Bookkeeping

Xero Certified

Alison at Silicon Bullet has been working hard learning all about a relative newcomer into the accounting market in the UK – Xero. Xero was founded in July 2006 in New Zealand by Rod Drury and Hamish Edwards as the...

Sage 50 2014 – User friendly new features

Sage have recently released Sage 50 2014 (or version 20) and you can read the official blurb about the new features in my previous post, Sage 50 Accounts 2014 – New Features. I have noticed, though, running my own ...

Customising your view in Sage

Are there columns in Sage which you always tab over and skip when you are entering data in your Sage 50 or Instant Accounts package?  Fields like extra reference, department code and project are not used by many companie...

Sage Training

My main business, and the one I enjoy the most, has always been helping people to get the most out of their Sage Accounts and Payroll software through my one-to-one bespoke Sage training. I find it very rewarding to pass...

Argh – my Sage has Errors – what shall I do?

There is nothing quite like that sinking feeling you get when you run a Sage Data check and find there are Errors in your Sage Data.  We go months with no one having any problems at all – then have some months wher...

Bank Reconciliation – Is it really necessary?

So you have heard people talk about the bank reconciliation but have no idea why you should be doing it, or even what it is. You enter all your transactions in Sage (or your other bookkeeping software or manual books) so...

Spring Cleaning your Sage Accounts Software

Following on from my good housekeeping posts for Sage 50 and Sage Instant Accounts, when you have used Sage for a few years, running reports and doing the data check and backups can start to slow down, just due to the sh...

Sage Instant Accounts 2013

Sage Instant Accounts 2013 has now been launched. It is perfect for new and small businesses. Sage Instant Accounts is the market-leading bookkeeping package that puts you in control of everyday essentials like cash flow...

Logging Back into Sage after a problem

Sage User name already in use I have had the same enquiry twice this week from customers.  Something has happened on their computer which has meant they had to exit Sage using Task Manager rather than closing the program...

Sage Instant Accounts 2012

What is Sage Instant Accounts? Sage Instant Accounts is the UK’s most recommended accounts software. It’s simple to use with the right training, and designed to help you manage your money, including VAT, end of yea...