Online Accounting and Bookkeeping Solutions Reviewed

Online Accounting and Bookkeeping Solutions Reviewed Most owner-managed businesses in the UK are concerned about keeping costs to a minimum, so shelling out hundreds or even thousands of pounds for bookkeeping or accountancy software that runs on a PC or Mac is not always desirable.

This is especially true, as any owner of Sage is aware, when there are constant updates and patches to download and install.

Over the last eighteen months or so, a number of online bookkeeping and accountancy services have come on the market, aimed mainly at the UK SME market and we\'ve tried out a number of such solutions.

The Basics:

Essentially, all these services share some common features - the most important of which is all run online and can be accessed via your web browser. All are accessed securely using SSL, so all your data should be secure.

Because all the software runs on remote servers, patches, updates, additional features and so on are all automatically installed. Additionally, because the providers of such services have extremely high end servers and security systems, it is their responsibility to ensure that backups are made regularly, that the server is hacker proof and has good uptime and runs smoothly.

It is the removal of these chores that makes online bookkeeping services an attractive proposition to UK businesses.