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Simply Accounting by Sage for Microsoft Office Users provides an entry-level SMB accounting application that can handle multiple currencies and is available in English and Spanish in the United States, as well as in versions for the UK, Canada, French Canadian, South Africa and Asia. The system was formerly offered by ACCPAC, which was acquired by Sage, the makers of Peachtree and the MAS lines. The program is offered in Basic and Pro editions. The Basic Edition reviewed here is a singleuser-only application that includes GL, AP and AR capabilities, along with payroll, inventory, purchasing and job costing, and supports cash and accrual-basis methods. The more advanced Pro Edition includes time-based billing, EFT capabilities and other features. Simply Accounting Basic costs $49.99 for a single user. The Pro version costs $299 for a two-user system. Tax rates and program updates are available for $149 per year.
EASE OF USE/BASIC FUNCTIONALITY
Simply Accounting sports a redesigned home page that provides more simplified access to the system's primary features. Instead of traditional accounting terms such as AP and AR, the system offers large icons for these features with titles that should be a little friendlier to users with non-accounting backgrounds, such as Receipts, Purchase Invoices, Sales Invoices and Pay Vendor Invoices. Additionally, the system groups general tasks into categories that are also accessible via a row of tabs across the top of the screen that change the function icons in the page. These include General, Vendors & Purchases, Customers & Sales, Payroll, Inventory & Services, and Project.
Simply Business includes wizards that assist in setup of GL accounts, which can be done by following industryspecific...