Features and Versions of Tally Software

Features of Tally

One of the leading accounting Packages  - > The First version of Tally was released  in 1988 and through continuous  development is now recognized as one of the leading accounting packages across the globe (world ) with over 50,000 users still growing.

Accounting Without Codes - >

Many computerized accounting packages require Codes for maintaining the data . But  Tally pervieved No Accounts Codes Concept , So you can allocate meaningfull names to their data.

Comprehensive Accounting  ->

 Maintain Complete range of books of Accounts . final Account like Balance Sheet , Profit ,Loss ,A/C cash flow Trial Balance and others.

Integrated Non Integrated accounting and inventory à

 With Tally , the user is able to choose which parts of system to use accounting inventory or both.

• Provides multiple reports in divers (various ) Formats.
• Maintains single location or multi location stock multiple units of measure for each item.
• Multiple currencies in the same transaction and viewing all reports in one or more Currency.
• Allows accounts of multiple companies simultaneously.
• Financial year may span any period
• Prints Online
• Backup & Restore of Data.
• Allows import and export of data  from or to other systems.
• Online Help.
• Security Control :-
• A) By Owner .
• B) By data entry.

Tally is not event driven i.e. we can not switch from one task to another . we can not do cut and paste to from the clipboard.

Can not access the taskbar.

First Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1988 -1989	4.0	Uses Account

Second Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1989 -1990	4.5	uses Account only

Third Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1990 – 1997	5.0	User Account with Inventory.

4th Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1997 – 2000	5.4	user Account with Inventory .

5^th Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
2000 – 2005	6.3	user Account with Inventory

6^th Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
2005 – 2006	7.2	User Account with Inventory , Vat , TDS , Service Tan.

7^th Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1st September , 2006	8.1	uses Account with Inventory , Vat , TDS , Multilingual , Composit Vat ,Excise

8^th version of Tally :-

Year	Version	Features
1st December, 2006-2009		uses Account  with Inventory ,Vat ,TDS ,  Multilingual , Composit Vat , Payroll ,Job Costing , Excose Co- dealer

9^th Version of Tally :-

Year	Version	features
12 March 2009	ERP 9	uses Account with Inventory , ,Vat ,TDS ,  Multilingual , Composit Vat , Payroll , Job Costing , Remote access , Excise for manufacturing .