Sage 50 Accounts Professional v24

• GoCardless - Direct Debit Manager
  With GoCardless integrated with Sage 50 Accounts, you can now send direct debit mandate requests, request payments and process receipts. This is a free integration and 1% is capped at £2 per transaction.
• Inactive bank accounts and nominal codes
  Tidy your Sage 50 Accounts by hiding inactive bank accounts and nominal codes that you no longer use.
• HMRC Gateway Ready - Making Tax Digital
  Sage 50 Accounts v24 is fully compatible with the new Government Gateway which is due to be decomissioned in March 2018, allowing you to submit your VAT returns directly from Sage. If you're on Sage 50 Accounts v23 or below you will be required to submit your VAT returns manually.
• Google Analytics
  Extend Google Analytics to record more in your Sage 50 Accounts.
• Updated Internet Submissions module
  Speed up the process and reduce program crashes or hanging when submitting to HMRC.
• Product web description
  The length of the product web description now has a limit of 255 characters (60 characters previously).
• SagePay PCI compliance update
  SagePay is now compliant with the new rules that have been enforced on online payments.
• Improved installation process for updates
  Make the update process smoother and prevent as many crashes or update issues.
• Quick invoice and order entry
  You can enter customer code numbers on the initial invoice or order entry window, without having to open the Order tab.
• Suppliers paid by direct debit
  Exclude those suppliers you pay by direct debit when doing the supplier payment run, making it easier to manage.
• Contact history
  Link contact history record to external source.

Accessing Sage 50 Accounts from outside the office

Historically, Sage Accounts has been developed to be used on a LAN (Local Area Network) only. Companies who have accounts users working remotely have needed to set up a VPN, or remote desktop connection, to enable their remote users to work on Sage Accounts while offsite.

With the release of Sage 50 Accounts 2015 (v21) Sage introduced long awaited, and eagerly anticipated functionality to facilitate access to Sage 50 Accounts for remote users. The different ways you can access your accounts data are detailed below, but all are dependent on Sage Drive.

• What is Sage Drive
  Sage Drive is a new hybrid connection that allows users of Sage 50 Accounts v21 / v22 / v23 (2015 / 2016 / 2017) to access data from different locations such as home or an additional office. Sage Drive is the key component and it must be configured to use the Sage 50 Accounts remote access solutions, whether from a laptop, desktop or mobile devices.
  
• Sage Accounts Mobile Sales App
  Work more effectively with customers when you're away from the office. Simply login securely with your Sage ID and PIN Number to:

  Create new customers
  • View products & service records
  • Apply price lists & discounts
  • Create quotes & orders
  • Create invoices to print or e-mail straight from your device
  • Create sales orders & allocate stock

  Sage Accounts Mobile Sales App is charged at £5 (+VAT) per user per month. Sage Drive must be configured and active to use this app.

• Sage Tracker App
  Management reporting from your mobile. Simply login securely with your Sage ID and PIN Number, to view:

  • Access Sage Accounts data shared with Sage Drive.
  • View a quick business summary on the Home screen.
  • View a profit and loss summary, bank balances and bank account details.
  • Contact customers and suppliers directly from the app.
  • View financial summaries for customers and suppliers, including overdue and unpaid invoices.
• Connected Users
  Connected users can work on Sage Accounts remotely from a laptop or desktop computer without the need for a VPN or remote desktop connection. The Sage Accounts data is accessed from the cloud (Sage Drive) and allows the remote user to work on accounts in real-time.
  Your first Connected user is provided free for 12 months.
  Connected users are charged at £5 (+VAT) per user per month. Sage Drive must be configured and active to use this app.
• Connected Accountant
  If your accountant is part of the Sage Accountants Club and uses Sage Client Manager, then this new feature allows your accountant to access your accounts data in real-time, with no need for you to send a backup. Connected accountant is a standard feature of Sage Drive and there is no additional cost to use it.
  Connected Accountant is free and works as long as your Sage Drive is active.

New versions of Sage 50 Accounts (starting at v21) no longer install or operate on Windows XP.

• Supported operating systems
  All 32-bit or 64-bit variants of the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2012 *
  • Windows Server 2012 R2*
  • Windows Server 2008 *
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 *

  
  

  * Running software like Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server on a Small Business Server will reduce the performance of Sage over a network. We are currently investigating the cause of this issue.

  Note: Please ensure all the latest Microsoft Service Packs and Updates are installed.

  Note: Due to a small number of customers seeing performance issues we don't recommend the use of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 or 2008 with Sage 50 Accounts v22. The installation of Sage 50 Accounts v22 on SBS is blocked by default but, if required, you can still install the software by following the steps in article 32387. For further information on SBS 2011, please refer to article 30792.

  Sage software must be installed on a Windows operating system, you may still be able to use Sage software, by installing Bootcamp on your Mac. You must check you're using a supported version of windows for your version of Boot Camp.

• Hardware
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM if running a 64-bit operating system).
  • 2GHz processor or higher
  • 5GB of free disk space
  • 1Gbps network (100mbps minimum)
  • Screen resolution of 1024 x 768

  
  

  Note: Performance is improved with higher specification PCs and networks. A Netbook PC, running an entry level operating system, will require less advanced hardware. Sage 50 Accounts uses the Sage System Checker when you install the software. This checks that your PC meets the recommended requirements for Sage 50 Accounts. If you have any further queries about this, please refer to article 27858.

• Office integration
  Note: You only need to install Microsoft Office to use certain features in Sage Accounts that it integrates with. For example emailing invoices and reports, exporting to excel etc.

  • Office 2013 32-bit edition
  • Office 2010 32-bit edition*
  • Office 2007
  • Office 2003

  
  

  * Not compatible with Office 2010 32-bit starter edition.

  Tip: For further information about Microsoft Office compatibility, please refer to article 32017.

• Internet Connection
  A broadband Internet connection with a minimum download speed of 2mbps is essential to keep your Sage software up to date, and to take full advantage of its features.

  • Recommended download speed: 4Mbps or higher
  • Recommended upload speed: 2Mbps or higher
• Antivirus software
  To optimise performance your antivirus software should be configured to exclude Sage files from its checking routines. For further information, please refer to article 12122.
• Internet browser
  Internet Explorer version 10 or above.
• Microsoft .NET
  Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is required.