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Typical costs: 1  Intuit's QuickBooks costs $80-100 for QuickBooks Simple Start, for part-time companies or freelancers with simple bookkeeping needs; QuickBooks Pro 2007 for small businesses runs $165-$200 for one user; Q.
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