What is the difference between creating a new company and creating a new company from an existing one?
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  1. Creating a new company: When creating a brand new company, not based on existing company information, Sage 100 Contractor creates a new company database with table headings, but no other information.  For more information see Creating a new company
  2. Creating a new company based on an existing company's information: When creating a new company based on an existing company's information the following items will be imported from the existing company:
  • Fiscal Year End date (1-8)
  • LedgerAccounts (chart of accounts) (1-7)
  • General Ledger Setup (1-8)
  • Clients (3-6)
  • Vendors (4-4)
  • Employees (5-2-1)
  • Payroll Calculations (5-3-1)
  • Workers Compensation setup (5-3-2)
  • Employee Positions (5-3-3)
  • Paygroups (5-3-4)
  • Payroll Unions (5-3-5)
  • Local Payroll Tax setup (5-3-6)
  • Cost Codes (6-5)
  • Parts (9-2)
  • Assemblies (9-3)
  • Part/Assembly Classes (9-4

For more information, see Creating a company based on an existing company's information

 NOTE: 

  • The Fiscal Year End date imported from the existing company cannot be updated or changed in the new company.
  • No transactions, balances, job data, or payroll records are imported from the existing company.
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