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Product
Comparison Chart:
Accounting Software Packages*
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Multi
Express Business And Accounting
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ACCPAC
Plus Version 6.1
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QuickBooks
Pro Version 5.0
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*See Footnote 1
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*See Footnote 2
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ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE
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Quick entry for purchase order,
adjustment, and payment
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Advanced cheque management
for purchase orders
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Yes
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No
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No
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User specified aged balance
payable data
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Hold payment or forced payment
for invoices
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Fully utilizes the “Term
of payment” for discount automatically or user controllable
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Multiple cheque format and
multiple printer control
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
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Quick entry for invoice, adjustment,
and payment
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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User specified aged balance
receivable data
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Interest charge function and
report
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Multi-user upgrade
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Unlimited user id with per
function authorization and defaults
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Yes
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No
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No
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GENERAL
LEDGER
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Provide immediate details for
general ledger for previous year, last year, current year,
next year
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Yes
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No
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No
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Work on 2 fiscal years without
closing the ledgers
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Yes
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No
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No
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Transactions can be recalled
for reoccurrence posting or adjustment
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Yes
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No
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No
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Full account budgeting tools
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Yes
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Yes
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Limited
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Special posting allows you
to make adjustment to last year's general ledger
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Validation for non-current
fiscal year and fiscal period transaction
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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INVENTORY
CONTROL
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User defines costing method
by item: FIFO, LIFO, or averaging method
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Yes
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Yes
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?
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Unlimited cost and quantity
records for stock costing
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Physical count adjustment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Physical count adjustment audit
report
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Inventory evaluation report
provides the actual costs, replacement costs & quantities
of items
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Real time inventory control
update
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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SYSTEM
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Real-time updating of all business
and accounting functions
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Data integration protection
features
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Reports can be routed to printer
or display on screen
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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System password
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No
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3 Levels
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No
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ORDER
ENTRY
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Select item by item code
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Select item by item code, bar
code, and vendor item code from quick list
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Yes
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No
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No
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Handles cash, VISA, MasterCard,
American Express, cheques, etc.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Order Entry integrated with
accounts receivable
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Order Entry integrated with
accounts receivable in real time
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Real time credit limit check
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Accept multiple deposits and
payments
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Handles P.S.T., G.S.T., and
H.S.T.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Handles item discounts
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Item discounted by percentage
and amount
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Yes
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No
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No
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Provides invoice discount
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Yes
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No
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No
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From sales to financial statement
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Included
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Extra
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Included
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Handle quotations to orders
to invoice
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Yes
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No
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No
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Provide sales in-progress status
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Yes
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No
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No
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Capture all sales and cost
of goods sold for the income statement and the general ledger.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Handles both quantities and
cost of goods sold for presold items
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Yes
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?
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?
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Unlimited comment lines on
invoice
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Unlimited non-print internal
instructions on invoice
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Yes
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No
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No
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Add new item data to master
file while invoicing
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Add new customer data to master
file while invoicing
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Flexible month end cut-off
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Yes
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No
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?
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Allow back date sales and purchasing
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Yes
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Yes
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?
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Eliminate year-end closing
bottleneck in sales and purchasing
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Yes
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No
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No
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Recall sales transaction records
by customer code, telephone number, order number, and invoice
number
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Back order report by item
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Search back order by customer
code and order number
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Search back order by item code,
bar code, customer name, etc.
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Yes
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No
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No
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Provide immediate details from
sales to general ledger of purchases, sales, and cost of goods
sold in inventory updates
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Yes
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No
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No
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From sales apply credit note
to outstanding receivables
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Validate sales transaction
with general ledger fiscal period
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Yes
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No
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No
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PURCHASE
ORDER
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Handles purchase order with
partial stock receiving
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Add new vendor data to master
file while entering Purchase Order
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Add new item data to master
file while entering Purchase Order
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Unlimited comment lines on
purchase order
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Unlimited non-print internal
instructions on purchase order
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Yes
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No
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No
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Select item by vendor item
code
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Yes
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No
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No
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Select item by item code, bar
code, and vendor item code from quick list
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Yes
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No
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No
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Handles cash, VISA, MasterCard,
American Express, cheques, etc.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Purchase order integrated with
accounts payable
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Purchase order integrated with
accounts payable in real time
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Accept multiple deposits and
payments for purchasing
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Handles P.S.T., G.S.T., and
H.S.T.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Handles item discounts
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Item discounted by percentage
and amount
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Yes
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No
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No
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Provides purchase order discount
on invoice total
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Yes
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No
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No
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From stock receiving to financial
statement
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Included
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Extra
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Included
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Handle quotations to purchase
order to stock receiving
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Yes
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No
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No
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Provide purchase order in-progress
status
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Yes
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No
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No
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Unlimited comment lines on
purchase order
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Unlimited non-print internal
instructions on purchase order
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Yes
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No
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No
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Add new item data to master
file while purchasing
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Add new customer data to master
file while purchasing
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Flexible month end cut-off
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Yes
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No
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?
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Allow back date sales and purchasing
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Yes
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Yes
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?
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Eliminate year-end closing
bottleneck in sales and purchasing
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Yes
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No
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No
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Recall purchase order transaction
records by vendor code, telephone number, purchase order number,
and receive number
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Partial receive order report
by item
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Search partial receive order
by vendor code and purchase order number
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Search back order by item code,
bar code, vendor name, etc.
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Yes
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No
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No
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From purchases apply credit
note to outstanding payables
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Recall Purchase Order and stock
receiving for inquiry
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Inquiry for purchase history
by vendor, item, etc.
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Yes
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No
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No
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*
Footnote 1: ACCPAC Plus is a registered trade mark of ACCPAC
Inc. and its subsidiaries
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Footnote 2: QuickBooks Pro is a registered trademark of Intuit
Inc.
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