I confess to being a sceptic about Sage 50 Remote Data Access (formerly Sage Drive). When this feature was first released by Sage a few years ago, I...
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Taxes and COVID-19
We do not usually write articles about tax issues, but we recently found some noteworthy articles related to taxes, the pandemic, and COVID-19, for...
Sage 50 2021 Released
Sage Software today announced the availability of Sage 50 2021 for all customers covered by an active Sage BusinessCare Plan. You can check for...
Sage 50 2020 to be released in July 2019
We have received the following advance announcement from Sage Software regarding the release of the 2020 edition of Sage 50. This is the first notice we have received that there is in fact a 2020 edition in the works, and that it will be made available in July of 2019. The title of the announcement […]
Closing the Year in Accounting: Some items to consider
Many of our clients generate their tax and financial reports on a calendar year basis. With that in mind, here are some year-end accounting items...
SPECIAL REPORT: Changes to the Sage 50 Obsolescence Policy
Sage Software recently notified us of a change in the "Sage 50 obsolescence policy" for supporting editions of the Sage 50 product prior to the...
Sage 50 Payroll Tax Forms Update
All Sage 50 customers should have received a recent notification, through the "Services /Check for Updates" menu in Sage 50, that a new Payroll...
Period End Closing in Sage 50: A 7-Point Checklist
There is no formal period end closing in Sage 50 within an open fiscal year. There are, however, several important steps that we recommend all users...
The Modern General Ledger
In a recent white paper “The 10 Essentials of an Effective Financial Solution”, the first point identified as essential in the paper is a “modern...
Manage Credit Card Payments Directly in Sage 50
Many of our clients have asked if they can manage credit card payments directly in their accounting program. The good news is, if your accounting...
Paying Sage 50 Vendor Invoices with a Credit Card
It is becoming pretty common practice to pay some, or all, of your routine vendor purchases via company credit card. This is certainly possible...
New Wine in Old Wineskins
We’ve received numerous calls from clients lately who are the recipients of new hardware at their office. Whether it is Windows Server 2016 or...