Available in Sage Simply Accounting Accountants' Edition.

Choosing an Ownership Structure in the New Company Setup Wizard

You can select a company and industry type for new companies in all Sage Simply Accounting editions, except the First Step edition.

The ownership structure that you select in the New Company Setup Wizard determines how your equity accounts are created.

If you select:

Sage Simply Accounting creates:

Sole Proprietorship (one owner)

owner's equity accounts for one owner

Partnership (two or more owners)

owner's equity accounts for two owners

Incorporated Company (owned by shareholders)

shareholder's equity accounts