TAKEAWAY
Recording financial business transactions is fundamental to the success of any business. Matching financial accounting software to your business needs requires rational comparative research. This vendor comparison tool will help you compare vendors based on common features and support your decision-making process with documentation.

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INVOICING
While seemingly an ordinary part of conducting business, invoicing, especially tracking payments, can be problematic for many small operations. The act of invoicing and collecting for services or products is an administrative function that can take time to accomplish. For a small business, time is often a scarce commodity.

A good deal of financial accounting software suites know this and therefore elevate the role of the invoice to an integral part of the financial transaction recording process. This approach can be particularly helpful to freelance service contractors and may be an important factor in your ultimate choice of software.