| Small business entrepreneurs will experiment with | | | | to download the software. Choosing |
| many different types of software -for business | | | | multi-currency QuickBooks does come with its |
| development, accounting, forms and templates, | | | | advantages and disadvantages. To begin, |
| and money management. | | | | QuickBooks Multi Currency does not come in a |
| Both Simply Accounting and QuickBooks will have | | | | Pro version. There is only the QuickBooks Multi |
| many features that are common to both. Its not | | | | Currency Premier Edition. The advantage here is |
| the common features that are required by the | | | | that the Premier Edition comes with a 3-user |
| researcher for decision making purposes, but the | | | | license. The disadvantage is that the software is |
| differences between the software are required to | | | | much more expensive than the Pro version. |
| select which is suitable. For this article, both Pro | | | | Upgrades.Simply accounting upgrades from an old |
| versions are discussed, with occasional reference | | | | version to the current version can be almost |
| to other named versions. | | | | hassle free. With the exception of Simply First |
| Multi Currency.For international companies, and | | | | Stage, the multi-currency functions of all versions |
| companies in the US and Canada that transacts | | | | will upgrade with no problems. However, Office XP |
| business in more than one currency, having a | | | | may present some problems. Older versions of |
| software which is compatible with more than one | | | | Simply Accounting may not upgrade to newer |
| currency is desirable. | | | | versions that require Windows 2003 or Windows |
| With Simply Accounting, the Pro version comes | | | | 2007 Office software. Windows 97 Word or Excel |
| with two(2) currencies built in. Other versions | | | | may need to be upgraded. The major problem of |
| have unlimited currencies capabilities, with the | | | | upgrades for QuickBooks is only with the multi |
| exception of the First Stage version, which only | | | | currency edition. Once the accounting has started |
| caters for one base currency. | | | | with the Multi-Currency edition, there is no |
| QuickBooks Pro version purchased in store or | | | | automatic upgrade to a single currency |
| online, only caters for one base currency only. For | | | | QuickBooks version. Forcing the upgrade will result |
| business that requires two currencies, QuickBooks | | | | in the elimination of details and transactions of the |
| sales must be called, and they will email you a link | | | | currency not marked as the base currency. |