Apps Apps Apps - Q3 2022
Adding the right applications to your business can streamline operations, create efficient processes and save you time and money. But where to start? There are 1,000’s of applications out there, many solving the same or similar issues. Each month, we research, trial, and review dozens of applications; constantly searching for the ideal solutions for our clients. We have an internal rule that any application we recommend must solve at least three problems.
Each quarter, members of the MATAX team pick their favorite. Here are the selections for this quarter.
Cheng's Pick:
Gusto Expenses
If you are already using Gusto for payroll or contractor payments, Plus and Premium customers can also use Gusto to reimburse contractors and employees using the Expense features. (If you don't see this feature, you can upgrade your plan to get access to the Expense features.)
Allows users to use one app to pay employees and contractors and manage expense reimbursements.
Payroll administrators can add one-time expense reimbursements for employees or approve/decline submitted expenses for employees/contractors.
Simple review and approval process.
Integrates with Xero.
Plus = $80/mo plus $12/mo per person
Premium = Contact Gusto for exclusive pricing
Dan's Picks:
Google Drive for Desktop
If you or your organization uses Google Drive for file storage & file management, Google Drive for Desktop is a must to improve and streamline your file organization & search-ability. Using Google Drive for Desktop employs your Google Drive folders into your Mac or PC's internal file structure while keeping the files in the cloud. This makes moving files from your personal computer file structure into the cloud so easy since it's all in the same place. Additionally, being able to search for all your files from the same base location & not needing a Google Drive web page open does wonders for productivity when needing to access relevant files to work on a project.
Pricing: Software is Free; cloud storage is available depending on your subscription tier
A2X
A powerful accounting integration for an e-commerce business to have in their toolbox. For sellers on Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Etsy - A2X automatically posts all sales data to the accounting platform and makes reconciliation a breeze. No longer are manual entries needed to record details for sales, shipping revenue, refunds, discounts, and complex merchant fee structures.
A2X also offers an easy automated solution for e-commerce businesses to record cost of goods sold from inventory in real-time per payout. This feature is best suited for businesses that sell a small variation of items with consistent costs per item. The more advanced your inventory structure is, the better a specialized inventory integration will be such as Skubana or Locate.
A2X helps you by:
Saving time via automatic entries
Improving data granularity with postings by payout and date (as opposed to monthly or weekly sales summaries)
Eliminating human error by integrating the accounting platform right into your sales channels
Pricing: $19.99/mo - $149.99/mo
For demos of these apps or additional info about discounts and extended trials, please reach out admin@mataxhq.com.