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Entrepreneur vs. regular Simply

Last post 09-07-2008 9:55 AM by Michael. 2 replies.
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  • 09-06-2008 11:34 PM

    Entrepreneur vs. regular Simply

    I help a friend with the books for their company (corporation).  They are currently using Quickbooks (which I do not like - I'm an accountant and have seen way too many clients mess up their books badly in QB by not knowing what they're doing!).  They asked me to buy them a copy of Simply and help them switch over.

    I saw the 'Entrepreneur' version as I was looking, and since it is so much cheaper I wanted to check it out to see if it would work for them.  From what I can tell, it seems like they could get by with this version.  The only differences that I see that might affect us are:  only two years of history kept rather than 7 - when they send their year-end to the accountant they do double backups of that year which they keep forever anyway, so I don't think this would be a really big deal; no payroll module - the husband & wife are the only employees and they take a constant $2,000/month or whatever payroll each so the remittance amounts only ever change twice a year and they've been entering this as a regular journal entry anyway, so this wouldn't be a problem.

     Am I missing anything?  The program still handles GST the same as the 'regular' Simply?  Does it look the same as the regular version?

    Thanks for the help - I'd love to be able to save them $120 if they really don't need the more expensive version.  They only do work for one company, and there's no complicated billing items or anything. 

  • 09-07-2008 2:02 AM In reply to

    Re: Entrepreneur vs. regular Simply

    Hi there:  The only thing I know about Entrepreneur is what I read on this forum.  Check the Chart of Accounts if possible to see what exactly they offer.  Apparently you cannot open a new account in this version.  You can go to an existing account and change the name from what I understand but you can't open any new accounts.    Rita Deering

  • 09-07-2008 9:55 AM In reply to

    Re: Entrepreneur vs. regular Simply

    The best thing to do is download the 60 days free trial and see which version is the most appropriate.  You can also see the Which Product page or the Compare Products page.  BTW Entrepreneur is listed at $49.99 while Simply 2008 is at $149.99 ergo saving is $100.00.
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