Business finance software is fast gaining popularity, especially in computerized financial planning systems. At the heart of a computerized financial planning system is a model that specifies the relationships relevant to the firm. A computerized financial planning system helps in preparing proforma financial statements, estimating the requirement of external funds, and calculating a variety of ratios. Such a system naturally offers a number of advantages. Once the model has been developed, the tedium of manual computations is eliminated with the help of business finance software. The circularity problem is easily tackled as the computer can quickly perform the required iterations. Finally, business finance software can be employed very conveniently to perform sensitivity analysis.

Thanks to the above advantages, the computerized financial planning system strengthens the firm