What makes IRIS openbooks so good?

IRIS openbooks is a quick and simple online bookkeeping system that any business can use.

At Presland & Co Online, we identified a significant gap in how small businesses were keeping their accounting records. We saw that the methods used started with basic handwritten books, progressed through simple computer spreadsheets and then leapt on to accounting software, such as Sage or Quickbooks.

All these methods work to a certain extent, and they can be ideal. Both the pieces of software mentioned are exceptionally good at what they do, but for many people, they simply do too much and seem daunting to use. This showed us that there was a huge leap from spreadsheets to those sophisticated systems.

With IRIS openbooks, we set out to create a solution that was simple to use, but which also incorporated many of the benefits of the more complex packages. We believe we have achieved that.

However, we did not want to leave businesses stuck when they grew. By its very nature, a simple system could become limiting to an expanding business. To solve this, we have included a whole range of features that would normally be found in the high-end systems, such as audit trails, VAT reports and balance sheets. They are available to all users, but do not detract from the ease of use that we were aiming for.

What's more, by bringing IRIS openbooks online we have been able to take advantage of all the benefits that offers – including instant software updates, no installation and data security. In addition, compatibility with both Macs and PCs enables records to be accessed from any computer, anywhere, at any time.