Sage Instant Accounts details and features
Sage Instant Accounts
Sage Instant Accounts is small business accounts software with fresh ways to save you time and effort compared to manual bookkeeping. It's ideal for new and small businesses, and is easier than ever to use.
It helps you manage your money, customers and suppliers, including VAT, end of year accounts and invoicing. Video guides will show you how to complete key tasks and there's lots of help to make sure you get up and running quickly.
The latest version of the software (version 16) makes processes even more flexible and it's right up-to-date with the latest legislation. It integrates perfectly with new Sage Instant Payroll and Sage Pay, and 45 days free technical support is included on new purchases to get you up and running.
Overview
Sage Instant Accounts doesn't require any accountancy experience, and is ideal for new and small businesses. It lets you:
• Set up and use easily: video demos, practice mode, e-Learning training and practice data will help you get up and running, and you can easily correct any mistakes.
• Manage your finances: track money going in and out of your business accurately & share information electronically with your accountant.
• Manage your customers and suppliers: view contact details, know who owes you money and when, record till takings and see your profit and loss.
• Manage your business: track all your products and services and never miss a deadline with diary and auto reminders.
• Always know your financial position: run profit, loss and balance sheet reports at the touch of a button.
• Prepare quotes and invoices: generate quotes and invoices for your customers, and apply flexible discounts.
• Improve your cash flow & get paid on time: add a ‘Pay Now' button to invoices and statements to take credit card payments (additional Sage Pay charges applies). See below for further details.
• Manage your VAT: generate VAT Returns that comply with all the latest 2010 legislation. Set separate tax codes to distinguish between goods and services (a 2010 requirement).
• Free support to get you up & running: 45 days free telephone support
Sage Pay 'pay now' option
If you're a Sage Pay user you can now add a ‘pay now' button to your invoices in Instant Accounts for speedy payment. For example, if you send invoices by email you can embed a ‘pay now' button in your invoice. This lets your customers make immediate card payments online via the Sage Pay website - which provides more flexibility of payment as well helping to improve your cash flow.
Features
Manage your finances
• Easily share information electronically with your accountant to save time
• Keep track of money going in and out of your business
• Take credit card and PayPal payments through Sage Pay integration
• Prepare VAT Returns: Annual Accounting, Cash Accounting, Irish VAT, e-VAT submissions
• e-payments and Reverse Charge VAT
• Prepare essential information for audits and guarantee peace of mind
• Produce Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports
• e-banking - integrate with your internet banking service when you take out SageCover
• Bank reconciliation so you can see up-to-date balances
• Easily export your information directly to Microsoft Office to save time
• Import data from .xls, .xlsx and .csv files with ease
• View instant reports that are easy to browse, select, and add as ‘favourites'
• Keep track of all of your products and services
• Manage your time with integrated diary and automated reminders
• Automatically allocate credits against invoices to save time and cut down errors
• Manage your customers and suppliers
• Find contact details quickly
• Improve your cash flow by seeing who owes you money & when it's due
• Create quotations and invoices
• Know how much profit you will make on each quote before you commit
• Add 'Pay now' buttons to invoices and statement to encourage prompt payment
• Record till takings and cash sales
• Easily apply flexible discounts to keep your customers happy
• Store, record and print barcodes on to any document or report
Sage Instant Accounts Plus has all the cash flow, invoicing, VAT and end of year accounts benefits of Sage Instant Accounts, but with the option of a two-user license (additional charges apply), stock control tools and the ability to see business summaries at a glance.
Recommended hardware
• An IBM®-compatible computer with a 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 1GB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 1Gbps network with Microsoft Windows networking
Minimum hardware
An IBM-compatible computer with a 1GHz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 700MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 100Mbps network with Microsoft Windows networking
• Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks, and it only possible to install one copy on a single computer.
• Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions, and please ensure you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.
One of the following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP (Recommended)
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 operating systems.
Apple Mac compatibility
Sage software is not compatible with Apple Macs, unless you are running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 via Apple's Boot Camp utility
