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<p>Ledger-likes also, at their core, tend towards <strong>functional operation</strong>: they read the input data without changing it, and output a report. This simplicity makes them easy to understand and to rely on.</p>
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<h3 id="why">why ?</h3>
<p>why we exist</p>
<p>who are we for</p>
<p>alternatives</p>
<p>why is this better than QuickBooks ?</p>
<p>what if my accountant only uses QuickBooks ?</p>
<p>can I use this to do my taxes ?</p>
<h3 id="questions">questions ?</h3>
<p><strong>who is this for ?</strong><br />
Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, at least for now. If you need a rich GUI and lots of structure, you may prefer a more traditional GUI tool.</p>
<p><strong>what are the alternatives ?</strong><br />
GNUCash or other FOSS tools, proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, online tools like Xero, spreadsheets, paper accounting.</p>
<p><strong>why is this better than QuickBooks ?</strong><br />
Your data remains accessible. No yearly fees. Free software you can change. Cross platform. Scriptable. Efficient. Simple.</p>
<p><strong>how do I communicate with my accountant ?</strong><br />
Clean up text reports by hand, print them as PDF, import CSV reports to a spreadsheet..</p>
<p><strong>what if my accountant only uses QuickBooks ?</strong><br />
You'll need a new accountant, or a duplicate set of books in QuickBooks, or to pioneer *ledger -&gt; QuickBooks importing.</p>
<p><strong>can I use this to do my taxes ?</strong><br />
You can use this to track and gather the data for tax reporting, with suitable accounts. Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand.</p>
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### why ?
### questions ?
why we exist
**who is this for&nbsp;?**\
Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers,
at least for now.
If you need a rich GUI and lots of structure, you may prefer a more traditional GUI tool.
who are we for
**what are the alternatives&nbsp;?**\
GNUCash or other FOSS tools, proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, online tools like Xero, spreadsheets, paper accounting.
alternatives
**why is this better than QuickBooks&nbsp;?**\
Your data remains accessible.
No yearly fees.
Free software you can change.
Cross platform.
Scriptable.
Efficient.
Simple.
why is this better than QuickBooks ?
**how do I communicate with my accountant&nbsp;?**\
Clean up text reports by hand,
print them as PDF,
import CSV reports to a spreadsheet..
what if my accountant only uses QuickBooks ?
**what if my accountant only uses QuickBooks&nbsp;?**\
You'll need a new accountant,
or a duplicate set of books in QuickBooks,
or to pioneer *ledger -> QuickBooks importing.
can I use this to do my taxes ?
**can I use this to do my taxes&nbsp;?**\
You can use this to track and gather the data for tax reporting, with suitable accounts.
Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand.
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