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QuickXpense 
Software Review by Jeff Zubricky

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Expenses, Expenses, Expenses....

 Expenses are sometimes impossible to keep up with. I have a second job where my employer does not pay any of my business expenses, so it is imperative that I keep track of my expenses for tax purposes. 

You can loose many times the cost of this program with lost expenses, those you were going to write down but failed to document. I have been using this program to keep track of my expenses for a while now, and I have found it very handy, and easy to use. I enter my expenses every day into the program and this way I am always up to date. I print my expense reports once a week and file them for tax season. I will have all my records ready and in a form I will be able to use, no expenses written on napkins. 

What is included?

The program comes with a CD full of expense reports designs approved by many Fortune 500 companies. Your companies report may be included, and if not, you can submit your report to be formatted. The QuickXpense Template Library contains 35 templates that could fill your needs if you don’t have a company expense report. 
 
 

Setting Up 

You will begin setting up the program after it is installed by going through an interview process. The "Interview" is used to set the preferences and information needed to properly configure your reporting system. You answer basic questions like; "What is your company’s mileage reimbursement rate?". You will complete the process and you are ready to begin using QuickXpense. 

The Program

QuickXpense is a powerful and complete expense report program. You will be able to track and submit your expense reports like a pro. The box says "The Painless Way to Prepare Expense Reports, and it is. You may submit your report by printing it, save it to disk, FAX, e-mail, or submit it on a network. Complete control is one of the high points. 

Preparing your expense report is only part of what QuickXpense can do for you, it helps you keep track of your reports. This program will assist you from the beginning of an expense report to the end. Getting reimbursed is what you want, don’t you? You will be reminded when payments are due, and note any portion that was not paid. 

Security?

For those whom are security minded, you have the ability to "Password" protect a user file. This feature is hand when more than one person is using QuickXpense, you may keep this in mind when evaluating other software packages. 
 
 

Recommendations

If you have to fill out expense reports, I suggest you look into QuickXpense. 

 QuickXpense is available direct from Portable Software for $149.00 
 
 

    Portable Software 
    11400 SE 8th St., Suite 440 
    Bellevue, WA 98004 
    Phone: 1-800-478-7411 
    Web Site is http://www.xpense.com