ZAP vs Quickbooks
Basic Bookkeeping for Tax/Financial Accounting

At ZAP Accounting Software we offer a suite of bookkeeping and accounting "software solutions" in modules which are functionally similar to but operationally very different from Intuit and all other minor Accounting Software players.

Our "software modules" are stand alone Google Sheet Templates. You make copies of them for free and use them in the privacy of your own Google Drive for the most private, decentralized, cloud based bookkeeping solution possible. This is paradigm busting news and it's actually a bit hard on Bill Gates and Silicon Valley too.

We are the only major vendor to come to market with stand along spreadsheet templates as opposed to lesser desirable database solutions.

We are the only major vendor to offer a Spreadsheet Template Based Bookkeeping Solution with a fully integrated and dynamic Balance Sheet.

We are the only major vendor that designed our software to enable users to enter positive and negative values on the front end as opposed to the dogma of debits and credits, an unnecessary encumbrance for data entry in a digital age.

We are the only major vendor who created a 6 Box Model for Accounting Systems to help all levels of users understand their own needs, our offerings and those of others in a more transparent fashion.

What we have to offer is so unique, it's off the mental reservation for most right now, at a cost that can't be beat.

Our Templates are FREE to all for LIFE because we work for Tips.

The diagram below is a side by side comparison of our Bookkeeping Module and Intuit's Quickbooks.

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Seeing is Believing.

It'll happen so quick you won't have time to think.

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Databases have never been the correct solution for Bookkeeping and Accounting.

It's about technical issues that most without programming background have misunderstood for decades.

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Try to save a bunch of numbers with decimal points in a database and see what problems arise.

Try to make copies of data in different places and see how problematic things can become.

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Spreadsheets do NOT have any of these programmatic issues. They do present other challenges, but when all things are considered, they are the right tool for the right job, and always will be.

Everything that was done in this Spreadsheet Template Solution could have been done in the early 1990's. The problem? There was no money it . How many other digital solutions are we consuming today that really have been the second best thing sitting in plain view for over 30 years...

Welcome to a New Age in Small Business Accounting

The Age of Balance Sheet Understanding has Now Commenced!!

It's Fast...

A month's worth of Credit Card Transactions can be manually downloaded from a banking institution, categorized and crosschecked with statement data and the Balance Sheet in 5 minutes.

Ten minutes if you are getting side tracked.

The same for a checking account too.

The Quickbooks folks who have everything setup correctly may say theirs is equally as fast. The real problem with Quickbooks comes in when there are data burbs or farts. Tracking those down and troubleshooting can be an impossibility for most, where as ZAP is full open source and fully transparent.

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It's BULLET PROOF...

This system was built to be bullet proof.

Unlike other accounting software, the user can totally foobar the interface and they can totally foobar their data. BUT who cares...

The file can be restored easily given it's being backed up in real time and the cross check systems provided by the statements and the Balance Sheet, along with four other data integrity tools make finding errors child's play.

It takes a Pro 20 to 40 minutes to setup a new file.

Users can become educated in 30-60 minutes and really proficient after 3 to 4 cycles of bookkeeping, which could be practiced in under 2 hours.


It's FREE FOR LIFE & VERY PRIVATE !!

What's better than a Cloud Based Spreadsheet with a Transparent Balance Sheet??

This template, along with all others are FREE and no User Account is Required for Download.

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They are free of structured data silos.

No user names or accounts are required for downloading the Templates.

No upfront costs or ongoing fees.

No more eaves dropping from Software Vendors.

This is Decentralized Software with the Users Privacy our greatest interest.

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This is as private as it can get in the Cloud, and if that's not private enough, use the spreadsheet templates as a guide to create your own more private.


We are supported by voluntary donations and voluntary licensing agreements.


Welcome to a new Computing Paradigm and Welcome to a New Age for Small Business Accounting.


Other Facts, Features & Key Beliefs

Facts and Features

Demo Data - The Template comes with 1 years worth of Demo Data in it. We provide a faux banking website with that same data for training and education for those without an existing small business to learn with.

Faux Banking Website for Education, Training and Simulation - We provide a faux banking website with the demo data in it for training and education.

Tools To Create your own Faux Banking Website and Demo Data for Education, Training and Simulation - We provide a suite of tools that enables you to quickly generate a year's worth of demo data and corresponding bank statements so you can create your own training program that is industry specific for your own needs.

Transaction Generator - We provide a software tool we refer to as a "Transaction Generator" that enables a user to enter Master Transactions with variable parameters that can be executed to generate massive volumes of data transactions for Education and Training in a matter of seconds. This makes business and commercial life simulation a breeze!

Positive and Negative Values vs Debits and Credits - The initial offering uses Positive and Negative Values on the front end because that is in the best educational interest of Small Business People. Ignoring the Dogma that is Debits and Credits has been a huge hit that is skyrocketing as we speak...

One of over 18 Templates -- This is only one of over 18 templates that are part of our 6 Box Model for Accounting Systems.

We have a LOT more to offer than just a Bookkeeping Module.


Key Beliefs

An Isolated Bookkeeping Module - We believe the Bookkeeping Module for Tax Accounting for a Small Business should be digitally separate from ALL OTHER SYSTEMS. There is zero benefit in connecting it with any other systems. Thus a switch to ZAP's Bookkeeping Module should not interrupt any other systems. Even better, it can be run in parallel with anything currently in play until unsure users are on their way. That's why it's such a great place to start.

Multiple Monitors - All Small Business People should be working on computes with multiple monitors and an external mouse whenever possible.

CPA Involvement - All Small Business People should have an affordable and ZAP educated CPA file their taxes. It just makes sense once the entire Taxation System is understood properly.


For more on ZAP Accounting Software please visit the Home Page and the Orientation Process Menu found at https://www.zap-accounting-software.com/