HelloThat would depend on how accurate the data is entered. Sometimes it takes more time correcting inaccurate entries (for example if invoices are posted to incorrect nominal accounts (wrong expense accounts etc) than it does to prepare accounts from prime entry records. The best thing to do would be to talk with your accountant first to discuss what kind of software would be best for your business and agree the best and most accurate way the date could be entered in the format that an accountant would require.
      Answer1:Tons of time. As a matter of fact, a savvy accountant will reject a client who brings in a box of crap.The best recommendation is to hook the clients up with a capable per diem bookkeeper.