With an emphasis on ease of use, Sage 50 Accounts gives businesses the tools they need to balance their books, manage their accounts and control their finances.

Sage Line 50 has for many years been the UK’s most popular accounting software for small businesses and is recommended by over 90% of accountants.

Now Sage Line 50 has changed to Sage 50 Accounts but it continues to offer the same powerful features to automate accounts processes, simplify accounting routines and give managers the information they need to make informed decisions.

Sage 50 Accounts - The entry point into the range, Sage 50 Accounts 2009 has all the standard features you need to manage customers and suppliers professionally.

Sage 50 Accounts Plus - As well as helping you to balance your books and control your VAT, Sage 50 Accounts Plus 2009 has all the tools you need to keep track of your materials and manage your stock.

Sage 50 Accounts Professional - Sage 50 Accounts Professional takes all the features and benefits of Sage 50 Accounts Plus, and adds sales and purchase order processing, stock control, project management and foreign trading tools. It also has the flexibility to handle up to 10 users and manage multiple companies, giving you the information you need to drive your business forward.

Sage 50 Accounts 2009 Test Drive Test drive Sage 50 Accounts online, click here to register.

Managing Business

Having access to up to date accounting data is vital to successfully run any business and improve performance. Sage 50 Accounts enables businesses to manage every aspect of their financial performance.

• Check your business credit position from one dashboard view including bank balances, summarized profit & loss and overdue customer / supplier balances.
• In-built secure reporting, historical data analysis and departmental summaries help business managers to assess financial performance, spot trends and take action.
• Access accounts data directly and securely from Microsoft Excel, so key members of your company can analyse and report on essential business areas without having to use Line 50 themselves.
• Customise Sage Line 50 to suit your industry by tailoring the content and layout of screens.
• Run numerous standard reports for in-depth financial information or create your own for the detail you need.
• Use historical accounting data for a complete set of company financial information.
• Trade electronically with transactional email.

• Check for duplicated transactions and other accounting anomalies to balance the books.

Manage debtors and creditors

• Process customers orders and quickly issue invoices from Sage 50 Accounts. For maximum personalisation Sage 50 can be integrated with Spindle Professional software to include relevant graphics or marketing messages and send invoices by email or electronic fax.
• Use order history and transactional information to understand who your most profitable customers are. Not just in terms of order value but also how quickly they pay.
• Run credit histories for customers and suppliers for effective credit control.

• Check your critical suppliers to ensure their account is prioritised for payment.

Managing Cash Flow

Sage 50 Accounts recognises that cash is the life blood of your business.

Sage Accounts help you understand who you should be spending time chasing for payments; for example what’s overdue, when money is due in and who has promised payment. Promised payments are automatically added to the diary, and if payments are not received you’ll be reminded to follow them up.

To help you manage your payment commitments Sage 50 reports who you need to pay based on supplier and age criteria in the coming weeks and months so you can plan ahead.

Managing Stock

Sage 50 Accounts stock control helps business maintain the right level of units in line with current and future demand to avoid the problems of carrying too much or not enough stock. Set re-order levels, quantities and prices to automate tasks and use product lists and records for effective stock management.

Managing Finance

• The in-built Line 50 Accountant Link sends all bank and VAT reconciliations to your accountant providing them with your up to date financial information.
• Sage Line 50 keeps organisations on top of VAT by calculating all VAT schemes while HM Revenue & Customs approved audit reports simplify VAT returns.

• Set budgets and produce reports for each department or nominal code. To help you plan ahead, you can also set budgets for the current and next Financial Year.

More Information
Call Preact on 0870 382 5000 to discuss your accounting requirements and to find out how accounting software can be integrated with CRM software.