Accounting methods...

Office Accounting Express is FREE and should provide you with what you need. If you've ever used Microsoft Office, the interface should feel pretty familiar. When you outgrow that, you can move into the regular version without any hassle.

http://www.ideawins.co​m/

For now, I use Peactree Acct. Quantum 2008 mainly to print receipts and keep hard copies of all contracts & receipts in a fireproof safe.

Well after so many votes for Quickbooks I decided to give that a proper looksie and after a very short time I was conviced it would be far less time consuming and more user friendly (for a non accounting newb like myself) than MYOB so I bought that yesterday.

Spent last night bashing in the current customer details with my mrs and customising the invoices to look how we want them and I am very impressed with how easy it is to use, this will deffo do us for quite a while and make our job easier I reckon. Even with templates I had configured previously invoices were a pain the ass, this programs made that a lot less hassle already.

I do eveything on paper. Well I take that back my husband has created me a simple spreadsheet. I am only a part- timer though so its not too complicated yet. I have decided to use an accountant at the end of the year.

What I like about Quickbooks is the instant VAT reports, makes it dead easy!

Also, the profit loss etc reports.