Aussies. How's Manager treating you?

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Hey mates. Keen to hear pros/cons for using Manager in the Australian business/reporting context. I tried self-hosting BigCapital, but this seems equal and easier. I will admit that I don’t know anything about accounting, but my situation is quite simple (see below). I am curious where the BAS and STP reporting has landed and if the workflow with Manager has been simple enough.

FYI, I am the sole employee for the forseeable future, but still acting as a company (not a sole trader). I don’t have inventory so my use case will only be: invoicing for services, claiming business expenses as a subcontractor, general tax deductoble expenses (PC, mobile, internet), payroll for myself, and ATO reporting.

Any and all suggestions, lessons learned, warnings are welcomed. Thanks!

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Should handle that easily.
Best way to find out is try it.

  • Install desktop version (it’s free)
  • Create a test business & enter some dummy data (easiest with round numbers and a single transaction at a time)
  • Look at the summary page and reports which can easily be generated
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In addition to @Patch also in relation to:

Consult:

and use the older Manager guides:
https://www2.manager.io/guides

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Thanks. I have been playing around with the software for a few days and it feels intuitive, with the biggest let down being my understanding of all the terms and connections (i.e., double entry).

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Thanks this has helped alot!

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Anybody have any thoughts on best practices for handling payroll, STP, BAS, GST, and ATO compliance? Any hiccups that were described in previous (now closed) threads that persist?

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For a single employee, just use Manager

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I have used both MYOB and then QB; QB for the last 22 yrs for my (aust) business and 12 years for a not for profit sporting club. I now use Manager for the club (retired from work) and it does every thing that QB does and more. Can add a lot more custom fields and can do better reports incorporating years of past history. Its forgiving unlike some some double entry accounting programs.

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Thanks. I have put some time into it and it seems like it’s going to be quite easy to keep organised given the low complexity of my customers and services.

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