I used Quicken for many years very happily. My accountant at the time recommended and used it and all was great. Then my accountant retired and his replacement more or less demanded I switch to Quickbooks 5 years ago. I have been very sorry I did so. I can no longer get the simple, understandable reports Quicken gave me. Even though my accountant set up memorized reports, they are much more complex than I can use. I think Quickbooks is fine if you need to track accounts payable/receivable, multiple income streams or depreciate equipment like a factory. But if you, like me, are based on "money in/money out" then it is a bloated,turgid mess.
