Still using a previous version of Simply Accounting? You'll be amazed at all the features and enhancements we've added over the past few years. Check out the list below to see what you're missing. Now is a great time to upgrade to Simply Accounting 2008 and get everything you see here and more!
| Simply Accounting 2004 Added |
Simply Accounting 2005 Added | Simply Accounting 2006 Added | Simply Accounting 2007 Added | New in Simply Accounting 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New user interface | Enhanced reporting – more customization & report grouping | Home Window Enhancements | One-step reversals | Home Screen Redesign |
| Enhanced search capabilities | English/French switch on-the-fly | Display .JPEG and .GIF images of inventory items | Extended field lengths | New Database |
| Lookup and adjustments in payments and receipts | Filter adjusting entries from the GL report | New simplified account reconciliation | Bilingual data entry | Report Enhancements |
| Income statement with gross profit | Simple form designer tool | Simply Accounting easy Align cheqeus | One-step correction of common errors | Ability to work in 2 fiscal years at a time |
| Date-sensitive inventory reports | Budget report | Re-organized menus and settings | Report Centre | Full 7 years of historical data |
| Financial statements (with formulas) directly launched into Microsoft Excel | Key Performance Indicators | Larger Payroll Cheque window | Common language date ranges for reports | Transfer Money Journal |
| Account Reconciliation reports as of bank statement date | Improved new company setup wizard | Enhancements to the Simply Form Designer | Centralized access to report options | Visual feedback when completing transactions |
| Redesigned Account Reconciliation | Use additional information fields as reminders | Improved backup feature | Re-designed setup procedure | Show invoice subtotal amount in the sales window |
| Prepaid orders | Display company name in home window | Improved company setup wizard | Centralized access to system settings | Show PAID on invoice when invoice has been paid |
| Ability to lock dates to prevent accidental posting to an earlier period | One-step project allocation | More flexibility when preparing Relevé 1 (RL-1) forms | Automated backups and backup verification | Show invoice date in payments and receipts |
| Credit cards can now be used to pay outstanding invoices | Deposit slips | Clear payroll details for selected employees | Identification of mandatory fields | Store project details for multiple years |
| Credit card receipts/payments can now be linked to bank accounts | More income & deduction fields | New “tree views” for all selection lists | Open Simply Accounting reports in Microsoft® Excel | Muli-user |
| Import sales invoices | Remittance report | Import/export wizard | New User Guide | Role-based security settings |
| Easier data entry for project costing | Payroll deduction report | Ability to sort account reconciliation details by entry order | Learning Centre | Serialized inventory |
| Increased part number length | Enhanced payroll detail report | Option to add page breaks in the Transaction by Account report | Improved help index | And more... |
| More user-definable employer expense accounts in payroll | Print plain paper T4s and R1s | Company name shown in every screen | Natural Language Help search | |
| Track employee entitlements, like sick days or leave of absence | Improved ROE | More data file details displayed in file properties | 2-stub payroll form | |
| Multiple price lists in Inventory – Pro | Piece rate in payroll | Improved warnings for terminated employees | Link a salesperson to a customer record | |
| And more… | Display and print alphanumeric dates | Enhanced importing into the general journal | Print incomplete T4 and RL-1 slip | |
| Simply Accounting Mobile - integration with Pocket PC devices – Pro & Premium versions | Bank account transaction reports – Pro & Premium versions | Customize tabbing order in transaction windows | ||
| Integration with Microsoft Outlook – Pro & Premium versions | Powerful data search capability – Pro & Premium versions | Calculate vacation pay on released vacation | ||
| Departmental balance sheet and trial balance – Pro & Premium versions | Integrates with ACT! Contact and Customer Manager – Pro & Premium versions | Remove items from the Batch Printing list | ||
| Job costing on time slips – Pro & Premium versions | Detailed project budgeting – Pro & Premium versions | Merge duplicate customer and vendor records | ||
| My Business tab in home window – Pro & Premium versions | Invoice templates – Pro & Premium versions | Export records in Simply Accounting format | ||
| Company consolidations – Premium version | Multiple inventory locations – Premium version | Print T4 summary form | ||
| Customizable and expandable chart of accounts – Premium version | Detailed financial history reporting as of any date – Premium version | Improved integration with Microsoft® Office | ||
| Industry-specific reports & terminology – Premium version | Enhanced financial reporting – Premium version | Customize the columns in reports | ||
| And more… | And more. . . | Packing Slips | ||
| Price discounts on sales invoices | ||||
| Multiple ship-to addresses for customers | ||||
| User definable inventory categories | ||||
| First-In, First-Out (FIFO) inventory costing |
