The pilot year for Payroll Real Time Information (RTI) began in April, with the roll out of the new system for submissions continuing into next year. Payroll RTI will be compulsory for all businesses by October 2013, and we have been blogging about the latest news from Sage and HMRC as it has been coming in. It was recently reported on Sage's own blog that the latest Sage user to make RTI submission was the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), with the Exchequer Secretary to...Read More
This week HMRC have been tweeting about some of the mobile applications that are available to help small business owners stay ahead of record keeping even when away from the office. One of the applications they highlighted as being particularly effective is Sage Record Keeper Mobile, which was announced in April for iPhone and iPad users. It is made especially for the self-employed, sub-contractors and small businesses to record receivables and payables, display monthly balances, track CIS...Read More
Good morning! Recently we've been taking a look at what we are to expect from the latest version of Sage 50 Accounts which is due for release in August. With Sage 50 Accounts 2013, Sage have responded to the needs of businesses to provide the best possible user experience and the greatest improvement in performance for this new business accountancy software package. The improvements in performance we saw with Sage Accounts 2012 received very positive feedback from users, and Sage have...Read More
On our blog this week we've taken a first look at some of the improvements to Sage 50 Accounts that we are to expect with the new 2013 edition due next month. One of them is First Year Experience, a feature designed to make accounting for business start-ups easier than ever. With the First Year Experience feature, Sage Accounts is set up to match your business structure in the most efficient way and streamlined in one place. All of the settings are organised in one place to offer an easily...Read More
With Sage 50 Accounts 2013 due to arrive next month, I thought it was time to talk about some of the new and improved features that this latest version of Sage Accounts can offer. With every new release, Sage listen to the needs of their customers and adapt the business accounts software to offer the best possible improvements to functionality and usability, making accounting tasks easier and more efficient. Sage Accounts 2013 is no exception, and the core of the improvements made to the...Read More
Last week I blogged about Sage Training Passports and the fantastic solution they provide for businesses introducing themselves to Sage payroll and accountancy software. Another terrific way for smaller businesses to introduce themselves to Sage software is to begin using a package tailor-made to their needs, such as Sage Instant Payroll – which is made especially for businesses with up to ten employees. Requiring no other software packages and no previous experience of Sage to work, Sage...Read More