Overview

The Sage 50 People Suite is a comprehensive collection of software, business and legislative advice services that helps you manage your people, with added comfort of expert support.

It includes software that allows you store and find personal details, holiday records, absences, working patterns, skills, performance and training details, quickly and easily - at a fraction of the usual price for 5 users..

Sage 50 Payroll Professional

Sage 50 HR

Sage HR Advice Professional

SageCover Extra on all software

Payroll year end e-learning

5 user licence for all software

Full RRP £2700.00

New Sage customers only. 

Overview

Sage 50 Financial Suite is a one-stop shop to managing your finances, and is ideal for medium-sized, larger & growing businesses who want true integrated financial reporting, forecasting & comprehensive support.

It combines our leading accounting & forecasting solutions with business advice service & advanced technical support - complete with 5 user licenses on each as standard.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional

Sage 50 Forecasting

Sage Health and Safety Advice Professional

SageCover Extra on all software

Microsoft® Excel Support

Sage 50 Accounts e-learning

5 user licence for all software

Full RRP £5305.00

New Sage customers only. 

Overview

The Sage 50 Business Suite is a comprehensive collection of software, business and legislative advice services and support that looks after all areas of your business.

It includes software from the full Sage 50 range, so you can manage your finances, people, customers, suppliers and business growth at a fraction of the usual cost.

It includes all these for 5 users.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional

Sage 50 Payroll Professional

Sage 50 HR

Sage HR Advice Professional

Sage Health and Safety Advice Professional

Sage ACT! Premium 

Sage 50 Forecasting

SageCover Extra on all software

Microsoft® Excel Support

Sage Training

5 user licence for all software

Full RRP £10488.00

New Sage customers only. 

Overview

Sage Instant Business

With Sage Business Accounting using the Sage Instant Business Package , small businesses in the UK can benefit from a combination of the following three acclaimed titles and make a great saving on a business accounting software solution:

• Sage Instant Accounts 
• Sage Instant Payroll Explore annual licence plan
• ACT! by Sage

One-year 24/7 online support contract and payroll legislation. It provideseverything needed from a Small Business Accounting Software.

The Sage Instant Business Package is a cost-effective way to purchase an all-in-one solution to get your office running as smoothly and quickly as possible.

Business Accounting Software

It contains Sage Instant Accounts software that lets you manage your finances, accounts, customers and suppliers.

This includes lots of built-in advice and help, a practice mode that allows you to try things out, and a choice of video demonstrations.

You can quickly and easily track where your money is coming from and going to , and with the VAT Ledger you can generate your VAT Returns, Reverse Charge Sales List, and make submissions and payments to HM Revenue & Customs.

Sage Instant Payroll lets you process your employees' wages without the need to understand the complexities of payroll legislation.

You can manage employee information and complete employee records. All gross and net pay, National Insurance, statutory payments and deductions are also calculated automatically for you.

It ensures accuracy and you can even choose how and when to pay your employees.

Small Business Accounting Software Solution

Designed specifically to help establish, manage and build business relationships, ACT! by Sage allows you to find new prospects effectively and convert more of these into customers.

Crucially, it also helps you to retain these customers , and therefore generate better margins for your business.

The box contains :-

• Sage Instant Accounts v18 
• Sage Instant Payroll v12
• ACT! by Sage 2012
• Software licence agreement
• Serial number
• Letter

Features

Requirements

Recommended hardware

• An IBM®-compatible computer with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 600MB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 1Gbps network with Microsoft Windows networking

Minimum hardware

• An IBM-compatible computer with a 1GHz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 400MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 100Mbps network with Microsoft Windows networking

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks.

Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions.

This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.

One of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP (Recommended)
• Windows Vista

Please make sure that you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.

Please note: It is not possible to install multiple copies of this product on a single computer

Overview

Sage Instant Financial Package

With the Sage Instant Financial Package, small businesses in the UK can benefit from a combination of the following two acclaimed titles and make a great saving:

• Sage Instant Accounts
• Sage Instant Payroll Explore Annual Licence PLan

One-year 24/7 online support contract with Payroll legislation.

The Sage Instant Financial Package is a cost-effective way to purchase an all-in-one solution to get your office running as smoothly and quickly as possible.

It contains Sage Instant Accounts software that lets you manage your finances, accounts, customers and suppliers.

This includes lots of built-in advice and help , a practice mode that allows you to try things out, and a choice of video demonstrations to guide you through tasks.

You can quickly and easily track where your money is coming from and going to , and with the VAT Ledger you can generate your VAT Returns, EC Sales List and Reverse Charge Sales List, and make submissions and payments to HM Revenue & Customs. You can even submit your VAT returns to HMRC via email and get an extra 10 days to pay.

Sage Instant Payroll lets you process your employees' wages without the need to understand the complexities of payroll legislation.

You can manage employee information and complete employee records. All gross and net pay, tax, National Insurance, statutory payments and deductions are also calculated automatically for you.

It ensures accuracy and you can even choose how and when to pay your employees.

Best of all, neither program requires any previous experience, but both will save you valuable time and will work together to share data.

The box contains:-

• Sage Instant Accounts v18 CD
• Sage Instant Payroll v12 CD
• Software licence agreement
• Serial number
• Letter

Features

Requirements

Recommended hardware

• An IBM®-compatible computer with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 600MB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 1Gbps network with Microsoft Windows networking

Minimum hardware

• An IBM-compatible computer with a 1GHz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 400MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 100Mbps network with Microsoft Windows networking

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks.

Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions.

This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.

One of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP (Recommended)
• Windows Vista

Please make sure that you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.

Please note: It is not possible to install multiple copies of this product on a single computer

Overview

Sage 50 Payroll, is accredited by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and is one of the UK's favourite ways to pay staff

Sage 50 Payroll is ideal if you want to bring your payroll in-house or have more than 10 employees on your payroll.

It's packed with all the essentials you need to run an effective and compliant payroll, and gives you greater control of both your payroll process and your employee information.

In short, it helps you save valuable time when dealing with your payroll and your people and makes light work of complex payroll calculations.

Choose Sage 50 Payroll if:

• You manage your payroll manually and are finding it increasingly time consuming
• You need to submit your year-end returns online to meet HMRC regulations
• You are outsourcing your payroll and wish to control your payroll costs in-house
• You have taken on more staff and outgrown your current payroll software
• You employ more than 10 employees
• You want to file your year-end reports securely online

SageCover is a complete package of support services designed to ensure you always have someone to turn to for help and advice when you need it.

SageCover is designed to offer you peace of mind by providing support for your Sage software.

Get the information and business advice you need with access to our award-winning telephone support, and a database of over 1200 technical guides and frequently asked questions.

As a SageCover member, you'll also receive free software updates and discounts on our software and services.

13.5 months Sage Cover included. 

What's new

• Password protect electronic payslips and PDF documents for added security
• Manage your payroll costs with the salary review forecast tool
• Keep track of day-to-day tasks with an improved calendar
• View daily task reminders on one screen
• Create your own individual employee groups. They don't have to be linked by department or cost centre
• Add notes whilst entering payments to keep track of actions
• Import information from different sources, including Excel, CSV and payroll software. Save your settings to perform the same data imports time and time again

Features

Stay up to date and be confident that you have all the essential calculations of tax, National Insurance and statutory payments with our HMRC accredited payroll software.

Payroll made simple with automatic calculations

Payroll legislation can be complex, but with Sage 50 Payroll you’ll have all the payroll essentials covered. Make light work of:

• Tax and National Insurance
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
• Student Loans, Attachments of Earnings Orders (AEO), Pensions

Pre and post-tax multiple payments and deductions: Sage 50 Payroll caters for all business types by dealing with payments such as overtime rates, shift allowances and commissions

• Net to gross payments: You can enter payment information as a net or gross amount and all calculations will be taken care of
• Net payment types: You can add one-off or regular additional payments based at net value and all calculations are taken care of
• Batch timesheet entry: Makes payment entry even quicker
• Multi-company: If you're running a bureau or processing over more than one company, you can update the payroll for all or a selected range of companies
• Multi-user: The network functionality allows more than one user to process the payroll

No matter how you pay your employees, whether you use commission, bonus, piecework or a simple hourly rate, Sage 50 Payroll can help make sure you meet your legal obligations to pay the appropriate minimum wage, by taking care of all the calculations.

When it comes to importing information into your payroll software, Sage 50 Payroll helps you keep control of every detail.

You'll no longer have to enter different rates of pay for things like overtime, bonuses and commissions on separate lines. Ideal if you process payroll remotely or receive timesheets from a number of different departments.

Enter payments and deductions on the same screen, so things like social club membership subscriptions are easy to identify and account for.

Manage your payroll costs

Understand how changes to your payroll can affect your finances. Predict the impact of pay increases, bonuses or overtime plans with the salary forecast tool.

One payroll: many payment intervals

Sage 50 Payroll deals with weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly and monthly payment periods, making it easy for you to manage your multiple payment intervals.

Say goodbye to complex final pay calculations for leavers

It’s easy to calculate final pay when an employee leaves with Sage 50 Payroll. You can automatically calculate outstanding payments and deductions, including attachment of earnings, holiday payments or company loans.

Save yourself some time every pay run by automating extra payments for your employees, such as calculating double time, tax-free payments, percentage bonuses and extra pay.

By creating formulas for each of your rewards, which can be applied to any employee's base rate, you don't have to spend time manually calculating extra pay.

Take a break from complex holiday calculations

When you've got people that work varying hours or shifts, it can become complex working out holiday entitlement and managing multiple holiday schemes. With Sage 50 Payroll 2009 you can calculate average pay and the holiday payment due for staff working both regular and irregular hours.

Your payslips

There’s a wide choice of layouts for your payslips which can be printed on plain paper or Sage Stationery. And if you want to personalise them, you can by adding messages and logos.

Go green with secure electronic payslips

Provide a greener and speedier alternative to traditional printed forms with electronic payslips. Apply password protection for added security and peace of mind. By using or adapting the ready-made email payslip templates all you’ll need to do is tick a box and Sage 50 Payroll will automatically generate and email them out.

Whether you pay your employees by cash, cheque, BACS or e-Banking, all of these are taken care of with Sage 50 Payroll.

Making the most of online banking

With Sage 50 Payroll, we’ve included all the tools you need to use e-banking services as standard. So even if your bank charges you an additional fee for its online services, we don’t.

Because we know that by 2010 all businesses will have to make payments to HMRC online, it’s our way of helping you stay one step ahead by making the best of technology.

Working with your accountancy software

Sage 50 Payroll can link with your Sage 50 Accounts software so you can update your accounts with your payroll payments, and spend less time re-keying data.

By law, everyone must be provided with a Written Statement of Employment Particulars

Take the hassle out of recording the right information with Sage 50 Payroll. When you add a new person their statement is created automatically and prompts will remind you to update contracts when necessary. You can print or email your contracts, scan and store them within your software, giving you a complete history.

Your employee records in one place

Store all your employee information securely in one place. You can also store information on: appraisals, disciplinary records, job and salary history. And the absence and holiday diary lets you record all employee absences.

Apply changes to more than one record in one go

Sage 50 Payroll gives you the tools you need to apply many changes to a whole range of employees all in one go.

Create your own individual employee groups

Select groups of employees not linked by department or cost centre and apply actions to this group. For example, select your part-time staff to do a separate pay run. Save these groups for future use.

Add notes to keep track of changes

Add notes when entering payments as a reminder of why a specific event or action was taken when you’re processing the payroll.

Save time with your in-year submissions

There’s no need for you to spend hours re-keying information from HMRC when you get your in-year submissions via the internet.

Amendments received from HMRC, such as tax code changes, can be applied directly to employee records, saving you time and effort. And as it is a secure mailbox you know only you and HMRC can access it.

Manage your documents effectively

Make your HR information more accessible and easier to manage with our Document Manager. You can store, modify and print documents from software such as Microsoft Word and Excel, giving you instant access to documents pertaining to employee and company data.

Apply password protection to secure PDF documents and ensure your business information remains confidential.

Add new employees quickly and easily

Take the effort out of adding new employees by simply entering their personal details and copy information such as payment rates, pension and holiday schemes from another employee.

Security you can trust

Sage 50 Payroll allows you to be confident that you are storing and handling staff information securely. You even have the flexibility to restrict access to information contained with an employee record.

Managing your time

Keep track of all your day-to-day tasks with a clear calendar and reminders. See all your daily task reminders on one screen. Simply open for more details, dismiss or delete them to make sure everyhting’s crossed off your ‘to do’ list.

Never forget a deadline or due date

Automatic reminders prompt you when you need to take actions, for example when you’re due to submit returns to HMRC.

Managing your reports and analysis

Create the right reports and stay compliant.

Automatically collate the right data and produce your statutory reports, such as P11, P32 and P45, from within your Sage 50 Payroll software.

Save time producing your most popular reports

Identify the reports you run most frequently from a choice of over 250. You can then group them and produce multiple reports at the touch of a button.

The right reports for your business

This feature allows you to edit existing reports or create your own. This way you can produce reports to meet with your needs. All reports can be emailed in HTML or PDF format.

Stay in control, no matter what

Be confident that your payroll data is reliable and up to date with tools to help you validate your payroll against current legislation. So you’ll have peace of mind before you submit the details to HMRC.

And if you do have a visit from HMRC you’ll have the right information on hand, and in the correct format for the inspector with our comprehensive reports.

Have more control over your figures

Get more out of your payroll data by breaking down figures by department or cost centre.

Easily access your historical data

Eliminate the need for restoring prior-year back-ups or searching through endless paperwork to answer employee or HMRC queries. With seven-year storage, you can easily reprint or view payslips and produce statutory reports from previous tax years.

Work with your other software

If other people in your company need to access or analyse payroll information, simply link your Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet directly to your payroll data. This information can then be viewed without the need to install Sage 50 Payroll on their computer.

And as it integrates with Microsoft® Office you can also export your data and do useful things like run mail merges for employee letters.

Keep track of changes

You can easily track any changes that have taken place: when they took place and who made them.

Advanced Data Import wizard

Import information from sources including Excel, CSV and other payroll software by mapping columns to their equivalents in your payroll. Save your settings to perform the same data imports time and time again with the minimum of fuss and less chance of mistakes.

Import and export employee data

Import and export between CSV files and Sage 50 Payroll to help you set up your payroll or import data from timesheets.

Easily import timesheet data

Import and export data contained within a CSV file to and from Sage 50 Payroll. This can be used to set up payroll and import timesheets, ideal if timesheets are managed by other personnel such as operational or departmental managers.

Managing your payroll year end

With you every step of the way

The useful wizards and special user guides will take you through all the steps you need to take to make sure your payroll year end goes smoothly.

Take care of all your year end reports

Your P11s, P14s and P60s are all taken care of with Sage 50 Payroll 2008, so you can be sure you are running an efficient and compliant payroll year end.

Continue processing over payroll year end

Reduce the pressure of payroll year end on your business by continuing to process in the new tax year before completing your year end.

Submissions/HMRC Secure Mailbox Speed up your year end returns by submitting them electronically, totally securely

Requirements

To get the best possible performance from your software, it's important to check that your PC meets the minimum requirements of the software and, where possible, the recommended requirements.

Recommended hardware

• An IBM compatible PC with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 600MB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed

Minimum hardware

• An IBM® compatible PC with 1Ghz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 400MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed

One of the following operating systems

• Microsoft® Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP (Recommended)
• Windows Vista

Please ensure that the latest Microsoft updates are installed.

Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks.

This software will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.

Overview

Sage 50 Payroll Software (Max 50 emp.)

Sage Payroll Software is accredited by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and is one of the UK's favourite ways to pay staff. One of the best  Payroll Packages.

Sage 50 Payroll is ideal if you want to bring your payroll in-house or have more than 10 employees on your payroll. It provides a great Sage Payroll system.

It's packed with all the essentials you need to run an effective and compliant payroll, and gives you greater control of both your payroll process and your employee information.

In short, it helps you save valuable time when dealing with your payroll and your people and makes light work of complex payroll calculations.

Choose Sage 50 Payroll Software if:

• You manage your payroll manually and are finding it increasingly time consuming
• You need to submit your year-end returns online to meet HMRC regulations
• You are outsourcing your payroll and wish to control your payroll costs in-house
• You have taken on more staff and outgrown your current payroll software
• You employ more than 10 employees
• You want to file your year-end reports securely online

This software contains 45 days of support including legislation changes.
If you require 13.5 months of support with legislation changes please see alternative product.    

What's new

2011 Features

• New Report Designer
• New Starter Management
• New Leaver Management
• New Pay Element Management
• New Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• New Automatic Backup & Recover Feature

Features

Stay up to date and be confident that you have all the essential calculations of tax, National Insurance and statutory payments with our HMRC accredited payroll software.

Sage Payroll software made simple with automatic calculations

Payroll legislation can be complex, but with Sage 50 Payroll 2011 you’ll have all the payroll essentials covered. Make light work of:

• Tax and National Insurance
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
• Student Loans, Attachments of Earnings Orders (AEO), Pensions

Pre and post-tax multiple payments and deductions: The Sage Payroll package caters for all business types by dealing with payments such as overtime rates, shift allowances and commissions

• Net to gross payments: You can enter payment information as a net or gross amount and all calculations will be taken care of
• Net payment types: You can add one-off or regular additional payments based at net value and all calculations are taken care of
• Batch timesheet entry: Makes payment entry even quicker
• Multi-company: If you're running a bureau or processing over more than one company, you can update the payroll for all or a selected range of companies
• Multi-user: The network functionality allows more than one user to process the payroll

No matter how you pay your employees, whether you use commission, bonus, piecework or a simple hourly rate, Sage 50 Payroll Software can help make sure you meet your legal obligations to pay the appropriate minimum wage, by taking care of all the calculations.

When it comes to importing information into your Sage payroll software, Sage 50 Payroll Software helps you keep control of every detail.

You'll no longer have to enter different rates of pay for things like overtime, bonuses and commissions on separate lines. Ideal if you process payroll remotely or receive timesheets from a number of different departments.

Enter payments and deductions on the same screen, so things like social club membership subscriptions are easy to identify and account for.

Manage your payroll costs

Understand how changes to your payroll can affect your finances. Predict the impact of pay increases, bonuses or overtime plans with the salary forecast tool.

One payroll: many payment intervals

Sage Payroll Software deals with weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly and monthly payment periods, making it easy for you to manage your multiple payment intervals.

Say goodbye to complex final pay calculations for leavers

It’s easy to calculate final pay when an employee leaves with Sage 50 Payroll. You can automatically calculate outstanding payments and deductions, including attachment of earnings, holiday payments or company loans.

Save yourself some time every pay run by automating extra payments for your employees, such as calculating double time, tax-free payments, percentage bonuses and extra pay.

By creating formulas for each of your rewards, which can be applied to any employee's base rate, you don't have to spend time manually calculating extra pay.

Take a break from complex holiday calculations

When you've got people that work varying hours or shifts, it can become complex working out holiday entitlement and managing multiple holiday schemes. With Sage 50 Payroll 2009 you can calculate average pay and the holiday payment due for staff working both regular and irregular hours.

Go green with secure electronic payslips

Provide a greener and speedier alternative to traditional printed forms with electronic payslips. Apply password protection for added security and peace of mind. By using or adapting the ready-made email payslip templates all you’ll need to do is tick a box and Sage 50 Payroll 2011 will automatically generate and email them out.

Whether you pay your employees by cash, cheque, BACS or e-Banking, all of these are taken care of with Sage 50 Payroll Software.

Making the most of online banking

With Sage 50 Payroll 2011 we’ve included all the tools you need to use e-banking services as standard. So even if your bank charges you an additional fee for its online services, we don’t.

Because we know that by 2011 all businesses will have to make payments to HMRC online, it’s our way of helping you stay one step ahead by making the best of technology.

Working with your accountancy software

Sage 50 Payroll 2011 can link with your Sage 50 Accounts software so you can update your accounts with your payroll payments, and spend less time re-keying data.

By law, everyone must be provided with a Written Statement of Employment Particulars

Take the hassle out of recording the right information with Sage 50 Payroll 2011. When you add a new person their statement is created automatically and prompts will remind you to update contracts when necessary. You can print or email your contracts, scan and store them within your software, giving you a complete history.

Your employee records in one place

Store all your employee information securely in one place. You can also store information on: appraisals, disciplinary records, job and salary history. And the absence and holiday diary lets you record all employee absences.

Apply changes to more than one record in one go

Sage 50 Payroll Software gives you the tools you need to apply many changes to a whole range of employees all in one go.

Create your own individual employee groups

Select groups of employees not linked by department or cost centre and apply actions to this group. For example, select your part-time staff to do a separate pay run. Save these groups for future use.

Add notes to keep track of changes

Add notes when entering payments as a reminder of why a specific event or action was taken when you’re processing the payroll.

Save time with your in-year submissions

There’s no need for you to spend hours re-keying information from HMRC when you get your in-year submissions via the internet.

Amendments received from HMRC, such as tax code changes, can be applied directly to employee records, saving you time and effort. And as it is a secure mailbox you know only you and HMRC can access it.

Manage your documents effectively

Make your HR information more accessible and easier to manage with our Document Manager. You can store, modify and print documents from software such as Microsoft Word and Excel, giving you instant access to documents pertaining to employee and company data.

Apply password protection to secure PDF documents and ensure your business information remains confidential.

Add new employees quickly and easily

Take the effort out of adding new employees by simply entering their personal details and copy information such as payment rates, pension and holiday schemes from another employee.

Security you can trust

Sage 50 Payroll allows you to be confident that you are storing and handling staff information securely. You even have the flexibility to restrict access to information contained with an employee record.

Managing your time

Keep track of all your day-to-day tasks with a clear calendar and reminders. See all your daily task reminders on one screen. Simply open for more details, dismiss or delete them to make sure everyhting’s crossed off your ‘to do’ list.

Never forget a deadline or due date

Automatic reminders prompt you when you need to take actions, for example when you’re due to submit returns to HMRC.

Managing your reports and analysis

Create the right reports and stay compliant.

Automatically collate the right data and produce your statutory reports, such as P11, P32 and P45, from within your Sage 50 Payroll 2011 software.

Save time producing your most popular reports

Identify the reports you run most frequently from a choice of over 250. You can then group them and produce multiple reports at the touch of a button.

The right reports for your business

This feature allows you to edit existing reports or create your own. This way you can produce reports to meet with your needs. All reports can be emailed in HTML or PDF format.

Stay in control, no matter what

Be confident that your payroll data is reliable and up to date with tools to help you validate your payroll against current legislation. So you’ll have peace of mind before you submit the details to HMRC.

And if you do have a visit from HMRC you’ll have the right information on hand, and in the correct format for the inspector with our comprehensive reports.

Have more control over your figures

Get more out of your payroll data by breaking down figures by department or cost centre.

Easily access your historical data

Eliminate the need for restoring prior-year back-ups or searching through endless paperwork to answer employee or HMRC queries. With seven-year storage, you can easily reprint or view payslips and produce statutory reports from previous tax years.

Work with your other software

If other people in your company need to access or analyse payroll information, simply link your Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet directly to your payroll data. This information can then be viewed without the need to install Sage 50 Payroll on their computer.

And as it integrates with Microsoft® Office you can also export your data and do useful things like run mail merges for employee letters.

Keep track of changes

You can easily track any changes that have taken place: when they took place and who made them.

Advanced Data Import wizard

Import information from sources including Excel, CSV and other payroll software by mapping columns to their equivalents in your payroll. Save your settings to perform the same data imports time and time again with the minimum of fuss and less chance of mistakes.

Import and export employee data

Import and export between CSV files and Sage 50 Payroll to help you set up your payroll or import data from timesheets.

Easily import timesheet data

Import and export data contained within a CSV file to and from Sage 50 Payroll. This can be used to set up payroll and import timesheets, ideal if timesheets are managed by other personnel such as operational or departmental managers.

Managing your payroll year end

With you every step of the way

The useful wizards and special user guides will take you through all the steps you need to take to make sure your payroll year end goes smoothly.

Take care of all your year end reports

Your P11s, P14s and P60s are all taken care of with Sage 50 Payroll 2011, so you can be sure you are running an efficient and compliant payroll year end.

Continue processing over payroll year end

Reduce the pressure of payroll year end on your business by continuing to process in the new tax year before completing your year end.

Submissions/HMRC Secure Mailbox Speed up your year end returns by submitting them electronically, totally securely

Requirements

To get the best possible performance from your software, it's important to check that your PC meets the minimum requirements of the software and, where possible, the recommended requirements.

Recommended hardware

• An IBM compatible PC with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 600MB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed

Minimum hardware

• An IBM® compatible PC with 1Ghz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 400MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed

One of the following operating systems

• Microsoft® Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP (Recommended)
• Windows Vista

Please ensure that the latest Microsoft updates are installed.

Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks.

This software will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.

Overview

Sage 50 Accounts Professional

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 is the market-leading accounts software that makes managing your customers, suppliers and day-to-day finances as easy as possible.

From invoicing customers and paying suppliers, to managing VAT returns and year-end accounts, it helps you manage all the different areas of your business. By keeping things simple, it frees you up to focus on your customers and your business.

Managing your Customers and Suppliers

Keeping track of your finances isn't just about adding up the numbers every day. It's data that can tell you a lot about your business.

For example, who are your best customers? Or who buys what and when and how often?

From the suppliers who always deliver when they say they will to the effect of offering a discount on a line or item, Sage 50 Accounts helps you make sense of your business.

As you record the information you need to keep your accounts straight you can build up a better picture of your customers and suppliers. How you use that information is up to you. Sage 50 puts it at your fingertips.

Managing your Accounts and Finances

It's easy to stay on top of your everyday business finances, keeping track of everything from VAT to budgets with Sage 50 Accounts.

Are you covering your costs? What payments are due? Who do you need to chase for payment?

Sage 50 Accounts helps you keep your cash flow moving.

You'll find the information you need to prepare, generate and submit your VAT returns online all in one place, making it easy to deal with HM Revenue & Customs. And with things like profit and loss and balance sheet reports available at the touch of a button, you're always in control of your business.

Easier business on the go with Sage 50 Accounts Mobile

Sage 50 Accounts Mobile gives you live access to your Sage 50 Accounts information on your mobile device so you can keep up to date with your finances when you're out and about.

It's a free mobile application that's simple to use and set up with your desktop software, even if you don't have an in-depth knowledge of accounts.

Use it to get a quick overview of customer, supplier and financial details.

Or get more in depth information about individual accounts and create things like sales orders, quotes and invoices - ideal for those of you who do business on the go.

Currently available for Apple iPhone /iPod Touch at Apple App Store and Blackberry at Blackberry World.

Why Sage?

Sage have been delivering software, services and support to help businesses with their day-to-day challenges for 30 years. More than 80,000 UK businesses choose Sage to help them. And hundreds of thousands use Sage 50 Accounts, making it the market leading accounts software.

Sages' support teams talk to their customers every day. So they get to learn what's going on in their business, what their concerns and challenges are.

The business world is always changing. So Sage are adapting their software and services - whether that's to keep up with the latest legislation, or introduce new technology, like Sage 50 Accounts Mobile.

By listening to their customers and adapting to changing business needs, Sage aim to help you meet your challenges now and in the future.

What's the difference between Sage 50 Accounts, Sage 50 Accounts Plus & Sage 50 Accounts Professional?

Sage 50 Accounts will help you to:

• Manage cash and stock
• Invoice customers, pay suppliers
• Submit VAT returns, prepare year-end accounts.

Sage 50 Accounts Plus also includes the following extra features:

• Price Management - features like individual customer price lists removes the need to rely on memory or manual systems and reduces the risk of error.
• Batch Processes - and batch conversions of quotes will increase efficiency and flexibility of customer management processes.
• Stock Management - Increasing the volume of business can cause problems with increased stock holding - holding back further growth because of the financial impact. The advanced stock management and Bill of Materials capabilities in Accounts Plus can help reduce stock holding, whilst maintaining flow.
• Projects/Jobs - For many businesses that need to manage projects - either for customers or internally - then the Project Costing feature in Accounts Plus is a great benefit. This is a very strong feature for all businesses that need to control budgets and costs of their projects.
• Asset Management - Management of assets ensuring accurate postings and up to date accounts. Automate journal processes for depreciation and write off saving time and reducing the risk of error.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional includes all the features of Plus as well as the following:

• Customer Order Management - allows users to manage stock allocations, preferred customers and keep tighter control of what is to be despatched, invoiced and also returns.
• Supplier Order Management - allows a more profitable relationship with their suppliers and also tighter control over stock. Businesses can easily identify what is on order, what is due for delivery and needs to be reordered. It automates the process of reconciling invoices against purchase orders.
• More Users - As businesses increase the sophistication of their computerisation, they need to process more and more transactions. Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows up to 10 concurrent users - dramatically increasing the scope of their business improvement.
• Dealing with Business outside the UK - Foreign trading is becoming increasingly necessary for businesses to expand - the full foreign trading capability of Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows complete control of foreign currency transactions - with improved functionality and easier management of adjustments with improved error corrections.
• Advanced Budget Management - gives businesses a much tighter control over their performance and the ability to spot issues more easily allowing them to take the necessary corrective action.
• Multi Companies - whilst all variants of Sage 50 Accounts have multi company capability, only Accounts Professional has the Consolidation feature. This is especially useful where businesses have to produce consolidated accounts for all or some of their subsidiaries. With the new advanced budget management feature, the businesses have a much tighter control of their business performance across multiple companies and departments.

What's new

What's New in Sage 50 Accounts 2012

Sage 50 Accounts is designed to help small and growing businesses manage their finances (accounts, customers and suppliers) and is an important part of the Sage 50 Suite.

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 continues the development of the market leading business software offering considerably; helping towards increased efficiency/effectiveness and reduction of errors. This release has been driven by feedback from our customers and stakeholders.

Getting up and Running - improvements include:

Installation - The ability to install and setup the software simply via a simple ‘Active Set-up wizard', simplified network install via automated network share, discovery & net-setup and a simple quick install.

Registration - The ability to register the software simply via online registration.

Activation - The ability to activate the software simply via online activation.

Data Conversion - The ability to convert data simply.

Daily Usability - functionality, performance and integration improvements including:

Lock Date - The user now has the option to use the lock a date, providing increased financial control.

Chart of Accounts - Increased flexibility in the chart of accounts via pre-canned COA structures for more business types and updated nominal codes, support for the needs of different business types and not just sole traders, presenting the user with a quick view in the COA to see their progress rather than having to run a financial management report and making it easier for users to understand and create floating nominal ranges.

Quick Search to increase efficiency on locating Customers, their Orders and Invoices & Suppliers  

Quick Print - Increased efficiency via the ability to set a default layout and conduct a quick print.

Support Home Page - Increased efficiency for both the user and Sage via the Support Home Page.

Accountant Dataset Manager (Client Manager) - Improving collaboration between the accountant and client.

Sage 50 Mobile - Allowing anytime/anywhere access via Sage 50 Mobile.

Performance - Increased investment in the development of the Sage 50 Accounts infrastructure to improve performance in the following areas:

• All list searches and sorts
• Bank activity
• Bank reconciliation
• Check data
• Clear audit trail
• Concurrency fault finding
• Customer activity
• Dept. Activity
• Fund ledger
• Project Costing activity
• Nominal activity
• Stock activity
• Supplier activity
• Quotes
• ODBC - use a snapshot
• VAT Return
• Year End
• Open file patterns
• Display accurate progress bars/indicators to feedback what is happening during a process.

Features

 Get up and running

• Easy to set up and use
• View video demonstrations
• Learn in practice mode
• Easily correct mistakes

• Sales Order Management 
• Create quotations and invoices
• See how much profit you will make on each quote or invoice before you commit
• Apply flexible discounts to win business
• See who owes you money and when it's due
• Find customer contact details quickly and easily
• Customer Price Lists

Manage your suppliers

• Purchase Order Management 
• Record purchase invoices in batches
• See who you owe money and when it's due
• Easily view your supplier activity

Manage your finances

• Foreign Trading capability 
• Share information electronically with your accountant
• Keep track of money going in and out of your business
• Prepare VAT returns
• Manage Flat Rate VAT
• See Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Reports
• Advanced Budget Management
• Manage electronic VAT submissions - accredited by HMRC
• Bank reconciliation for up-to-date figures
• Asset Management

Manage your business

• Manage reports to suit the needs of your business
• Keep track of your products and services
• Barcode generation to control your stock
• Advanced Stock Management and Bill of Materials
• Manage your time with the integrated diary
• Support for charities
• Integrate with your Webstore (using Sage Pay)
• Manage Projects / Jobs
• Sage 50 Mobile (new) 
• Up to 10 concurrent users (additonal cost) 
• Unlimited companies (additional cost)
• Multi-company Consolidation

Requirements

Licence Information

• Sage 50 Accounts single user licence permits one installation of the software on a single workstation. If you would like to install the software on additional workstations you will need to purchase additional installation licences.
• To use Sage 50 Accounts over a network you will need a minimum of a two user licence. If installed over a network there is no restriction to the number of workstations Sage 50 Accounts can be accessed from, but access will be limited to ten concurrent users. Please note Sage 50 Accounts may not be used over multiple networks.
• Unfortunately licences for multiple locations or premises are not available. If you need to use Sage 50 Accounts at multiple locations you will need a Wide Area Network. If a WAN is not in place, you will need a separate software licence for each location.

Performance is improved with higher specification PCs and networks. A Netbook PC, running an entry level operating system, will require less advanced hardware.

Processor 2Ghz processor or higher

Memory (RAM)
1Gb RAM - Windows XP
2Gb RAM - Windows Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, Small Business Server 2011
4Gb RAM - For all PCs running a 64-bit operating system

Hard Disk Space 10Gb of free disk space

Network 1Gbps network (100 Mbps minimum)

Operating System
All 32 or 64-bit variants of the following operating systems:

Note: Please ensure all the latest Microsoft Service Packs and Updates are installed.

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003 *
Windows Server 2008 *
Windows Small Business Server 2011 *

* Running software like Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server on a Small Business Server will reduce the performance of Sage 50 Accounts

Office Integration
Office 2003
Office 2007
Office 2010 32-bit edition

Internet Connectivity
A broadband Internet connection with a minimum download speed of 2Mbps is essential to keep your copy of Sage 50 Accounts up to date, and to take full advantage of its features.

Display Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768

Anti-Virus
To optimise performance your Anti-Virus software should be configured to exclude Sage files from its checking routines.

Overview

Sage 50 Accounts Plus

Sage 50 Accounts Plus can help you manage more easily as your business grows.

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 is the market-leading accounts software that makes managing your customers, suppliers and day-to-day finances as easy as possible.

From invoicing customers and paying suppliers, to managing VAT returns and year-end accounts, it helps you manage all the different areas of your business. By keeping things simple, it frees you up to focus on your customers and your business.

Managing your Customers and Suppliers

Keeping track of your finances isn't just about adding up the numbers every day. It's data that can tell you a lot about your business.

For example, who are your best customers? Or who buys what and when and how often?

From the suppliers who always deliver when they say they will to the effect of offering a discount on a line or item, Sage 50 Accounts helps you make sense of your business.

As you record the information you need to keep your accounts straight you can build up a better picture of your customers and suppliers. How you use that information is up to you. Sage 50 puts it at your fingertips.

Managing your Accounts and Finances

It's easy to stay on top of your everyday business finances, keeping track of everything from VAT to budgets with Sage 50 Accounts.

Are you covering your costs? What payments are due? Who do you need to chase for payment?

Sage 50 Accounts helps you keep your cash flow moving.

You'll find the information you need to prepare, generate and submit your VAT returns online all in one place, making it easy to deal with HM Revenue & Customs. And with things like profit and loss and balance sheet reports available at the touch of a button, you're always in control of your business.

Easier business on the go with Sage 50 Accounts Mobile

Sage 50 Accounts Mobile gives you live access to your Sage 50 Accounts information on your mobile device so you can keep up to date with your finances when you're out and about.

It's a free mobile application that's simple to use and set up with your desktop software, even if you don't have an in-depth knowledge of accounts.

Use it to get a quick overview of customer, supplier and financial details.

Or get more in depth information about individual accounts and create things like sales orders, quotes and invoices - ideal for those of you who do business on the go.

Currently available for Apple iPhone /iPod Touch at Apple App Store and Blackberry at Blackberry World.

Why Sage?

Sage have been delivering software, services and support to help businesses with their day-to-day challenges for 30 years. More than 80,000 UK businesses choose Sage to help them. And hundreds of thousands use Sage 50 Accounts, making it the market leading accounts software.

Sages' support teams talk to their customers every day. So they get to learn what's going on in their business, what their concerns and challenges are.

The business world is always changing. So Sage are adapting their software and services - whether that's to keep up with the latest legislation, or introduce new technology, like Sage 50 Accounts Mobile.

By listening to their customers and adapting to changing business needs, Sage aim to help you meet your challenges now and in the future.

What's the difference between Sage 50 Accounts, Sage 50 Accounts Plus & Sage 50 Accounts Professional?

Sage 50 Accounts will help you to:

• Manage cash and stock
• Invoice customers, pay suppliers
• Submit VAT returns, prepare year-end accounts.

Sage 50 Accounts Plus also includes the following extra features:

• Price Management - features like individual customer price lists removes the need to rely on memory or manual systems and reduces the risk of error.
• Batch Processes - and batch conversions of quotes will increase efficiency and flexibility of customer management processes.
• Stock Management - Increasing the volume of business can cause problems with increased stock holding - holding back further growth because of the financial impact. The advanced stock management and Bill of Materials capabilities in Accounts Plus can help reduce stock holding, whilst maintaining flow.
• Projects/Jobs - For many businesses that need to manage projects - either for customers or internally - then the Project Costing feature in Accounts Plus is a great benefit. This is a very strong feature for all businesses that need to control budgets and costs of their projects.
• Asset Management - Management of assets ensuring accurate postings and up to date accounts. Automate journal processes for depreciation and write off saving time and reducing the risk of error.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional includes all the features of Plus as well as the following:

• Customer Order Management - allows users to manage stock allocations, preferred customers and keep tighter control of what is to be despatched, invoiced and also returns.
• Supplier Order Management - allows a more profitable relationship with their suppliers and also tighter control over stock. Businesses can easily identify what is on order, what is due for delivery and needs to be reordered. It automates the process of reconciling invoices against purchase orders.
• More Users - As businesses increase the sophistication of their computerisation, they need to process more and more transactions. Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows up to 10 concurrent users - dramatically increasing the scope of their business improvement.
• Dealing with Business outside the UK - Foreign trading is becoming increasingly necessary for businesses to expand - the full foreign trading capability of Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows complete control of foreign currency transactions - with improved functionality and easier management of adjustments with improved error corrections.
• Advanced Budget Management - gives businesses a much tighter control over their performance and the ability to spot issues more easily allowing them to take the necessary corrective action.
• Multi Companies - whilst all variants of Sage 50 Accounts have multi company capability, only Accounts Professional has the Consolidation feature. This is especially useful where businesses have to produce consolidated accounts for all or some of their subsidiaries. With the new advanced budget management feature, the businesses have a much tighter control of their business performance across multiple companies and departments.

What's new

What's New in Sage 50 Accounts 2012

Sage 50 Accounts is designed to help small and growing businesses manage their finances (accounts, customers and suppliers) and is an important part of the Sage 50 Suite.

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 continues the development of the market leading business software offering considerably; helping towards increased efficiency/effectiveness and reduction of errors. This release has been driven by feedback from our customers and stakeholders.

Getting up and Running - improvements include:

Installation - The ability to install and setup the software simply via a simple ‘Active Set-up wizard', simplified network install via automated network share, discovery & net-setup and a simple quick install.

Registration - The ability to register the software simply via online registration.

Activation - The ability to activate the software simply via online activation.

Data Conversion - The ability to convert data simply.

Daily Usability - functionality, performance and integration improvements including:

Lock Date - The user now has the option to use the lock a date, providing increased financial control.

Chart of Accounts - Increased flexibility in the chart of accounts via pre-canned COA structures for more business types and updated nominal codes, support for the needs of different business types and not just sole traders, presenting the user with a quick view in the COA to see their progress rather than having to run a financial management report and making it easier for users to understand and create floating nominal ranges.

Quick Search to increase efficiency on locating Customers, their Orders and Invoices & Suppliers  

Quick Print - Increased efficiency via the ability to set a default layout and conduct a quick print.

Support Home Page - Increased efficiency for both the user and Sage via the Support Home Page.

Accountant Dataset Manager (Client Manager) - Improving collaboration between the accountant and client.

Sage 50 Mobile - Allowing anytime/anywhere access via Sage 50 Mobile.

Performance - Increased investment in the development of the Sage 50 Accounts infrastructure to improve performance in the following areas:

• All list searches and sorts
• Bank activity
• Bank reconciliation
• Check data
• Clear audit trail
• Concurrency fault finding
• Customer activity
• Dept. Activity
• Fund ledger
• Project Costing activity
• Nominal activity
• Stock activity
• Supplier activity
• Quotes
• ODBC - use a snapshot
• VAT Return
• Year End
• Open file patterns
• Display accurate progress bars/indicators to feedback what is happening during a process.

Features

 Get up and running

• Easy to set up and use
• View video demonstrations
• Learn in practice mode
• Easily correct mistakes

• Create quotations and invoices
• See how much profit you will make on each quote or invoice before you commit
• Apply flexible discounts to win business
• See who owes you money and when it's due
• Find customer contact details quickly and easily
• Customer Price Lists

Manage your suppliers

• Record purchase invoices in batches
• See who you owe money and when it's due
• Easily view your supplier activity

Manage your finances

• Share information electronically with your accountant
• Keep track of money going in and out of your business
• Prepare VAT returns
• Manage Flat Rate VAT
• See Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Reports
• Control budgets from key areas of your business
• Manage electronic VAT submissions - accredited by HMRC
• Bank reconciliation for up-to-date figures
• Asset Management

Manage your business

• Manage reports to suit the needs of your business
• Keep track of your products and services
• Barcode generation to control your stock
• Advanced Stock Management and Bill of Materials
• Manage your time with the integrated diary
• Support for charities
• Integrate with your Webstore (using Sage Pay)
• Manage Projects / Jobs
• Sage 50 Mobile (new) 
• Up to 2 concurrent users (additonal cost) 
• Unlimited companies (additional cost)

Requirements

Licence Information

• Sage 50 Accounts single user licence permits one installation of the software on a single workstation. If you would like to install the software on an additional workstation as backup you will need to purchase an additional installation licence.
• To use Sage 50 Accounts over a network you will need a two user licence. If installed over a network there is no restriction to the number of workstations Sage 50 Accounts can be accessed from, but access will be limited to two concurrent users. Please note Sage 50 Accounts may not be used over multiple networks.
• Unfortunately licences for multiple locations or premises are not available. If you need to use Sage 50 Accounts at multiple locations you will need a Wide Area Network. If a WAN is not in place, you will need a separate software licence for each location.

Performance is improved with higher specification PCs and networks. A Netbook PC, running an entry level operating system, will require less advanced hardware.

Processor 2Ghz processor or higher

Memory (RAM)
1Gb RAM - Windows XP
2Gb RAM - Windows Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, Small Business Server 2011
4Gb RAM - For all PCs running a 64-bit operating system

Hard Disk Space 10Gb of free disk space

Network 1Gbps network (100 Mbps minimum)

Operating System
All 32 or 64-bit variants of the following operating systems:

Note: Please ensure all the latest Microsoft Service Packs and Updates are installed.

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003 *
Windows Server 2008 *
Windows Small Business Server 2011 *

* Running software like Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server on a Small Business Server will reduce the performance of Sage 50 Accounts

Office Integration
Office 2003
Office 2007
Office 2010 32-bit edition

Internet Connectivity
A broadband Internet connection with a minimum download speed of 2Mbps is essential to keep your copy of Sage 50 Accounts up to date, and to take full advantage of its features.

Display Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768

Anti-Virus
To optimise performance your Anti-Virus software should be configured to exclude Sage files from its checking routines.

Overview

Sage 50 Accounts - Sage Accounting Software

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 is the market-leading accounts software that makes managing your customers, suppliers and day-to-day finances as easy as possible.

From invoicing customers and paying suppliers, to managing VAT returns and year-end accounts, it helps you manage all the different areas of your business. By keeping things simple, it frees you up to focus on your customers and your business.

Managing your Customers and Suppliers

Keeping track of your finances isn't just about adding up the numbers every day. It's data that can tell you a lot about your business.

For example, who are your best customers? Or who buys what and when and how often?

From the suppliers who always deliver when they say they will to the effect of offering a discount on a line or item, Sage 50 Accounts helps you make sense of your business.

As you record the information you need to keep your accounts straight you can build up a better picture of your customers and suppliers. How you use that information is up to you. Sage 50 puts it at your fingertips.

Managing your Accounts and Finances

It's easy to stay on top of your everyday business finances, keeping track of everything from VAT to budgets with Sage 50 Accounts.

Are you covering your costs? What payments are due? Who do you need to chase for payment?

Sage 50 Accounts helps you keep your cash flow moving.

You'll find the information you need to prepare, generate and submit your VAT returns online all in one place, making it easy to deal with HM Revenue & Customs. And with things like profit and loss and balance sheet reports available at the touch of a button, you're always in control of your business.

Easier business on the go with Sage 50 Accounts Mobile

Sage 50 Accounts Mobile gives you live access to your Sage 50 Accounts information on your mobile device so you can keep up to date with your finances when you're out and about.

It's a free mobile application that's simple to use and set up with your desktop software, even if you don't have an in-depth knowledge of accounts.

Use it to get a quick overview of customer, supplier and financial details.

Or get more in depth information about individual accounts and create things like sales orders, quotes and invoices - ideal for those of you who do business on the go.

Currently available for Apple iPhone /iPod Touch at Apple App Store and Blackberry at Blackberry World.

Why Sage?

Sage have been delivering software, services and support to help businesses with their day-to-day challenges for 30 years. More than 80,000 UK businesses choose Sage to help them. And hundreds of thousands use Sage 50 Accounts, making it the market leading accounts software.

Sages' support teams talk to their customers every day. So they get to learn what's going on in their business, what their concerns and challenges are.

The business world is always changing. So Sage are adapting their software and services - whether that's to keep up with the latest legislation, or introduce new technology, like Sage 50 Accounts Mobile.

By listening to their customers and adapting to changing business needs, Sage aim to help you meet your challenges now and in the future.

What's the difference between Sage 50 Accounts, Sage 50 Accounts Plus & Sage 50 Accounts Professional?

Sage 50 Accounts will help you to:

• Manage cash and stock
• Invoice customers, pay suppliers
• Submit VAT returns, prepare year-end accounts.

Sage 50 Accounts Plus also includes the following extra features:

• Price Management - features like individual customer price lists removes the need to rely on memory or manual systems and reduces the risk of error.
• Batch Processes - and batch conversions of quotes will increase efficiency and flexibility of customer management processes.
• Stock Management - Increasing the volume of business can cause problems with increased stock holding - holding back further growth because of the financial impact. The advanced stock management and Bill of Materials capabilities in Accounts Plus can help reduce stock holding, whilst maintaining flow.
• Projects/Jobs - For many businesses that need to manage projects - either for customers or internally - then the Project Costing feature in Accounts Plus is a great benefit. This is a very strong feature for all businesses that need to control budgets and costs of their projects.
• Asset Management - Management of assets ensuring accurate postings and up to date accounts. Automate journal processes for depreciation and write off saving time and reducing the risk of error.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional includes all the features of Plus as well as the following:

• Customer Order Management - allows users to manage stock allocations, preferred customers and keep tighter control of what is to be despatched, invoiced and also returns.
• Supplier Order Management - allows a more profitable relationship with their suppliers and also tighter control over stock. Businesses can easily identify what is on order, what is due for delivery and needs to be reordered. It automates the process of reconciling invoices against purchase orders.
• More Users - As businesses increase the sophistication of their computerisation, they need to process more and more transactions. Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows up to 10 concurrent users - dramatically increasing the scope of their business improvement.
• Dealing with Business outside the UK - Foreign trading is becoming increasingly necessary for businesses to expand - the full foreign trading capability of Sage 50 Accounts Professional allows complete control of foreign currency transactions - with improved functionality and easier management of adjustments with improved error corrections.
• Advanced Budget Management - gives businesses a much tighter control over their performance and the ability to spot issues more easily allowing them to take the necessary corrective action.
• Multi Companies - whilst all variants of Sage 50 Accounts have multi company capability, only Accounts Professional has the Consolidation feature. This is especially useful where businesses have to produce consolidated accounts for all or some of their subsidiaries. With the new advanced budget management feature, the businesses have a much tighter control of their business performance across multiple companies and departments.

What's new

What's New in Sage 50 Accounts 2012

Sage 50 Accounts is designed to help small and growing businesses manage their finances (accounts, customers and suppliers) and is an important part of the Sage 50 Suite.

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 continues the development of the market leading business software offering considerably; helping towards increased efficiency/effectiveness and reduction of errors. This release has been driven by feedback from our customers and stakeholders.

Getting up and Running - improvements include:

Installation - The ability to install and setup the software simply via a simple ‘Active Set-up wizard', simplified network install via automated network share, discovery & net-setup and a simple quick install.

Registration - The ability to register the software simply via online registration.

Activation - The ability to activate the software simply via online activation.

Data Conversion - The ability to convert data simply.

Daily Usability - functionality, performance and integration improvements including:

Lock Date - The user now has the option to use the lock a date, providing increased financial control.

Chart of Accounts - Increased flexibility in the chart of accounts via pre-canned COA structures for more business types and updated nominal codes, support for the needs of different business types and not just sole traders, presenting the user with a quick view in the COA to see their progress rather than having to run a financial management report and making it easier for users to understand and create floating nominal ranges.

Quick Search to increase efficiency on locating Customers, their Orders and Invoices & Suppliers  

Quick Print - Increased efficiency via the ability to set a default layout and conduct a quick print.

Support Home Page - Increased efficiency for both the user and Sage via the Support Home Page.

Accountant Dataset Manager (Client Manager) - Improving collaboration between the accountant and client.

Sage 50 Mobile - Allowing anytime/anywhere access via Sage 50 Mobile.

Performance - Increased investment in the development of the Sage 50 Accounts infrastructure to improve performance in the following areas:

• All list searches and sorts
• Bank activity
• Bank reconciliation
• Check data
• Clear audit trail
• Concurrency fault finding
• Customer activity
• Dept. Activity
• Fund ledger
• Project Costing activity
• Nominal activity
• Stock activity
• Supplier activity
• Quotes
• ODBC - use a snapshot
• VAT Return
• Year End
• Open file patterns
• Display accurate progress bars/indicators to feedback what is happening during a process.

Features

 Get up and running

• Easy to set up and use
• View video demonstrations
• Learn in practice mode
• Easily correct mistakes

• Create quotations and invoices
• See how much profit you will make on each quote or invoice before you commit
• Apply flexible discounts to win business
• See who owes you money and when it's due
• Find customer contact details quickly and easily

Manage your suppliers

• Record purchase invoices in batches
• See who you owe money and when it's due
• Easily view your supplier activity

Manage your finances

• Share information electronically with your accountant
• Keep track of money going in and out of your business
• Prepare VAT returns
• Manage Flat Rate VAT
• See Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Reports
• Control budgets from key areas of your business
• Manage electronic VAT submissions - accredited by HMRC
• Bank reconciliation for up-to-date figures

Manage your business

• Manage reports to suit the needs of your business
• Keep track of your products and services
• Barcode generation to control your stock
• Manage your time with the integrated diary
• Support for charities
• Integrate with your Webstore (using Sage Pay)
• Sage 50 Mobile (new) 
• Up to 2 concurrent users (additonal cost) 
• Unlimited companies (additional cost)

Requirements

Licence Information

• Sage 50 Accounts single user licence permits one installation of the software on a single workstation. If you would like to install the software on an additional workstation as backup you will need to purchase an additional installation licence.
• To use Sage 50 Accounts over a network you will need a two user licence. If installed over a network there is no restriction to the number of workstations Sage 50 Accounts can be accessed from, but access will be limited to two concurrent users. Please note Sage 50 Accounts may not be used over multiple networks.
• Unfortunately licences for multiple locations or premises are not available. If you need to use Sage 50 Accounts at multiple locations you will need a Wide Area Network. If a WAN is not in place, you will need a separate software licence for each location.

Performance is improved with higher specification PCs and networks. A Netbook PC, running an entry level operating system, will require less advanced hardware.

Processor 2Ghz processor or higher

Memory (RAM)
1Gb RAM - Windows XP
2Gb RAM - Windows Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, Small Business Server 2011
4Gb RAM - For all PCs running a 64-bit operating system

Hard Disk Space 10Gb of free disk space

Network 1Gbps network (100 Mbps minimum)

Operating System
All 32 or 64-bit variants of the following operating systems:

Note: Please ensure all the latest Microsoft Service Packs and Updates are installed.

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003 *
Windows Server 2008 *
Windows Small Business Server 2011 *

* Running software like Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server on a Small Business Server will reduce the performance of Sage 50 Accounts

Office Integration
Office 2003
Office 2007
Office 2010 32-bit edition

Internet Connectivity
A broadband Internet connection with a minimum download speed of 2Mbps is essential to keep your copy of Sage 50 Accounts up to date, and to take full advantage of its features.

Display Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768

Anti-Virus
To optimise performance your Anti-Virus software should be configured to exclude Sage files from its checking routines.