... me one of the templates of VT accounts - pref. the sole trader template or small co. template? I don't need any of the other parts or the upgrades and support etc hence I don't want to purchase, just could do with a VT template so that I can use as a base to build my own customised program. Just started out. I will pay for this i.e. BACS.
This would be very much appreciated. Many thanks.
email : TAXWISE @ HOTMAIL.CO.UK
Richard Ryder
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you have more time when you strart..
but dont be tempted to breach copyright laws or others to do the same
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Richard,
The respondents have not been pompus from what I have read, they have offered you their help and advise.
I find your reply to be a very aggressive and pompus one, I really do hope NO ONE offers you any help if this is your manner!
Well done for having created a ‘perfect’ accounting package, now how very pompus is that offering such an inflated opinion.
I hope you find my posting unhelpful, it’s a shame that you are such a child and have thrown the help offered thus far back in the faces of those kind enough to take the time to reply and then to call them names, I happen to be a businessman who from time to time uses this forum and I can assure you, you would be the last accountant on my list with such an arrogant and inflated opinion of yourself, I would most definitely contact one of those on here who have tried to help you as they are obviously approachable and that’s number one on the list for us businessmen, so please don’t assume we think accountants are pompus when that’s your view!
What are you using as the underlying program?
Access, Excel, Word?
I can't help you with the template - because I don't have it - but user forms in VBA are relatively easy once you get the hang of them. If you have VBA knowledge already then a little time with a slightly more advanced "teach yourself VBA" is more likely to get you there.
Sorry, not much help but there you go
VT Software reply
I would just like to point out that anyone who gives a copy of one of our templates to another person is in breach of copyright.
The macros in VT are contained in an add-in program and not in the templates themselves. It is not possible to access the source code for the add-in.
We have tried to keep the templates as simple as possible, but if you want a more sophisticated (complicated?) format it is possible to design your own templates for use with the VT add-in and take advantage of all features such as automatic note numbering, auto switch from profit to loss etc.
For your info Richard, all note number cells in a VT template are given a unique name beginning Note_. After AutoHide has been re-evaluated a macro examines each of these cells to see if they are on a visible row. Sequential numbers are then inserted into the relevant note number cells.
The above methodology is largely hidden from the user. The names in a pre-formatted template are already set up, and for a custom template one just chooses the Insert Note Number command.
Philip Hodgson
VT Software
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Richard,
I think VT have templates on their site.
VT is not expensive to buy and far less hastle than doing your own!
notwithstanding the confusion
being an Excel and VBA anorak, and also having used a variety of accounts production packages in anger...
I would suggest that there is no economic case for a sole practitioner to write his own accounts production application. Not only is there the overhead of writing the application, but you also have to keep the templates up to date.
You may have the "perfect" formats but your effort has some defects that you do not seem to have your own solutions to, and although there is some advice on here that will help you get there, I suspect that you don't have the competencies required to make this work for you - if you did then you would not have needed the help you are asking for.
Build routines to
print/update selected comps in a large partnership model
extract totals in that model into a separate sheet/report rather than have loads of different formulae referring to the result sheet
automate a lot of things that are done regularly, including hiding/unhiding selected rows/columns/sheets from within a selection of the same and applying conditional formatting to subtotal cells.
run/expand mailmerge routines
convert extracts from the accounts and tax systems into a useable format