Welcome to the November 2007 edition of the Sage Accountants in Practice News

 

The Sage Accounting Suite Newswire is specifically designed for our SageCover members and is just one of the many benefits provided to you as part of your SageCover membership. It contains vital PSD information and we hope you will find the articles provided useful and informative.

In This Issue

• Sage Training Courses
• One Telephone Number servicing the Accountants and Professional sectors
• Sage Accounts Production
• Sage Commercial
• Sage Coretime
• Sage Personal Tax Pro / Sage Corporation Tax Pro
• TAS Books
• Sage 50 Client Manager
• Sage Payroll Products
• Versions of Accountant Products
• New Releases
• Contact Us

1. Sage Training Courses

Remember the following courses are being held in our Cork and Dublin Training Centres over the coming weeks :
           

Nov & Dec Training Dates	Location	Course Title
Mon 12th November	Dublin	Act Basic
Tues 13th November	Dublin	Act Advanced
Mon 3rd December	Dublin	Intro to Payroll
Mon 3rd December	Cork	Sage Commercial
Tues 4th December	Dublin	Quickpay
Tues 4th December	Cork	Accounts Production Basic
Wed 5th December	Dublin	Micropay Stage 1
Wed 5th December	Cork	Accounts Production Advanced
Thurs 6th December	Dublin	Micropay Stage 2
Fri 7th December	Dublin	Micropay ARW
Fri 7th December	Dublin	Tas Books 1
Mon 10th December	Dublin	Line 50 Intro & Set Up
Mon 10th December	Cork	Micropay Stage 1
Tues 11th December	Dublin	Line 50 Stage 1
Tues 11th December	Cork	Quickpay
Wed 12th December	Dublin	Line 50 Stage 1
Thurs 13th December	Dublin	Line 50 Stage 2
Thurs 13th December	Dublin	Tas Books Stage 1
Fri 14th December	Dublin	Tas Books Stage 2
Mon 17th December	Dublin	Intro to Bookkeeping
Tues 18th December	Dublin	Instant Accounts 1
Wed 19th December	Dublin	Instant Accounts 2
Thurs 29th December	Dublin	Instant Accounts 3

           

Call our support team on 1890 923 208 to find out more about the above training courses. Onsite training sessions can also be arranged on request

2. One telephone number servicing the Accountants and Professionals sectors.

For your convenience, as of April 1st 2007, there has been one number servicing the Accountants and Professionals sectors.  This can be used to contact any member of our sales or support teams. The options below will allow you to have quick and easy access to the relevant product support team without the need to be transferred. Have your Sage Account Number to hand.

1890 923 208
Sales	Support
	Option 1	Sage Practice Manager and Sage Coretime
	Option 2	Sage Accounts Production, Sage Commercial, Sage Time & Fees
	Option 3	Sage Personal Tax Pro or Sage Corporation Tax Pro
	Option 4	Sage 50 Client Manager, Sage 50, Sage Instant Accounts
	Option 5	Sage Micropay Professional, Sage Quickpay

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3. Sage Accounts Production

Version 6.1.6.2.  Update for Sage Accounts Production
The database text switch issue has been resolved in this servicepack and we would recommend all our users of Sage Accounts Production V6.0. to update to V6.1. The servicepack also includes Vista Compatibility with Accounts Production.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to the Sage website, where you will locate the most up to date servicepack patch for Version 6.0 build 3 release 12/1201 of Sage Accounts Production. The servicepack will update Sage Accounts Production to Version 6.1 Release 6 Build 2. 

http://sage.ie/supportnew/accProd_DownloadsV6.asp 

Client List Maintenance
Client list maintenance is a feature in version 6.1.6.2 of Sage Accounts Production. This feature will rebuild a client list and manage the movement of client data. Access the article below for further information on the Client List Maintenance

http://sage.ie/supportnew/documents/PSD/accounts/Client%20List%20Maintenance.doc

View Last Transaction Number, Date and Time
There is an option in Version 6.0 and above of Sage Accounts Production which will allow you to view the last transaction number entered, with the date and time on the client list for each individual client dataset.
To access this option go to Tools – Settings – Workstation Settings and select the General tab. On the left flag ‘Show Last Transaction Date/Time’ and select ok.

 

4. Sage Commercial

Version 6.0 Update for Sage Commercial
Please click on the link below which will take you to the SAGE website, where you can locate the most up to date servicepack patch for Version 6 build 3 release 13 of Commercial. The servicepack will update Commercial to Version 6 build 3 release 1301. 

http://sage.ie/supportnew/Commercial_downloadsv6.asp

If you encounter any difficulties, please call our lo-call customer helpline on 1890 923 208 or email us at professionals@sage.ie

Customer and Supplier Refund/Overpayment
Currently there is no option to issue a refund to customer or to process a refund from a supplier for an overpayment. The option for negative payments has been removed in Version 6.0 of Commercial. These transactions can be recorded on Sage Commercial by the use of accounting transactions. Access the article below for further information on Refunds and Overpayments

Refund for Customer
http://sage.ie/supportnew/documents/PSD/accounts/Refund%20Cust.doc

Refund for Supplier
http://sage.ie/supportnew/documents/PSD/accounts/Refund%20Supp.doc

Bank Transfers
Bank Receipts or Payments in Commercial Version 6.0 made to another “Bank/Cash” nominal code are currently saving as Journals. This is to allow the system to view both sides of the transaction on the Bank Reconciliation so they can be reconciled. If you do not wish to save these transactions as Journals, please access the article below for further information on how to enter Bank Transfers through the use of accounting transactions.

 

5. Sage Coretime

Quick Tip: F1 Key - Help Manual

If you press the 'F1' at any point while in Coretime it will display the relevant help page for the screen you are on.

6. Sage Personal Tax Pro

Windows XP Service Pack 2 and ROS

A bug in Windows XP Service Pack 2 stops ROS files from being displayed correctly. If after generating the ROS file, all you see is XML code in Internet Explorer (rather than a copy of the tax form) you need to follow the instructions below.

• Open Windows Explorer
• From the menu, go Tools / Folder Options.
• Click on the File Types tab.
• Click on the New button.
• For file extension, enter f11.
• Click on the advanced tab.
• For Associated File Type, select XML Document.
• Click on the Close button.

 

Printing Form 11 Prints more than 22 Pages, Other Client Details Appear and Margins are Off.

The template for producing your Form 11 has been overwritten. This issue arises when a user, after generating a form, saves the changes on exiting the program.

Please click on the link below which will take you to the SAGE website, where you can locate the file and instructions on how to resolve this issue.

http://sage.ie/supportnew/TaxPro_Downloads.asp

 

Extended Opening Hours for 2007 Personal Tax Year End Deadlines.
Phone lines will be open outside of normal office hours on the dates below to accommodate any queries.

Personal Tax Deadline	Dates	Time
Online	Tuesday November 13th	9am to 8pm
Online	Wednesday November 14th	9am to 8pm
Online	Thursday November 15th	9am to 10pm

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7. TAS Books

TAS Video Tutorials
TAS are committed to giving our customers more choice.  As part of this commitment we have developed a new facility for helping customers with the most frequently processed TAS tasks, providing on-screen, simple step-by-step guides to TAS processing.
The new Video Training Manuals provide an extended choice for customers who may enjoy visual and audio tutorials and these video tutorials suit all levels of users.
Access the TAS video tutorials below:

Video Training Manuals

9. Sage Payroll

Check the version of your Sage Payroll Software
It is very important to ensure that your version of the software is up-to-date with legislation. To check your version, open your payroll software and login.  The top left hand corner will display the version you are using.
The up-to-date versions are:

• Sage Micropay Professional v 6.0
• Sage Quickpay V7.1

Please Note: This year’s budget update will not be implemented correctly if done manually, so it is important that you ensure you have the correct version.
The budget update is available to download from our website:
http://sage.ie/pye2006/downloads.asp

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10. Versions of Accountant Products

Please ensure you or your client is on the most up to date version

Product Name	Latest Version
For your Practice
Sage Accounts Production	6.1.6.2
Sage Coretime Online	2.0
Sage Personal Tax Pro SQL Version	11.0.1
Sage  Corporation Tax Pro	8
Sage Practice Manager	1.5
Sage 50 Client Manager	14.0.12.153
Sage Micropay	6.0
For your Clients
Sage Commercial	6.0.3.1301
Sage Quickpay	7.2
Sage Instant Accounts	12.00.00.10
TAS Books 1, 2, 3	7

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11. Future Releases

Sage Coretime v2.0 is now available 

Major Features:
1 - We've rebranded the product 'Coretime TempusPro' as 'Sage Coretime'
2 - Complete revision of the user Interface to give it a more up-to-date look and feel.  Ease of use makes the customer more productive.
3 - New database access components to allow for improved support for MS SQL Server 2005 and MySQL version 5.0. This allows Coretime to fully support the most recent Microsoft and MySQL database technology.
4 - All reports now have detailed report headers detailing the selection options used in creating the report.

Sage TaxPro PT (Personal Tax) v11.0.1 is now available 

Major Features:
1 - Allows clients to 'roll forward' their information into tax year 2007 and contains the tax computation for the 2007 tax year.
2 - A number of data entry screens were redesigned
3 - A new WIP report was added and some existing reports were also updated  
4 - The mail-merge is now fully functional. This allows users to create customised letters and then  generate them for all clients with information from the database. 

Micropay V6.00

Micropay Professional 2007 v6.00 is now available to download from sage.ie/support.
The new features enhancements include:
For Feature Pack 1 Customers only*:

• Support for completing the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey.
• New Batch Timesheet Entry
• New pension processing option for the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS).
• Ability to apply Holiday Settings across all employees simultaneously
• Ability to pay Holiday Pay hourly

Free to all customers with active support:

• Ability to categorise payments as medical insurance for P35 returns
• New P45 Part 3 online submissions
• Easier option for Deleting Employees (Learn how to use this new feature in the ‘Useful Tips’ section below)
• New Customisable Integration Files for Sage 50 & Sage 200
• Re-Designed & Simplified Help Files
• New Legislation Guidance Menu with web links to the government websites

Sage50 2008

Sage 50 2008 is now available
1. Credit Card Payments
2. E-banking and Transaction email will now be available for free
3. Detailed information Help Centre embedded into the software
4. New Vat ledger
5. And so much more, so watch this space over the next few months.

 

 

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Contact Us

Contacting Technical Support:

Should you require further assistance with any other technical queries, please contact Sage Technical Support, by telephone on our Lo Call number 1890 923208, by fax on 021 4524405, or by email to Professionals@Sage.ie

We strive to provide an efficient and cost effective support service, now offering you a new lo-call phone number 

1890-923-208

We listen, because we care.

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