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  • Monitoring and reporting fixed asset expenditure against budget

    We have a healthy annual fixed asset budget which requires regular monitoring and the preparation of reports appropriate to the level of management. We use advances departments in depth and the system allows for budgets to be applied to the fixed asset…
  • Report Designer

    Hi, Could you tell me, is it still not possible to join SOP_ITEM and INVOICE_ITEM within Sage 50 Report Designer? I have tried and can't seem to get it to work. I know it was a know issue years ago, but I would have thought Sage would have fixed it…
  • No Companies in SData Settings

    Hi, I cannot view any company in Internet Options> SData settings. Mapped drive is being used so, I have used UNC Path to the folder and provided logon rights of the SData service to the network service but to no avail. I need company's URL address…
  • Can I host Sage 50 accounts data on windows server 2019 essentials?

    Hello, My company recently bought a server running windows server 2019 essentials. Can sage data service run on this OS? I would like to host my data on this server. Alternatively Could I run a virtual machine with Windows 10 on the server to host…
  • Sage Accounts News- January Edition

    The January edition of Sage Accounts news is now available . Topics covered include: Tidying up your accounts Invoicing - Which option to use? CIS in Sage 50cloud Accounts Trading abroad - The Foreign Trader module Windows 7 - End of life…
  • Currency on Customer and Supplier Accounts

    We have come acroos a rediculous problem. One account cannot have multiple currencies, we have now had to create a new account in a different currency, so we have 2-3 accounts now for different customers just because the system cant handle more than one…
  • Top time saving tips

    If December's a busy month for you, take a look at our tips to help you speed up processing in Sage 50 Accounts and save time: Speed up data entry using shortcuts > Hide deleted transactions > Set up automatic backups > Hide old inactive records…
  • Customise your invoice and credit note layouts

    In Sage 50cloud Accounts you can use Report Designer to customise your invoice and credit note layouts. You can make basic changes such as adding your company logo and bank details, or create a completely bespoke design. Read more >
  • Regular tasks in Sage 50cloud Accounts

    Getting into a regular rhythm of recording and checking your organisation's transactions in your Sage 50cloud Accounts software will help you to keep on top of finances and stay informed about how you're performing. Read more >
  • Send nominal values to Microsoft Excel

    Did you know, you can send your Sage 50cloud Accounts nominal values to Microsoft Excel in just a couple of clicks? Read more >
  • What happens when I run a year end in Sage 50cloud Accounts?

    When you reach the end of your financial year, it's important to review the financial performance of your organisation, but what actually happens in your accounts software when you click the Year End option? In this article we explain what happens behind…
  • A guide to transaction types in Sage 50cloud Accounts

    When you look at your audit trail or activity windows in Sage 50cloud Accounts, every transaction has an associated type, a two letter code defining the transaction. This handy guide lists: All of the available transaction types What the codes…
  • Fixed Asset, Depreciation

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    Hello , My newly joined company has a list of fixed assets to be deleted off sage for year ending 2018, we are now in 2019 though but 2018 is yet to be closed .. I have deleted the items from the fixed assets, but they are still showing on the nominal…
  • VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for construction industry

    Hi, I'm aware that the Domestic Reverse Charge for VAT is being introduced for construction businesses from 1 October 2019 and am just wondering if there will be any updates to Sage's desktop and cloud accounting packages to assist with this and ensure…
  • check for updates broken

    i get the error "error retrieving update information An error has occurec whilst checking for updates. the underlying connection was closed. could not establish trust relationship for the ssl/tls secure channel." i believe its possibly…
  • Any way to run departmental P&Ls in bulk which are not combined together into one P&L?

    Any idea how I'd be able to run multiple p&l reports at once or even just speed up the process, because at the moment if you were to run a p&l for 2 departments, sage would automatically just combine them together into one report. What I need is for…
  • Programme Crashes when trying to create a new nominal code

    My programme crashes whenever I try and create a new nominal code, has any one else experienced this? and found a fix I would call SAGE but but they said the waiting time is over an hour! what a joke