My main business, and the one I enjoy the most, has always been helping people to get the most out of their Sage Accounts and Payroll software through my one-to-one bespoke Sage training. I find it very rewarding to pass on my years of knowledge on how to be a great bookkeeper, and how to.. read more →
I was recently approached by GoCardless, to offer advice on their development of an interface for their Direct Debit service with Sage 50. I was really pleased that they had the foresight to consult with Sage users and trainers as they did the development, and they listened to our comments and acted on the advice.. read more →
There is nothing quite like that sinking feeling you get when you run a Sage Data check and find there are Errors in your Sage Data. We go months with no one having any problems at all – then have some months where we get several enquiries close together. Sage errors can happen at any.. read more →
The current version of Sage 50 Accounts is version 20 or 2014 as it is otherwise known With this version Sage are focusing on making it much smoother and easier to process your VAT, as this is something which stresses out many small business owners. To see all the new features from 2014 to 2017 then.. read more →
I quite often need to send and receive Sage backup files as part of my job. I used to be able to easily send them via email but as Sage gets more sophisticated the backup files have got bigger and not all email systems can manage them. Or as happened today the recipients anti spam.. read more →
Sage have released a new update which will take your Sage 50 2014 software to version 20.4.9.364. This is called Sage Accounts 2014 Service Pack 1. To learn about what in included in Service Pack 1 then take a look at the Ask Sage website. If you go to help and about in your Sage.. read more →
If you employ staff then you need to know about Auto Enrolment, but if you read the articles and advice then there are a lot of terms which you may not understand. Hopefully my top ten auto enrolment terms can help you make more sense out of what you need to know : Jobholder –.. read more →
When you first install single user Sage 50 and Instant Accounts Plus and you get straight into the software with no security set up at all. If you wish to create alternative logon ID’s for different users however – even in a single user environment – then you have the choice in Company Preferences->Parameters to.. read more →
A link between Sales Orders and Purchase Orders seems like simple functionality, but is something which just isn’t possible with Sage 50 Professional. Many companies don’t keep stock of the items they sell in order to keep costs down, but take orders but then have goods shipped direct to the customer from their supplier. I.. read more →
**Please note – Sage have now issued Service Pack 1 – see our post from February 2013** Sage 50 Accounts 2014 Update 3 is now available to download. Please make sure that ALL Sage programs and Microsoft Excel are closed prior to downloading and installing this update. If you do not close all programs and.. read more →
