Sage 50 Accounts

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Over the past 30 years, Sage has become the UK market leader for accounting software. We have achieved this by forging strong relationships with our customers, understanding their needs and developing software that meets their expectations.

Easy to get started

• Seven simple steps to get you up and running
• Tutorials and videos will guide you through key procedures
• 45 days free telephone support from our award-winning SageCover team
• Practice data included so you can get to grips with 50 Accounts without affecting your real accounts data

Keep your customers and suppliers happy

• Raise professional invoices and quotes easily and send them by post or email
• See at a glance who owes you money and which suppliers you need to pay
• Easily find customer and supplier information with the quick search feature
• Track and record all your activity including invoices, payments, statements and even phone calls
• Accept immediate payments by adding a pay now option to your email invoices

Run your business more efficiently

• Management dashboards highlight your key business information at a glance
• Batch process your invoices and quotations to save time and effort
• Quick print your most frequently used reports
• Sage 50 Accounts Mobile - access your finances from anywhere with your smartphone
• Integrate 50 Accounts with your website - no need to manually input data

Greater control over your finances

• Automatically calculate VAT, including flat rate VAT, and submit your returns online to HMRC
• Bank reconciliation made easy - always know what's in your bank account
• Produce accurate reports by creating a chart of accounts to suit your business type
• Close of completed periods with the lock date feature to avoid costly mispostings

Understand your business better

• Produce your profit and loss, trial balance and balance sheet reports with just a few mouse clicks
• Keep control of your stock levels - make sure you don't have too much or too little stock
• Customise reports to suit your business - add your own logo with the inbuilt report designer
• Synchronise 50 Accounts with Outlook calendar and contacts, so you'll never miss an important deadline

Take look at the’ In Depth’ tab to find out more.

In-depth information about Sage 50 Accounts

Easy to set up and use

• Get up and running in just seven easy steps: with our easy to use setup wizard your software can be ready to use within minutes after installation is complete.
• Learn with practice mode: learn with test data to see effects of changes before you commit to making changes in your own data.
• Familiarise yourself with different areas of the program: learn how to carry out day to day tasks with a selection of guides and video demos.
• Easily correct mistakes: an easy-to-use corrections module allows you to easily correct any mistakes you make in your accounts data.
• Import your existing data: using simple wizards, you can import your existing data into your new software.
• Online registration and activation: New for 2012. Complete your installation and set up quickly and easily online saving you time to get on with your accounts processing.

Manage your business

• Keep track of your products and services: stock management and invoicing features help you manage your products and services.
• Manage your time more efficiently: built-in diary and reminder features allow you to manage your time and schedule customer and supplier appointments.
• See how your business is doing: with over 50 management reports to choose from you can analyse the performance of your business.
• Quick Print: New for 2012. Use the quick print feature when you need to send invoices, quotes or statements to multiple customers and suppliers.
• Chart of Accounts: Improved for 2012. Automatically set up your chart of accounts based on your business type increasing your efficiency.
• Lock Date: New for 2012. Close off completed financial periods and prevent postings before a selected date so you never need to worry about misposting a transaction.
• Take the hassle out of cross analysis: connect your software with other Sage software and make integrating departmental data an easier task.*

Manage your finances

• See how profitable your business is: choose from in a number of reports to see how your business is doing in just a few clicks.
• No need to put your accounts 'on hold': work on your data simultaneously with your accountant. **
• Keep on top of your cash flow: ensure your transaction records are correct and up to date with easy bank reconciliation.
• Manage your debt: instantly view your credit position. See who owes you money and who you owe money to.
• Select your VAT scheme and we’ll do the hard work: VAT information is stored in one place for you to easily prepare, reconcile and submit your VAT return electronically.

Manage your customers and suppliers

• Find your customer and supplier details quickly and easily: use customer and supplier records to store all their contact data, see their sales/purchase history and store communications.
• Create professional looking invoices and quotes: a selection of standard invoices and quotations to send to your customers with the ability to personalise these with your own logo and company details.
• Quick Search: NEW for 2012. Save time trying to find a customer or supplier with our new quick search feature.
• Know how profitable your quotations or invoices are: calculate how profitable an order will be just one click before you commit to sending any invoices and quotations.
• Speed up the payment process: add the Sage Pay ‘pay now’ button to your invoices to allow your customers to pay online immediately.
• Control customer and supplier debt: with a section dedicated to managing debt. Analyse debt and quickly produce a selection of letters for those who owe you money.

Prepare and submit your VAT returns

• Select your VAT scheme: standard VAT, VAT Cash Accounting and Flat Rate VAT schemes are all supported.
• Keep all your VAT records in one place: VAT information is centrally stored in the VAT ledger when you enter transactions.
• Make calculating VAT returns easier: use our VAT return tool to automatically calculate all VAT transactions at the end of your VAT period.
• Submit accurate VAT returns: VAT reconciliation ensures you don't end up accounting for VAT multiple times for the same transactions.
• Speed up the submission process: electronically submit your VAT return to HMRC from your software.

Sage 50 Accounts Mobile

• Free to use: Sage 50 Accounts Mobile is free to download and use and there are no transfer limits. Connect it to your Sage 50 Accounts 2012 data or try it with demonstration data.
• Easy to use: a clear and simple interface requires little accounts knowledge so you can easily get a snapshot of your business wherever you are.
• Manage your accounts on the move: Sage 50 Accounts Mobile gives you access to the four main areas of your accounts data: customers, suppliers, financials and products & pricing.
• Keep your data safe: all data transferred using Sage 50 Accounts Mobile is securely encrypted, meaning the data you transfer using your phone is safe and secure.
• Save time and win new business: create quotations, orders and invoices on the spot using your mobile device.
• Remotely manage your stock: with Sage 50 Accounts Mobile you’ll have all your product and stock information at your fingertips, allowing you view your pricelists and place orders on the spot.
• Available for iPhone and Blackberry: Sage 50 Accounts Mobile is available for iPhone and Blackberry for use with Sage 50 Accounts 2012. If you’re an iPad or Android user, please register your interest and we’ll let you know when applications are available.

Recommended hardware

An IBM®-compatible computer with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
At least 1GB RAM
At least 1GB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed
Network users only: 1Gbps network with Microsoft Windows networking
Display Settings: 1024 x 768 resolution

Minimum hardware

An IBM-compatible computer with a 1GHz (or equivalent) processor
512MB RAM
700MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed
Network users only: 100Mbps network with Microsoft Windows networking
Display Settings: 1024 x 768 resolution

Compatible operating systems:

Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003

Technical notes:

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks, and it only possible to install one copy on a single computer.
Works with Microsoft Office 2003 and all later editions, and please ensure you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.
This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.
The latest service packs should be installed for your operating system before installing or upgrading Sage products. 32-bit Operating Systems recommended.
Whilst there are no browser requirements for Sage 50 Accounts, we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above for internet access to Sage Support and important Sage updates for your products.
Some features in Sage 50 Accounts, such as Automatic Updates and Postcode finder, require an internet connection.

Apple Mac compatibility

Sage software is not compatible with Apple Macs, unless you are running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 via Apple’s Boot Camp utility.