Now that it’s tax time, you may be thinking about how to get more organized for next year.  Here’s an idea: you can get a totally free version of Intuit’s popular QuickBooks software for your small business accounting and billing.  (Windows only)

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QuickBooks is the nation’s most popular small business accounting software.  If you’re self-employed, now is the time to get rid of those unorganized piles or misplaced emails, and set up a real system to keep track of all your clients and income.  Be aware that the Simple Start free version of QuickBooks has fewer features than the full-priced one.  You can’t track inventory or export data to Excel, for example.  But it handles the basics well – setting up accounts, generating invoices, and recording payments and expenses.  Presumably Intuit is offering free QuickBooks in the hope that you will want to upgrade to a paid version later.  But that’s strictly optional and they don’t bug you about it.