Some tips for using Simply Accounting

Simply Accounting 2008 uses an entirely new database "engine" which should offer better perfomance with large databases and greater stability, particularly on networks. Of course, such a change brings a number of issues whcih have been addresses in Simply by Sage's Knowledgebase. Here are some of the common ones, with links to the Sage Knowledgebase:

Since Simply needs to use the internet to get updates, issues with firewalls can occur: Answer 21520

Moving Simply Data to a New Computer: Answer 21882

What the new MySQL database means to you: Answer 21879

Other Frequently Asked Questions: Answer 21878

On January 1, 2008, the GST rate will drop to 5%. Here are two ways of dealing with this:

Sage's method: change the existing rate structure .

BCC's method: add new codes to allow for late Payables invoices with the old rate.

Using the inventory module to speed up invoice entry and reduce errors.