Sage Simply Accounting 2012 - Important Changes

What's New in Sage Simply Accounting 2012 2012 New Features	Whats New In First Step Learn more	Whats New In Pro Learn more	Whats New In Premium Learn more	Whats New In Enterprise Learn more
Hide accounts with a zero balance on financial reports For reporting flexibility, select this new report option if you want to omit accounts with zero balances on balance sheets and income statements.	•	•	•	•
Print Check Log for previous year You can print and review Check Log reports for the previous year and verify check activity for the current and previous fiscal year.	•	•	•	•
Dashboard + Click to enlarge The Dashboard is a business management tool that allows you to monitor the health of your business by offering a variety of business data in one place. Instead of text-based reports, the Dashboard offers you a visual snapshot of your company's performance and activities that impact your company goals, so that you can make informed decisions in a timely manner. Widgets are individual graphs, charts, and lists in the Dashboard. Not only do they display information relevant to the success of small businesses, but some widgets have drill-down capabilities so that you can view reports related to these widgets. Read More		•	•	•
Show active records in Home Window listings The Home window displays both active and inactive records in the records list until you clear the box Include inactive … at the bottom of each list. The exclusion of inactive records from this list improves your work flow and analysis and enables you to view only the relevant active accounts, vendor, customers, employees, items and services, and projects in the Home Window listing.		•	•	•
Modify remittance transactions with the proper audit trail No matter where they are recorded, all transactions that affect remittances are now consistently tracked and reported in the Remittances journal and on the remittance report. The transactions in the Remittances journal can also be adjusted and any errors properly corrected.		•	•	•
Track and pay remittances using any payment method Sage Simply Accounting has expanded the number of payment methods you can record against a remittance payment. You can now record remittance payments made with cash, check, credit card, or direct deposit.		•	•	•
Improved Payroll Journal Window + Click to enlarge The changes to the payroll journal window increase the flexibility in the way you pay your employees and your overall efficiency. The improvements include: Employee hourly rates and piece rates are now displayed on the paycheck Print and post in one click		•	•	•
Improved Payroll Check Run Window¹ + Click to enlarge + Payroll Check Run 2:32 The redesigned window allows you to improve your work flow, pay employees quickly in the Payroll Check Run while withholding, tracking, and remitting source deductions and employer contributions. The improvements made include: Paycheck details are accessible from the Payroll Check Run Hours and salaries can be entered directly in the Payroll Check Run Employee hourly rates and piece rates are now displayed on the paycheck		•	•	Included
Calculate withholdings on payroll advances¹ To be compliant with federal and state tax regulations, this version of Sage Simply Accounting allows you to pay an employee an advance and have the appropriate withholding amounts automatically calculated and withheld from the advanced amount. If you are providing a payroll advance that is taxable, enter this amount in the Advances box in the payroll journal. If you are providing a loan that is not taxable, enter the amount in the Loans box. Existing payroll advances will be converted to non-taxable loans when you upgrade to this version of Sage Simply Accounting.		•	•	Included
Produce Project Income Statement Report² This new report shows how your business is doing, enabling you to make better business decisions. The report provides summary and detail views of project revenues and expenses. You can quickly analyze project data from multiple angles, produce graphs, and see a side-by-side comparison of projects for meaningful analysis.			•	•