GnuCash will do the accounting fine. It won't do the equipment, RMA, and inventory tracking. I suspect it'll be very hard to find a software which integrates these other functions with accounting - because of that, if it were me, I'd use GnuCash for the accounting, and look for other solutions for the other functions. Chris __________________________________________________________________
From: [1]gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022, 11:54 AM To: [2]gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 233, Issue 68 Message: 7 Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 10:32:03 -0400 From: Dave Mueller AA3EE [3]<d...@ditdit.us> To: [4]gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Is GnuCash right for me? Message-ID: [5]<3d2f789355cdf0a0da9e91379e1d3...@ditdit.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed HI Everyone, Sorry for the totally noob uneducated question. I'm an engineer by training, not an accountant! I recently started a home business and everyone said "Quickbooks". It's too expensive and I despise subscription software. Online/cloud options are not an option, we have limited (and expensive) internet where we live. The business is repairing custom electronic equipment. What I want/need: Basic money tracking for the checking account. Keep track of equipment based on serial number (I was thinking a database). Here I will keep a record of owner(s), data like software versions, and work done per RMA. RMA tracking (another database?). Ability to generate RMA numbers or use one supplied by the distributor. Invoicing based on what was done on an RMA (labor, parts and state tax if applicable). Simple payroll (I'm the only employee). Light duty inventory control. I have about 30 items, some are almost too cheap to track, a few items are expensive, some of those are supplied by the manufacturer so I need to settle with them at the end of the month. My wife wants to run the entire business from Excel, and in one spreadsheet I think? Databases seem more proper to me :-) Thanks and enjoy the weekend. Dave -- Dit Dit Electronics References 1. mailto:gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org 2. mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org 3. mailto:d...@ditdit.us 4. mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org 5. mailto:3d2f789355cdf0a0da9e91379e1d3...@ditdit.us _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.