Unfortunately, many countries also have the market regulated and not very open. AFAIK, in Portugal accounting software needs to be certified and comes with some

Unfortunately, many countries also have the market regulated and not very open. AFAIK, in Portugal accounting software needs to be certified and comes with some connection to the tax authority for electronic transmission of reports (although this is optional). The certification process is complicated, and the accounting software on the market is all quite expensive. Everybody hires an accountant. My girlfriend works for a small business (6 employees) and they're paying 400 Euro/month for accounting.