What’s new in Sage 50 Accounts 2010?

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 2010 continues the development of the market leading business software offering considerably; increased efficiency/effectiveness and reduction of errors. This release has been driven by feedback from our customers.

There are three key areas of development to this release.

User Experience: Improvements to processes, layout navigation and access to data including:

• Payment Processing - ability to sort/filter, management of recurring entries.
• Activity Screens - increased control and user definable preferences.
• Report Selection - improved interface in line with Sage 50 suite.
• Financial Year messages - ability to pause messages before running year end.

Business Information Management: Feature development and improvements to allow better access to an use of business information including:

• New file import including the ability to import .xls files
• VAT compliance update.
• Cash Register.
• Bar Code generation.

Integration: Developments to increase efficiencies and other business information including:

• Improved integration with Sage Pay (formerly Protx)

Features & Benefits of Sage 50 Accounts 2010

Helping you to... Feature Advantage Benefit Get Up and Running New Yearend, Month End and VAT Guides These offer process support for complex infrequent tasks. Revised guides for: VAT - including legislation changes Month End Year End Build confidence using the product for the first time. Reminder of how to perform tasks done on an irregular basis. Acts as a Training and self support tool. Improved Video/Simulations Guides Provide a ‘how to’ understanding of the key concepts and areas of the product. The video/simulations can be accessed via the Welcome Page and Help menus. These are now interactive making them more effective and memorable. These cover the following areas: What Should I do first- Change Program Date Enable Access Rights Create New Users Edit User Access Rights The Desktop Interface The Nominal Ledger Concept Create a New Nominal Code Create a Customer Record Create a Supplier Record Create a Product Record Invoice your Customer Record a Customer Payment Record a Supplier Invoice Paying your Supplier Regular Tasks What is Bank Reconciliation? Reconcile Bank Statement Diary, Chase Views and Dashboard Customer & Supplier Refunds Purchase Orders - New Subject Sales Orders - New Subject Amend Incorrect Transactions Deleting Transactions Accountant Link in Action Data Importing Build Confidence using the product for the first time. Reminder of how to perform tasks done on an irregular basis. Acts as a Training and self support tool. Manage Customers New ‘Pay Now’ Button on electronic invoices, chase letters and statements. ‘Pay Now’ button in Email Invoice, letter, statement. Sage Pay website to enter payments Notification sent from the Payment Solutions to the Sage 50 user and the end customer. Download payment file & transactions automatically recorded within Sage 50 Accounts Refund processing via Sage Pay Increased flexibility for customers to pay quickly and associated cash flow benefits of reduced cost of credit and a reduction in the age of debts. Time saving not having to manage and reconcile payments made through Sage Pay.   Improved Customer transactions Allows Users to: Customer Receipts - usability improvements - filter, sort records more easily and display additional information e.g. ex-ref. Create Credits directly from invoices & automatic allocation Ability to edit Bank reports Refunds - Allocate refund at point of creation. Recurring Entries - change date, view amounts o/s and remaining transactions. Saves time managing customers and reduces errors. New Cash Register / Till Takings Addition of pre-configured screens to help users record till and cash register takings. These are designed to make the process quick and easy for all users in particular those involved in retail. Sage 50 Accounts also allows till takings and can be integrated with Sage Retail Solutions and other epos systems. The new import tool and templates could be used to import. Record till takings rapidly. Record adjustments and maintain float (resolves a 4 page manual work around) Manage Suppliers Improved Payment Processing Supplier Payments - usability filter, sort and use of ex-ref. Batch Payment - usability improvements Ability to edit Bank reports Recurring Entries - change date, view amounts o/s and remaining transactions. Refunds (as per customer section) Make process and manage payments more effectively. Manage your finances Improved VAT management New VAT Guide 1st January 2010 ECSL change ready Complies with the latest UK and Irish legislation (accounts for EC services on VAT return) Improved Management of recurring entries Improving recurring payments - Easily change next processing date (not possible in previous versions) Easily check amount and number of payments outstanding Keep track of money going in and out of your business Easily manage and amend recurring entries Better Planning Easier reconciliation Easier answering of Supplier/Customer Questions Manage your business New File Import and Import Templates New import wizard including - New templates Capability to import .xls files Match columns from data source to Sage 50 Accounts tables Creation, saving and reuse of map files Additional help and guidance Import additional information (projects and additional product information) Efficiently import information - Stock Information Transaction Records New business information Project transactions Easier to import information Reduction in Errors Familiar process (for Sage 50 Payroll Customers) New Sage Pay Integration ‘Pay Now’ button in Email invoice, letter, statement. Sage Pay website to enter payments Notification sent from the Payment Solutions to the Sage 50 user and end customer. Download payment file & transactions automatically recorded within Sage 50 Accounts Refund processing via Sage Pay Increased flexibility for customer to pay quickly and associated cash flow benefits of reduced cost of credit and a reduction in the age of debts Time saving not having to manage and reconcile payments made through Sage Pay. Improved Reporting Functionality Improved Help & Guidance Report Designer now supports barcodes Sage 50 Suite Report Explorer (same as 50 Payroll) Faster access to reports Easier to manage reports Easier to view popular reports Easier to set up favourites Improved Process Management Yearend management messaging Back-up naming Data-fixing process Persistence in Desktop Key board access Activity detail screens - flexibility Open Financial and Nominal screens at the same-time Brand - consistent look and feel Manage Diary Events - is now an access right Faster Processing

For more information on Sage 50 Accounts 2010, please contact one of our Sage 50 Accounts specialists on 0844 8711 669.

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