -- includes all federal tax table updates
• The software integrates completely with other accounting tools like QuickBooks, MYOB and Simply Accounting

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Simple and efficeint
This software does what is needed.It is easy to use and not full of expensive traps like Quick Books and others.

oops discontinued product as of 12/31/04
Unless you need three weeks of payroll this program will not be much help.The customer service at accpac is very helpful so do not read this as a slam against the product line which sounds very good. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Can't Do Simple Math
My company sent out an invoice with a "Balance Due" line that was $2,000 less than it was supposed to be, because--according to our vendor/tech support people--write-offs and reversed payments are "buggy."The math was fine right up till the "Balance Due" line, and then it simply ignored a reversed payment, which, in the mass of invoices going out, got missed.Thus time must now be lost every month double-checking invoices to be sure the totals are right, which is completely unacceptable for any business.Read more

Features

• Easily manage business payables and receivables
• Create bank-approved personal, business, and payroll checks
• Generate custom invoices, estimates, and customer statements
• Manage purchase orders and product inventory
• 30+ comprehensive reports for better decision making

Features

• CD-ROM
• Your Complete Travel Planner from Desktop to Web [Windows XP/2000/ME/98 CD-ROM]
• Navigate Thousands of Official Tourism Websites in the USA, Canada, Europe, and more.
• Research destination advice, find the best deal, and make reservations across multiple websites.
• Organize and track trip details, contacts, ideas, goals, tasks, packing lists, and stay on budget.
• Schedule each vacation day to perfect your trip plan then print your itinerary and take it with you!

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From Scott Petoff, President of Meliovation, Publisher of Vacation Designer
Ever since my honeymoon ten years ago in Maui, I have been designing vacations for myself and my family.A few years ago, I realized that with the limitless online resources available to travelers, an organizational tool to help research ideas, find the perfect deal, and plan a daily schedule of activities is essential.When I decided to start Meliovation and program the first version of Vacation Designer, I was well on my way to planning trips online with ease and taking full advantage of my time away from home.Since then I have utilized each version of Vacation Designer to create custom itineraries for trips such as a weekend in Montreal, a driving tour of Germany, a whirlwind tour of Scandinavia, and a week in Denver and the Rocky Mountains.
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Features

• CD-ROM