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QuickBooks 2012 - Detailed Software Comparison

	SimpleStart	Pro	Premier
Features
Multiple Companies
60 Day Money Back Guarantee
Runs on Windows 7 (all versions except Basic + Starter, 32+64bit)
QuickBooks Calendar. Daily/weekly or monthly view of everyday tasks	N/A	NEW	NEW
Customer snapshot. View customer details, recent transactions + graphs.	N/A	NEW	NEW
Compatible with eZ Bank Import	N/A	NEW	NEW
Payment snahpshot. View money outstanding with relevant reports.	N/A	NEW	NEW
Compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2010
Webmail Integration (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc)	N/A	NEW	NEW

Easily Get Started
Free QuickBooks Support Included on first time purchase	New users 1 Year Free	New users 1 Year Free	New users 1 Year Free
Express start-up interview to get you up & running right away		IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Chart of Accounts customised for your industry
QuickStart Centre - common task tutorials	N/A	NEW	NEW
Help and live community	N/A

Organise and Complete Everyday Tasks
Easily print cheques, record bills & track expenses
Record Supplier Invoices (bills), set due dates & print remittance advice	N/A
Create Quotations, Invoices, Sales Receiptes & Credit Notes
Create Customer Invoice in batch	N/A	NEW	NEW
Create professional-looking forms with tools to customize
Email forms as PDF's
Enter batch timesheets for jobs	N/A	NEW	NEW
Sort by data type on bank reconciliation window
Manage outstanding money with the Customer Collection Centre	N/A	NEW	NEW
Progress Invoicing and automatic recharge of expenses	N/A
Customer and Supplier Centres: contact and transaction history in one place	N/A
History Pane in forms. View recent transactions + contact info on related transactions	N/A	NEW	NEW
Report Centre - Set favourites & add reports to a "Recently Viewed" list.	N/A
Duplicate sales and purchases transactions and list items	N/A
Add/Edit multiple list entries (Items, Accounts, Customers & Suppliers)	N/A	NEW	NEW
Set Discounts/credits on Customer payment+bill payment screen's	N/A

Manage Products and Services
Track Stock, set reorder points & create Purchase Orders	N/A
Adjust Stock by Qty, Value or both with added search function	N/A	IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Customisable columns for lists
Create delivery notes and shipping labels	N/A
Create multiple delivery addresses for you customers
Units of measure - buys, sell stock in different units	N/A	N/A
Store manufacturers part numbers on items	N/A	;
Sales Order fullfilment worksheet	N/A	N/A	NEW
Create Sales Orders from quotes	N/A	N/A
Generate Purchase Orders from quotes	N/A
Generate Purchase Orders from Sales Orders	N/A	N/A
Easily set prices and determine discounts by customer or job	N/A	N/A
Build and Track inventory Assembblies to Finished Goods	N/A	N/A	IMPROVED

Manage Your Business
Quick F3 search function accross all QuickBooks transactions	N/A	NEW	NEW
Track Bank and Credit Card Accounts
Customisable reports and graphs	14 Basic Reports	100 Basic Reports	135 Basic Reports
Report Centre	N/A	IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Email Reports and export to Excel	N/A
Import & Export to and from Word, Excel files	N/A
Class tracking	N/A
Job costing. Track costs per customer on money in & money out.	N/A
Update Quickbooks reports from Excel without having to open QuickBooks	N/A	NEW	NEW
Set billing rates by employee, customer/client, position or service	N/A
Cash Flow Projections	N/A
Create a Budget	N/A
6 week Sales forecast	N/A	N/A
Accountant can make changes whilst you still work (Accountants copy)	N/A
Easy file send to Accountant	N/A
Import Accounts' changes	N/A
Create and export accountants changes for client	N/A	N/A
Company Snapsho shows key performance indicators for you business	N/A	IMPROVED	IMPROVED

Trade in Mulitple Currencies
Invoice templates show home and foreign currency totals	N/A
Download currency exchange rates	N/A
Create Summary Reports in home and foreign values	N/A
Support for over 140 currencies	N/A
Exchange rate history calendar	N/A
Set multiple foreign sales prices for items	N/A
Default VAT Codes used to ensure correct VAT calc	N/A
Credit memo exhange rates automatically change to match Invoice exchange rates	N/A

VAT Management
Automatically saves VAT reports during filing as PDFs for easy audit protection
Report VAT liability on a Cash (payment) basis
Report VAT liability on a Accrual (invoice) basis	N/A
Daily Sales Book Report (Show net, VAT, Gross totals)
VAT 201 Return
Automatically adjusts VAT amounts for early payment discounts	N/A
VAT Centre for easy access to common VAT tasks	N/A
VAT Setup Wizard to change/add new VAT rates	N/A

Accountant Specific Tools
Audit Trail
Open a second company. Having two company files open simultaneously	N/A	N/A	NEW
Split a blance sheet by Class	N/A	N/A	NEW
Password Protected Closing Date	N/A
Auto Reverse of Journal entries	N/A	N/A
One Click Journal History	N/A	N/A
Adjusted TB, Adjusting Journal Entries Report	N/A	N/A
Financial Statement designer	N/A	N/A
Retained Earnings QuickZoom	N/A	N/A
Post journals directly to Retained Earnings	N/A	N/A
Toggle between different editions of QuickBooks	N/A	N/A
Account review	N/A	N/A

Optimised for Multiple Users and Locations
Sybase Database for better performance of large files
Set permissions levels to control user access	N/A
Hide/remove old company files from Company File Selection window	N/A	NEW	NEW
Multiple User Access (with purchase of additional copies)₁	N/A	Up to 5 licenses	Up to 30 licenses
Multiuser tools (backup and file locking)	N/A
QuickBooks Instant Messenger	N/A
Access your files from remote locations (Subscribe to WebEx for service. QB not conducive to remote server access)			1-year free

QuickBooks SimpleStart - for new and home based business

All the essential tools for new and home based businesses.
The simplest way to manage and track money going in and out of your business.

QuickBooks SimpleStart, Accounting Software

It’s easy to manage sales, expenses and customers when you do your company’s books with SimpleStart. SimpleStart has been designed specifically to address small business needs and help them through their first start-up year which is the most critical year. SimpleStart takes less than 15 minutes to set up and with the easy interactive audio tutorials; you are taken through each step of setting up your company.

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QuickBooks Pro - manage your business accounts simply and easily

Fast and easy financial management for small businesses.
Manage your business accounts simply and easily.

All the features of QuickBooks SimpleStart with advanced tools and customisation options to help boost efficiency and improve organisation.

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QuickBooks Premier - fast and easy advanced accounting

The fastest, most complete way to manage small business finance.
Fast and easy advanced accounting.

The next step up from QuickBooks pro, this comprehensive tool meets more specialised needs and gives greater insight to your client's business.

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Quick Payroll - manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs

Quickest and easiest way to manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs.
Quick Payroll is designed to meet the fast growing needs of dynamic South African SMEs.

It simply manages all aspects regarding payroll, including payroll calculations, leave registers, report writing, tax year-end, and more. Quick Payroll interfaces seamlessly with QuickBooks accounting software, which means your general ledger journals will automatically update.

Our solution automatically provides new tax law or statutory upgrades as they arise, keeping you on the payroll cutting edge. What is more, our Quick Payroll is so flexible; it can be used in any industry sector, injecting value into your company, employee and client relations across the board.

Quick Payroll Lite - manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs

Quickest and easiest way to manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs.

QuickBooks Payroll Lite, Payroll Software

Quick Payroll Lite is designed to meet the fast growing needs of dynamic South African SMEs. It simply manages all aspects regarding payroll, including payroll calculations, leave registers, report writing, tax year-end, and more. Quick Payroll Lite interfaces seamlessly with QuickBooks accounting software, which means your general ledger journals will automatically update.

Our solution automatically provides new tax law or statutory upgrades as they arise, keeping you on the payroll cutting edge. What is more, our Quick Payroll Lite is so flexible; it can be used in any industry sector, injecting value into your company, employee and client relations across the board.

Quick Payroll Startup - manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs

Quick Payroll Startup - for all your weekly and monthly payroll needs

Quickest and easiest way to manage all your weekly and monthly payroll needs.

QuickBooks Payroll Startup, Payroll Software

Quick Payroll Startup is designed to meet the fast growing needs of dynamic South African SMEs. It simply manages all aspects regarding payroll, including payroll calculations, leave registers, report writing, tax year-end, and more. Quick Payroll Startup interfaces seamlessly with QuickBooks accounting software, which means your general ledger journals will automatically update.

Our solution automatically provides new tax law or statutory upgrades as they arise, keeping you on the payroll cutting edge. What is more, our Quick Payroll Startup is so flexible; it can be used in any industry sector, injecting value into your company, employee and client relations across the board.