Simple Invoices - Forum

Hi Charly,

thanks for the post - Expenses are and often requested feature

i plan on creating a 'Simple Accounts' to be able to handle this and other simple but required accounting for freelancers/small business/etc..

Simple Invoices will stay as is

reason: i really want to keep Simple Invoices just focused on invoicing and push other stuff (ie, expenses, time-sheets,etc..) into separate applications that can talk together

stay tuned for any news re Simple Accounts - i'll try and release something pre June 30

Cheers

Justin

Thank for the reply Justin. Sounds like an excellent idea!
Looking forward to it!

Cheers,

Charly

No worries Charly

I'll post when theres more update re Simple Accounts

Cheers

Justin

Also to revive this, but to add my 2 cents.

I don't need the expense to be for different products, but simply to say for any particular invoice, this is the amount that I spent, and a text box for this is what I spent it on. Maybe a few of those, and, that way I can simply have my profit / loss calculated based on what I charged on the invoice minus what I spent on parts for that invoice.

Sure a separate accounts system would be handy, but for it to all be in simple invoices would be much better in my opinion.

Even if you were to add only two fields, one for the total amount I spent, the other for the description of what I spent it on, and I could even comma separate the list of what it was spent on; that would be extremely useful to me.

Right now, I basically have to enter the invoice amount, invoice number, etc, twice. Once in Simple invoices, then again in a separate system to keep track of profit / loss.

Thanks,

Brian

Any progress on this? Is there somewhere to sign up to help with the SimpleAccounts project?

I am an accountant and would like to help where possible. I have many gripes as a user of current accounting software and have resorted to suggesting Excel and paper ledgers to clients as most other options are too complicated for non-accountants. Accounting should not be complicated.

Having a free, self-hosted option for basic accounting would be huge for small businesses in my professional opinion. I have looked at and rejected online packages like Fresh Books but I would imagine SimpleAccounts to be similar but more flexible.

@Brian
- thanks for your suggestions - i'll keep it in mind
- only reason it hasn't been done is that i've been trying to just look at invoices - its very tempting to start looking at expenses, time-reporting etc.. but im conscious of feature bloat
- i may look at doing something like expenses as an optional extension to Simple Invoices

@Mforcer
- no progress as yet - when i start my tax return i'll look into this again - will try and get Simple Invoices 2009.1 out first
- i'll post when i get more going on it

Cheers

Justin

Hi Guys,

I've opened up a forum for the planend Simple Acccounts refer: http://simpleaccounts.org/forum/

site is still basic - just want to start a discussion on what everyone needs from a very simple web based accounting app

feel free to post whatever you want in that forum, wishlist, features, stuff you don't want in Simple Accounts etc..

Cheers

Justin

Thanks Justin...

I'm going to try my hand at adding a table (actually already done that part) for expenses based on invoice number...I'll have to get the php part down...but I'll use your current work in Simple invoices as a template if you don't mind. I'll test it, and send you what I've got if I get working...how's that?

Best

hey guys

cross post from: http://simpleaccounts.org/forum/topic.php?id=2&replies=6#post-9

re expenses in simple invoices
- i've just been comissioned to create a very simple expenses module for Simple Invoices
- this will be created as an extension
- and you'll be able to specify which client and/or invoice this relates to

note: this is for reporting only - you won't be able to include an expense for client X to be automatically included in an invoice you create
- just to report on how much the work done for invoice/customer x cost you

once Simple Accounts gets going all invoice, payment, and expense data in Simple Invoices will be able to be exported/imported into Simple Accounts

cheers

justin

hi, i just tried your expense module, it really does nothing. Sorry I am not complaining, but after I key in a line, there is a line there and just about it. It can't add up or show reports (yet), and there is no option to click it as paid. I think the best or probably the simpliest way is to have the expense function work just like the invoices, key in expenses, mark as paid or outstanding, ageing. Just that if the reporting is done later, its negative instead of positive.

Cheers

hey ron

yep - expense is very simple
- mainly built so can run reports - there are a couple of expense related reports in that extension
- for a very simple profit & loss type thing

re paid
- it you edit the expense there should be a drop down to select Paid/Unpaid - as far as i can remember

re negative instead of positive
- interesting idea - i'll keep it in mind if/when expenses gets updated

cheers

justin

i dont see any reports nor the drop down ... did I miss anything?

hey ron

in the Home tab select All Reports

ie. /index.php?module=reports&view=index

in this page - if Expense extension is enabled - then there should be a couple of Expense related reports

let us know how you go

cheers

justin

found it...cool...

good to hear its working