Did find this regarding the neatdesk scans....
I purchased the scanner to try it out before recommending it to clients (I don't like surprises). Overall, it's a good concept and a reasonable price.
Cons:
- scanning is slow. It takes about 2 minutes to scan an average sized receipt.
- integration with QB is marginal. While it does import transactions, it does them as Journal Entries. If you have purchases with multiple accounts on one receipt, it splits then into multiple transactions, making it difficult to reconcile your credit card statement.
- direct import into QB only allows you to select one debit account and one credit account per import.
- as far as I can tell, the data is stored in it's own database. This could be a pro or con.
Pros:
- it does store images of your receipts and allows you to search through the stored images. It would be great if you're trying to reduce the amount of paper you keep around.
- would work great for personal receipts and reducing the amount of filing required for personal expenses while still allowing you access to receipts if you need them.
- The software is pretty robust and allows you scan business cards and integrate with Outlook (haven't tried that) as well as scanning receipts and directly creating expense reports. That could be a big timesaver.
Conclusion:
While I was disappointed with the QuickBooks integration, I will use the scanner and software for personal expenses and will recommend it to clients who do a lot of expense reports. I forsee being able to rid my personal files of a lot of paper and going with the online images instead.
Next, I plan to look into PaperSave.com and see if it would be beneficial to any of my clients.