Re: [libreoffice-users] invoicing systems using Calc (or something else)

On 30-03-15 23:27, Eric wrote:
> I'm looking for really simple invoicing system. I've seen a few out
> there that work on top of Calc but they are typically oriented towards
> product based invoices versus service invoices (what I need).

A while ago I came up with a similar question here. Not happy with my 
software I've tried several options and finally decided to be stubborn. 
So I made a construction in Calc and after three months working with it 
I can say that is was worth the effort and I am very happy with it. I am 
in full control now, instead of pushing buttons on a black box, I can 
import raw csv files from the bank and after a good talk with and help 
from my accountant the output is very compatible with his demands. For 
people not very familiar with Calc I would strongly advice not to do it 
this way.

One of the reasons to do this is that my invoice system is based on 
tables in Calc. In fact it started with Star Office and is now over 13 
years old. It is not a nice polished system, back then I had a database 
in mind so it contains a lot of sheets for relations, a sheet for 
customers, customer - project, project - invoice, invoice - sold items, ...

Flexibility is a main argument. For example, over the years I began 
exporting, inside and outside EU, to private persons and companies, all 
having different VAT laws. It is extended to serve well and I am even 
not aware of a system that is able to do this task better and is Freedom 
software.

Concluding, I am in full control, it took a lot of work but that is 
paying back, it is not polished, using it is hard to explain to 
colleagues, you always have to be careful not to mess things up, it is 
very easy to export data, search data and sort data. It takes discipline 
to work with it.

Perhaps most important... Over the years I've learned one thing, smart 
entrepreneurs are experts in bookkeeping. If not, work on it. Last 
resort: find a bookkeeper for a long term relation.

> I'm not interested in a
> full-fledged bookkeeping system. I've been through three in the past two
> years and finally my accountant told me I was never to touch a
> bookkeeping system or even do my own bookkeeping because it's gonna cost
> me more for him to untangle my mistakes that it will be for him to do it
> for me (yes, I'm that bad at it).

There is so much on the net, everybody can learn bookkeeping and working 
with your own data gives you the best impression of how your 
organization is doing.

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