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Sage Instant Accounts

Sage Instant  Accounts

Sage Instant Accounts

Product code: 0136IA
Availability: Usually Ships in 24hrs

RRP £120.00 OUR PRICE £90.00 (EXCLUDING VAT)
SAVING 25%

Sage Instant Accounts

Is Instant Accounts right for me?

Sage Instant Accounts doesn't require any accounting experience, and gives you confidence and control of your cash position and the freedom to concentrate on attracting and keeping your customers happy.

  • Set up and use easily: 
    Video demos, practice mode, e-Learning training and practice data will help you get up and running, and you can easily correct any mistakes.
  • Manage your finances:
    Track money going in and out of your business accurately & share information electronically with your accountant.
  • Manage your customers and suppliers: 
    View contact details, know who owes you money and when, record till takings and see your profit and loss.
  • Manage your business:
    Track all your products and services and never miss a deadline with diary and auto reminders.
  • Always know your financial position:
    Run profit, loss and balance sheet reports at the touch of a button.
  • Prepare quotes and invoices:
    Generate quotes and invoices for your customers, and apply flexible discounts.
  • Improve your cash flow & get paid on time:
    Add a ‘Pay Now’ button to invoices and statements to take credit card payments (additional Sage Pay charges applies).
  • Manage your VAT
    Automatically calculate VAT Returns that comply with all the latest 2011 legislation, including setting your business up on the Flat Rate VAT Scheme.
  • Submit your VAT returns online:
    Submit VAT returns and year-end forms online - a HM Revenue & Customs requirement.
  • Free support to get you up & running:
    45 days free telephone support and one year's SageCover Online support included.

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Sage Instant Accounts doesn't require any accountancy experience, and is ideal for new and small businesses who require a single user license.

Sage Instant Accounts can be installed on a single workstation. To use Instant Accounts over a network or to have a 2 user licence, you will need Sage Instant Accounts Plus.

Easy to set up and use

  • View video demonstrations
  • Learn in practice mode or view demo data
  • Easily correct mistakes
  • Service toolbar lets you access all your Sage services in a flash **NEW FOR 2011**
  • 45 days free technical support included (on new purchases only)
  • E-learning worth £50 included – online tutorials to help you get up and running
  • 1 year of SageCover Online including 24/7 access to over 6,000 online FAQs and email support
  • Pay by interest-free Direct Debit - just £19 a month (over 6 months)

Manage your finances

  • Easily share information electronically with your accountant to save time
  • Keep track of money going in and out of your business
  • Take credit card and PayPal payments through Sage Pay integration
  • Web Store integration: automatically download payments into Instant Accounts **NEW FOR 2011**
  • Automatically calculate VAT Returns including Annual Accounting, Cash Accounting, Reverse Charge, Irish VAT and submit online to HMRC.
  • Flat Rate VAT Scheme: Prepare a Flat Rate VAT return and calculate the benefit to your business **NEW FOR 2011**
  • e-payments and Reverse Charge VAT
  • Prepare essential information for audits and guarantee peace of mind
  • Produce Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports
  • e-banking - integrate with your internet banking service
  • Bank reconciliation so you can see up-to-date balances
  • Easily export your information directly to Microsoft Office to save time
  • Import data from .xls, .xlsx and .csv files with ease
  • View instant reports that are easy to browse, select, and add as ‘favourites’
  • Keep track of all of your products and services
  • Manage your time with integrated diary and automated reminders
  • Automatically allocate credits against invoices to save time and cut down errors

Manage your customers and suppliers

  • Find contact details quickly
  • Improve your cash flow by seeing who owes you money & when it's due
  • Create quotations and invoices
  • Know how much profit you will make on each quote before you commit
  • Add 'Pay now' buttons to invoices and statement to encourage prompt payment
  • Record till takings and cash sales
  • Easily apply flexible discounts to keep your customers happy
  • Store, record and print barcodes on to any document or report
Helping you to…
Sage Instant Accounts 2011
Sage Instant Accounts Plus 2011
Sage 50 Accounts 2011
Sage 50 Accounts Plus 2011
Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2011
Get up and running
Price from
£120 + VAT
£200 + VAT
£560 + VAT
£810 + VAT
£1,095 + VAT
Easy to set up and use plus video demos
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Learn in practice mode
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Telephone support
45 days free
45 days free
45 days free
45 days free
45 days free
Email support & online FAQs
1 year free
1 year free
45 days free
45 days free
45 days free
Online Health & Safety Advice service
1 year free
1 year free
     
SageCover price from
£100 p/a
£140 p/a
£295 p/a
£435 p/a
£530 p/a
Manage your customers and suppliers
Create quotations and invoices and apply flexible discounts
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Record till takings and cash sales
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Receive and process card payments*
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Record purchase invoices in batches
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Manage individual projects and costs


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Sales order processing



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Purchase order processing



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Manage your finances
Share information electronically with your Accountant
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Keep track of money going in and out of your business
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Know how much profit you'll make on quotes or invoices
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Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports
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VAT/Irish VAT Cash Accounting
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Prepare VAT Returns
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e-VAT submissions, e-payments and e-banking
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Flat rate VAT
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Bank reconciliation for up-to-date figures
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Export your information to Microsoft® Office
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Manage your business
Keep track of your products and services
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Manage your time with the integrated diary and reminder
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Record e-bay transactions*
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Control and allocate stock
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Advanced
Manage components and assembled products

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Maximum number of users
1
2
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10
Cost per additional user license  
£100 + VAT
£250 + VAT
£250 + VAT
£250 + VAT
Maximum number company licenses
1
1
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Cost per additional company  
£250 + VAT
£250 + VAT
£250 + VAT

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

One of the following operating systems

  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP (Recommended)
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7

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

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

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks.

Works with Microsoft Office 2003 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.

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