Therefore Look before you bind - if not what is better.

The Accountant Software Intuit we are already using some years. The initial satisfaction and euphoria gives way in the past, more and more of a certain disillusionment and - to be honest - in fact, a change to a less expensive, more reliable and consumer-friendly alternative long overdue. The clips on old Lexware values ​​has little to do with the quality of the software, rather than with their own laziness and in this case specifically with the fact that my new 2015`er version within the Vine program to test was made available.

The basic scope of services is not a stumbling block. The possibilities of easy income Überschussrechnung (EÜR) and double-entry bookkeeping for the balance sheet, income statement are extensive, batch processing and reporting model. The interfaces for DATEV and Elster meet all the requirements, only the more and more pesky side banter, spoil the already limited enjoyment of accounting.

Gift that a relatively simple-minded software of Lexware decrepit PCs brings nearly to the edge of their performance limits. The cockpit interface I find acceptable, albeit not entirely up to date, in some cases, the operation is unexpectedly cumbersome. The need for annual update on the other hand, consumes time, desire, stress and money - at the same time but also the only way the software to the usual extent continue to use. But even then, in some areas a manual & tedious post-processing of different data sets and forms is necessary. An absurdity. And mind you a problem, which the customer of Lexware completely eludes. So e-mail inquiries remain simply unprocessed / unanswered, while a hotline with a minute price of 1.99 is available for technical difficulties. No further questions.

It is in 2014 simply no longer appropriate when marketing and sales so developed the loyal customer base over and this disoriented and relatively helpless leaves alone. Self-employed and accountants who can independently and autonomously, ie without problems in everyday life and on their own, accomplish all accounting questions and answers and rely on the technical feasibility of Lexware Buchhalter also in the worst case, can safely access the new 2015`er version. From Lexware sales a 4-week demo version of the software will be interested after all offered (PLEASE REVIEW OF USER "Mark" NOTE - thus a smooth termination is not necessarily guaranteed, CAUTION!), Which is however not made available via download, can be requested but as a physical disk. Pudding is in the. But beware - does not protect against long-term consequences.