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Pastel Version 11 is here and there’s never
been a better time to upgrade!

By the time you receive this e-magazine, Pastel Accounting Version 11 will have hit the retail shelves. As a Cover customer, Business Partner or Training Centre, you automatically receive a copy of the new software which will be delivered to you by courier over the next couple of months.

The latest version of Pastel not only includes enhancements to the software, but also meets the VAT requirements when sending electronic documents, as set out by SARS. So more than ever before, you should ensure you’re on the latest version of Pastel. To read the full story about the SARS requirements and how we’ve met them, click here.

What’s also great about the latest version is that it allows you to back up your data online using Pastel Iron Tree. Data back-up is something we always promise ourselves we’ll do, but often don’t get round to it. To read more about this service, click here.

The magazine is also packed with handy tips and tricks, a word from Steven Cohen (MD of Pastel) and insights on the highs and lows of being part of family businesses, to name a few. Enjoy the read and happy accounting until next time. If you have any suggestions or comments click here to drop us a mail – we’d love to hear from you.

Joanne van der Walt - Editor

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This issue's contents

It’s about more than just service with a smile Pastel Accounting is in the service business. Most will argue that we are software developers and therefore manufacturers of sorts but I disagree. Find out why, click here.	In brief Some quick information on Pastel InCheck, Windows 7 Update, Pastel My Business Online and Pastel IronTree. Click here.
Keeping it in the family Why, when family owned and run businesses out-perform their non-family competitors, do very few succeed after the reins are passed to the next generation? Read more, click here.	Nothing soggy about Dew Crisp’s stock management The move into the production and distribution of packaged and prepared fresh produce by the local farming concern, Dew Crisp required an enhanced accounting and stock management solution. Read more, click here.
Meet all of SARS’ requirements with the latest version of Pastel – out now! Do you e-mail invoices, debit notes or credit notes to your customers? If so, do you meet SARS’ requirements for electronic documents? Find out, click here.	5 minutes with Tamsin Bradford ... As a Cover customer you have access to our support centre that is committed to providing you with all the help you need, when you need it; Get to know Tamsin and her job a little better, click here.
Pastel goes beyond accounting to help the hearing impaired For the hearing impaired, it’s not always easy to find the perfect career. But now the opportunities in accounting ... To read more, click here.	SARS requires that all travel claims must be substantiated with a logbook with effect from 01 March 2010 Implement your free Pastel Payroll electronic logbook solution to claim for travel expenses. Click here.
Pastel Partner Tips and Tricks Use these tricks to save you time with Pastel Partner. Click here.	Pastel Evolution Tips and Tricks Make the most of your Pastel Evolution software by using these handy hints to help with some common procedures. Click here.
Classifieds To view the classifieds click here.