Accounting Software Resources
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Accounting Software Articles
What is Contract Management and Why is It Important?
Contracts govern almost every interaction between businesses.
by Mary Clare Novak
How to Calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): A Complete Guide
Understanding your costs is essential for sustaining profitability in manufacturing.
by Devin Pickell
Top 9 Free Invoice Management Software for 2024
Unpaid invoices haunting your dreams? Managing multiple clients and tracking expenses can turn into a nightmare for fast-growing small businesses. You might find yourself spending hours creating client invoices, approving vendor bills, tracking your payments, and managing financial records rather than focusing on the heart of your business.
by Soundarya Jayaraman
W-9 vs. 1099 Forms: What's the Difference?
Is there anything more confusing or nerve-wracking than doing your own taxes?
by Lauren Pope
History of Accounting: How It's Evolved Over the Years
There’s a good chance you’ve never covered this in your accounting classes.
by Rob Browne
Free Balance Sheet Template for Easy Accounting
Accounting doesn’t excite most business owners.
by Sudipto Paul
Venture Capital: What It Is, How It Works, and Types
The startup trend is showing no signs of slowing down.
by Mary Clare Novak
How to Calculate Your Gross Profit and Gross Margin
When measuring the profitability and sustainability of your company, you need to know your gross profit and its margin.
by Devin Pickell
11 Best Accounting Software in India for 2023
With digital transformation at the core of India’s workforce today, modern technology has brought game-changing software solutions to the accounting world.
by Tanuja Bahirat
What Is Accrual Accounting? How It Works, Pros, and Cons
In 1916, a new form of accounting revolutionized the way we work.
by G2 Staff
Introducing the Returns Management Category on G2
It’s safe to say that almost everyone has returned a product that they bought, either in-store or online. The reason for the return isn’t relevant—maybe a shirt didn’t fit, a toy arrived damaged, or they just decided they didn’t want the merchandise anymore. Whatever the reason, the retailer or manufacturer needs to have the proper return infrastructure in place to process and track these returns, ensuring that inventory is replenished or updated, and the customer receives a replacement product or a refund or credit is issued.
by Nathan Calabrese
What Is a General Ledger (GL) and Why Does Every Company Need One?
Any organization with an inflow and outflow of funds (debits and credits)—income, donations, depreciation, or expenses—needs to record and track these transactions. The goal is to prepare the company’s financial statements and hence, gain insight into the financial status.
by Nathan Calabrese
Some Well Known (and Lesser Known) Facts About GAAP
I’m sure many people have heard the term GAAP used in one conversation or another, but unless you are a seasoned accounting or finance professional, you might know little about these important regulations, besides what the acronym stands for.
by Nathan Calabrese
22 Basic Accounting Terms Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
It takes a lot to run a business.
by Mary Clare Novak
2021 Trends in Accounting and Finance
This post is part of G2's 2021 digital trends series. Read more about G2’s perspective on digital transformation trends in an introduction from Michael Fauscette, G2's chief research officer and Tom Pringle, VP, market research, and additional coverage on trends identified by G2’s analysts.
by Nathan Calabrese
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Accounting
Accounting is one of the most important, yet daunting and expensive departments in almost all companies.
Accountants oversee all financial operations of a business to help it run smoothly and efficiently. These include preparing and analyzing financial statements (e.g., cash flow, income statement, balance sheet), paying taxes on time, and maintaining the companies’ general ledger (GL). All these tasks require a great deal of human interaction that takes time and money; no matter how careful an employee may be, there is always the chance for human error, which could snowball and lead to devastating financial results in the future.
by Nathan Calabrese
The Importance of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation
The phrase “time is money” has never been more true than it is now.
by Nathan Calabrese
Key Components of Accounting Automation
No matter how dry or stale people think accounting and finance is, these functions are vital to the health of any company. Felipe Torres, a financial analyst at G2, further explains that finance and accounting functions “...help us prepare for the future and drive strategies that ensure we're maximizing our potential.”
by Nathan Calabrese
Financial Forecasting: The Crystal Ball of Your Business
With the power of math and hindsight, you no longer need to sell your soul to demonic forces in order to predict the future.
by Piper Thomson
What Is a Current Ratio? (+ The Current Ratio Formula)
No matter what sort of business you operate, it’s always a bad feeling to run out of cash.
by Mara Calvello
13 Accounting Principles Essential to Financial Accounting
Financial accounting is no easy subject to unpack.
by Rob Browne
What Is Cash Basis Accounting? (+When You Should Use It)
The products and services your company provides are your lifeblood.
by Rob Browne
What Is Cost of Debt? (+How To Calculate It)
Spontaneity makes life fun and interesting, but when it comes to finance, whims aren’t so great.
by Maddie Rehayem
Share to Grow: Why and How Companies Use Equity Capital
It takes a village to raise a child, and it often takes stockholders to lift a company off the ground.
by Maddie Rehayem
Using Project Portfolio Management (PPM) to Determine Value
A portfolio is a collection of your best work, put forth in the hopes of making a positive impression.
by Grace Pinegar
Accounting Software Basics (+ Some Key Features to Look For)
Most business owners know that accounting is one of the most important aspects of running a company.
by Devin Pickell
What Is Debt to Equity Ratio and How Do You Calculate It?
The goal of the debt to equity ratio is to provide interested parties with a number representing how risky a company’s current financial position is.
by Patrick Szakiel
Accounting Software Glossary Terms
Payroll management is an administrative process that ensures employees are financially compensated for their work. Learn more about its types and benefits.
by Holly Landis
Accounting controls help businesses maintain financial integrity and accurate data. Learn about the types, benefits, and challenges of accounting controls.
by Alyssa Towns
Radio frequency identification technology (RFID) tracks and identifies objects, animals, or people using electromagnetic fields. Learn more about types.
by Sagar Joshi
A budget period is the particular time frame in which a business plans, implements, and evaluates its budgets. Learn more about its types and benefits.
by Sagar Joshi
An electronic signature, or e-signature, is a digital representation of a person's signature used to sign a document online. Learn about its benefits.
by Sagar Joshi
Bank reconciliation compares a company’s accounting records with corresponding bank statements. Learn more about its benefits and purpose.
by Sagar Joshi
Business-to-business, or B2B, describes a transaction between two business entities. Learn more about the types of B2B companies and their benefits.
by Whitney Rudeseal Peet
Cash accounting records finances by only recognizing cash transactions. Learn more about this bookkeeping method to see if it's the right fit for you.
by Harshita Tewari
Fiscal year-end is when a company’s 12-month accounting cycle comes to a close. Learn about its benefits and best practices.
by Kelly Fiorini
A closed account is an account that's been deactivated or terminated by the account holder or a counterparty. Learn more about how it works and its causes.
by Amanda Hahn-Peters
Accounting Software Discussions
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Question on: Sage Intacct
What is the best way to forecast revenue from different types of revenue streams?
We have clients that are charged differently based on a contract. They are charged based on portfolio size, they have a based rate and incentive rate. We are not sure how to properly forecast these in conjunction with portfolio size when the portfolio is not in Intacct, but reported on from a different department.
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Sounds like something you will need to analyze in excel by pulling in the various components for each portfolio.
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Hi Ashley,
There are a few tools listed in the Sage Intacct Marketplace that may help you with forecasting. You can find them here: https://marketplace.intacct.com/Marketplace?search=forecasting*
I hope this helps.
Gabriel
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As I answer every question asked by my kids - Very carefully! Suggest finding revenue drivers (eg, transactions, time, items) then multiple variable by expected rate you will charge (P x Q) to get projected revenue.
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Question on: Syspro
What is ERP?
Hi,
In a nutshell, ERP is a software product that helps companies manage most or all their operations, from front-office (sales, marketing), to the back office (accounting, HR, and payroll), and industry-specific activities such as procurement, manufacturing, wholesales, or professional services.
That being said, not all ERP systems offer all these features. Some specialize in manufacturing, others on distribution, or professional services.
Here are more details on ERP software: https://learn.g2.com/what-is-erp
I hope this helps.
Gabriel
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Question on: Rootstock Cloud ERP
I know many smaller users have deployed Rootstock but what about large manufacturers?
Large Manufacturers & Cloud ERP
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Rootstock is purpose-built for mid-market manufacturers ($15M-$1B) looking to streamline and scale manufacturing teams using one system and one data model. Another common use case scenario typical of larger manufacturers is a two-tier ERP strategy where they keep financial teams and corporate operations on a “corporate” ERP (1st tier) and are looking for stronger manufacturing operations capabilities with a manufacturing ERP such as Rootstock reporting from a facility or division scope (2nd tier).
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Large manufacturers, and in fact manufacturers of all sizes, are considering the cloud for everything from material requirements planning, inventory control and purchasing to accounting, quality and production control. Cloud ERP lets companies focus on delivering the customized products and services now in demand, not worry about the limitations of in-house IT, and scale their businesses quickly.
Cloud ERP providers, such as Rootstock Software, help large manufacturers update their manufacturing and distribution processes to react to rapidly changing requirements by providing configurable, scalable and adaptable cloud ERP solutions. Rootstock systems give these companies the flexibility they need to accommodate any workflow and implement the real-time, on demand collaboration so vital to global operations, add new capabilities and quickly address changing requirements. Rootstock provides state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution and supply chain apps that integrate “out of the box” with native sales and accounting apps. By providing manufacturers and distributors with the control and flexibility they need, Rootstock enables large manufacturers meet the challenges of rapidly changing markets while raising the total performance of their entire supply chain at reduced costs.
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Accounting Software Reports
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Accounting
Spring 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Accounting
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Accounting
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Accounting
Spring 2026
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Accounting
Spring 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Accounting
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Accounting
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Accounting
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Accounting
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Accounting
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report