Treasury: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
** Square. | ** Square. | ||
* keep '''repeating invoices''' for membership dues and an option to have the member invoiced automatically via email. | * keep '''repeating invoices''' for membership dues and an option to have the member invoiced automatically via email. | ||
* some smart suggestions to reconcile incoming transactions with their matching invoices (xero is betarded at this. It searches only by amount, not by name and amount) | * some '''smart suggestions to reconcile incoming transactions''' with their matching invoices (xero is betarded at this. It searches only by amount, not by name and amount) | ||
* categories for '''flagging transactions''' as various types of expenses and income to make taxes easier | * categories for '''flagging transactions''' as various types of expenses and income to make taxes easier | ||
* '''custom categories''' / tagging to track income/expenses for sub-projects (like the [[Noisebridge Tor]] project) separately from the general fund | * '''custom categories''' / tagging to track income/expenses for sub-projects (like the [[Noisebridge Tor]] project) separately from the general fund |
Revision as of 17:20, 24 August 2011
New Accounting System
Minimum Requirements
Following are the features that we need to keep track of our basic finances:
- import and reconcile transactions (Xero is TERRIBLE at this) from
- Wells Fargo,
- Paypal
- Square.
- keep repeating invoices for membership dues and an option to have the member invoiced automatically via email.
- some smart suggestions to reconcile incoming transactions with their matching invoices (xero is betarded at this. It searches only by amount, not by name and amount)
- categories for flagging transactions as various types of expenses and income to make taxes easier
- custom categories / tagging to track income/expenses for sub-projects (like the Noisebridge Tor project) separately from the general fund
- some reasonably convenient way to output data (graphs and reports would be nice, but good clean csv files would do. I can matplotlib that shit.)
- clear tracking of unpaid invoices
- Reasonably forgiving and customizable rules system (i.e. xero has logical rules for automating reconciliation but won't let you create rules to reconcile against created invoices, only to create new transactions)
- Reasonable batch edit UI (i.e. xero won't let you delete invoices once created, you can only void them, one at a time, and it's 4 clicks per void. Not A Feature.)
- generate receipts easily
- web-based or linux-compatible local app. Some sort of remote data storage and ability to access from multiple machines is required. (Dropbox?)
Bonus Features
These are in order of priority. Lacking any of these is not a deal breaker, but we really hope for the new system to include some of the higher-priority extras.
- API
- direct access to the full details of paypal or square transactions (i.e. notes to the payee, etc)
- really smart algorithms for invoice reconciliation, alteration and deletion (i.e. delete invoices for this member during these dates or change the invoice amount on individual invoices without affecting repeating invoices)
- an interface which isn't bleeding edge flash that trips up in Linux.
Options to look into
- Quickbooks
Hacker Dojo software- turns out this is just for billing.- Cbase software - Aestetix has sent intro email, we'll see how that goes. --Hurtstotouchfire 09:27, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- Less Accounting
- http://lessaccounting.com/
- Mostly an accounting system...
- Recurring invoices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mia5zCN24Q4
- API: http://lessaccounting.com/api (but doesn't have library implementations, so ActiveResource)
- GNU Cash (other examples here: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspace_Software)
- Freshbooks
- http://freshbooks.com
- Mostly accounting solution
- Recurring invoices with Formstack integration http://blog.formstack.com/2010/05/27/freshbooks-integration-feature-upgrades/
- API (Ruby / Python / Java) - http://developers.freshbooks.com/
- Seems to have happy customers http://www.yfncg.com/2011/05/16/computer-guys-toolbox-payment-collection/
- Zoho Invoice
- http://www.zoho.com/invoice/
- Recurring invoices: http://www.zoho.com/invoice/help/invoices/online-recurring-invoices.html
- API: http://www.zoho.com/invoice/api/index.html
- Danny says that Zoho can't import very well.
- Turbocash
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/turbocash/
- Recurring invoices: http://turbocash.net/Knowledge-Base/Repeating-Invoices/
- Windows / Linux (with WINE) and very dodgy text...
- Accounting package overview
Billing Options:
- WePay
- http://wepay.com
- Billing, does not look like it does much accounting wise.
- Donations https://www.wepay.com/about/why_donations
- Request Money https://www.wepay.com/about/why_bills
- Recurring Invoices (does not have?)
- Has fees (BOO) https://www.wepay.com/about/fees
- API https://www.wepay.com/developer/reference
- Formstack integration http://blog.formstack.com/2010/12/14/capture-data-and-collect-money-with-formstack-wepay/
- Chargify
- http://chargify.com/
- Recurring Billing http://chargify.com/features/recurring-billing-system/
- Spreedly
- http://spreedly.com/
- Recurring Billing
- Recurly
- http://recurly.com/
- Recurring billing
- CheddarGetter
- http://cheddargetter.com/
- Cash in general
- PintPay