As a Sage Reseller AME can provide our clients in all sectors with specific, scalable software and services to help them manage their finances, their people, their customers, their suppliers, their core operations and to plan their future business success.

Sage 50 Accounts 2009

Sage 50 Accounts (formerly Sage Line 50) is accounts software designed to make sure that you remember every item on your daily workload, and help ensure that it gets done. It is the ideal accounts package for small to medium-sized businesses, the true beauty of Sage 50 Accounts lies in the features that help to keep your cash flow healthy – from collecting money from customers to paying your suppliers on time.

Key features:

• In-built Diary - prioritises the daily workload, sets reminders for recurring tasks, automates diary events (such as following up promised payments) and integrates with Microsoft Outlook
• Dashboard - see an instant view of the credit position of your business. You can see where your money is, how old your customer or supplier debt is, what's due, what's overdue, what's disputed, what's promised to pay and what's still to be allocated - all in one place
• VAT management - store all of your VAT information and actions in one place, to make preparing, generating, reconciling, adjusting and submitting your VAT returns easy. Sage 50 Accounts 2009 has been fully tested and achieved recognition for filing VAT returns online (VAT 100 and VAT 101) from HMRC, you can be sure everything's done by the book
• Management reporting - create at a glance summaries or in-depth reports of your key business information. With flexible Profit and Loss and Balance Sheets see more than just your monthly figures
• Drillable reports - see more than just your top-level figures, drillable reports mean that you can see the details behind these figures - right down to the individual transactions
• Bank reconciliation - record multiple bank accounts and their details. Enter payments and receipts and save bank reconciliations part-way through. Use ‘Smart Totals' to see the value of any highlighted transaction, and see the reconciled balance of your account at any given time with our new retrospective bank reconciliation report
• Generate invoices, quotes, orders or proformas for your customers - you can choose whether you want to turn a quotation into an order, invoice, keep the quotation for your records, or to use again in the future
• Discounts and deposits - automatically calculate the effect of percentage discounts or one-off reductions and display the information clearly on your invoices
• Microsoft Excel integrated reporting - Microsoft Excel can now link directly to your Sage 50 Accounts data so that directors and managers can access and analyse accounts information without needing to use Sage 50 Accounts themselves or have it installed on the same PC
• Support for UK charities - fund management, charity-specific financial reports and an improved chart of accounts designed just for charities.

Sage Instant Accounts

Sage Instant Accounts is designed to make managing your money, including VAT, end of year accounts and invoicing as quick and easy as possible.
So you have the information you need to manage your business at your fingertips. You can also record all your financial transactions, automatically update your ledgers and even store all of your customer, supplier and product information. In addition, it allows you to print your invoices and produce financial reports.

If you don’t have much experience with accountancy software, you’ll find the built-in video demonstrations and advice will help you get up and running in no time.

Sage Instant Accounts is a simple bookkeeping package that gives you all the tools you need to successfully manage your finances, accounts, customers and suppliers.

• Get an overview of your financial position - run Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Reports at the touch of a button
• Prepare quotations and invoices - generate professional quotations and invoices for your customers. You can also apply flexible discounts for individual customers to help attract new business and reward loyal customers
• VAT management - From the VAT Ledger you can generate your VAT Returns, EC Sales List and Reverse Charge Sales List. You can also make secure online submissions and payments to HM Revenue & Customs
• Make your software work harder - Sage Instant Accounts integrates perfectly with Microsoft® Excel, Word and Outlook, for further reporting or manipulation of data
• Additional Support - with Sage Instant Accounts you will now receive SageCover Online Support, with email support, access to the Ask Sage database and Health and Safety advice
• Submit VAT returns online - you can submit VAT and year-end forms online and get an extra ten days to pay too
• Receive card payments from your customers - Sage Payment Solutions (available at an additional charge) helps you validate card payments and keep your accounts up to date.

Sage 50 Payroll 2009

Sage 50 Payroll 2009 allows you to be fully confident that you've correctly taken care of all your essential tax, National Insurance and statutory payment calculations. This simple-to-use payroll software makes light work of everything from managing all of your employees' pay, to holiday entitlement and rewards. And you can use it alongside Sage 50 Accounts, ensuring that your payroll and accounts are always up to date.

Other great features allow you to:

• Go greener with secure electronic payslips
• Predict the impact of minimum wage increases, bonuses or overtime
• Store all of your employee records in one place
• Pay your staff overtime, commissions and bonuses in a simple, speedy way
• Keep track of day-to-day tasks with automatic reminders
• Ensure your payroll data is reliable and up to date before you submit the details to the HMRC.

What’s new for 2009?

Sage 50 Payroll 2009 now includes password protected electronic payslips and documents, allows you to view salary forecasts and also import data from other software at the touch of a button. See the features & benefits tab for more.

Sage 50 Instant Payroll 2009

Sage Instant Payroll lets you manage the payroll of up to 10 employees without the need to understand the complexities of payroll legislation. It's payroll software designed to help you pay your people quickly, easily and accurately, leaving you to concentrate on your business.

No experience is required to set up and run the program - it automatically calculates payments and deductions including tax, National Insurance, pensions and sick pay - all accredited to HM Revenue & Customs’ payroll standard. 

Sage Instant Payroll ensures accuracy and provides an easy five-step process for you to follow. You can choose when and how to pay your employees, and can quickly print out payslips.

You can also manage employee information and complete employee records, and Sage Instant Payroll can handle up to 10 leavers in a given financial year.

Sage Instant Payroll also comes complete with Sage HR Advice, as well as SageCover Online plus access to the comprehensive Ask Sage database.

Key Features

• Calculate net pay, tax, National Insurance, sick and maternity pay, and pay deductions automatically
• Manage up to 10 employees and 10 leavers in a given financial year
• Make secure electronic payments to employees and HMRC
• Step-by-step guides to help you manage your Payroll Year End
• One year of SageCover Online included
• One year's Sage HR Advice included
• 45 days free technical support on new purchases.

For more information on which SAGE package is right for you and your business, please contact us on 01392 824 022.