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    See how moving your accounting from spreadsheets to Zoho Books can benefit your business

    Almost every business that exists today began its accounting using a spreadsheet program like Excel. When your business grows bigger, so does its financial data, and spreadsheets have shortcomings when it comes to handling large data sets. See how Zoho Books helps overcome a spreadsheet's disadvantages.

    Disadvantages of Excel Spreadsheets for Accounting & Bookkeeping - Zoho Books
    Spreadsheet Alternative for Small Business Accounting - Zoho Books

    What are the difficulties in using spreadsheets?

    How Zoho Books overcomes these difficulties

    Problem
    Solution
    Problem

    Spreadsheets don't make complexity easy

    Spreadsheets are not user-friendly when it comes to complex data. Working with finances in spreadsheets requires a lot of skill with numbers, and it's time-consuming because spreadsheets have little or no automation built into them.

    Solution

    Zoho Books is an easy-to-use accounting app

    Zoho Books is easy to use and doesn't require you to have any previous experience with programming or mathematical calculations. It displays all of your financial information in a simple format and offers automation features to save you plenty of time.

    Problem

    Spreadsheets are error-prone

    A spreadsheet gives no guarantee against errors. When you're working on important accounting tasks, human errors and incorrect data entry can jeopardize the accuracy of crucial business data.

    Solution

    Zoho Books reduces errors

    Zoho Books minimizes the need to enter data manually, thereby reducing the probability of errors. It also offers transaction approval workflows that eliminate paper approvals while allowing you to verify transactions before sending them out.

    Problem

    Spreadsheets do not preserve data integrity

    Spreadhseets are not best suited to preserve data integrity. Most of the data is entered manually in a spreadsheet. When working with sensitive data, misentering numbers or data manipulation by unauthorised users will result in compromised data integrity.

    Solution

    Zoho Books preserves data integrity

    Zoho Books preserves data integrity. It has access control and audit trails to provide you with full command over your business data. You get to decide who can access and manipulate sensitive data. Reduced human intervention and manual data entry helps you keep data consistent across your platform and maintain data integrity.

    Problem

    Spreadsheets cannot be integrated easily

    Integrating spreadsheets with other business applications is a cumbersome process. As your business data grows too large to handle in a spreadsheet alone, integrating with other applications becomes essential. Most spreadsheet software do not support direct integration without involving third party applications' support.

    Solution

    Zoho Books allows for integrations

    Zoho Books can be integrated with other business applications to let you access and work with your data from a single place. Integrations are available with Zoho People, Zoho CRM, Zoho Projects, Zoho Reports, and more.

    Problem

    Spreadsheet data is difficult to turn into reports

    Generating reports with spreadsheets is not an easy task. You have to consolidate your data manually and enter formulas to create the reports you need. Spreadsheets also make it difficult to filter and sort reports according to your convenience.

    Solution

    Zoho Books has top-notch reports

    Zoho Books automatically generates professional reports to convey your information in the clearest way. Audit trails and activity log reports let you see the changes that have been made to your transactions and weed out fraud, which is way beyond the capability of a normal spreadsheet. You can also customize reports by filtering and sorting them to your liking.

    Problem

    Spreadsheets don't protect you against data loss

    It is difficult to get back data that is accidentally overwritten or deleted from a spreadsheet. Losing important financial data can be catastrophic. Spreadsheets do not offer the kind of protection that financial information deserves.

    Solution

    Zoho Books minimizes data loss

    With cloud storage, accidental erasure is no longer a worry. Zoho Books stores all your financial data in the cloud, where you can easily restore it, so you never even have to think about data loss.

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