IS SAGE 200 RIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

We have noticed a rise in the amount of customers who are looking to migrate from Sage 50 to Sage 200.

Sage 200 helps businesses with a turnover from around £1m+ to co-ordinate their full business through both customer-facing and back-end modules. Made up of Sage 200 CRM and Sage 200 Financials, the product provides a complete solution to the management of a company’s processes.

The migration is generally due to the business outgrowing the Sage 50 package and requiring a more complex accounts and CRM package. There are a number of issues which have been identified as key indicators that a company should be looking at a more diverse package.

These indicators include: the software struggling with high volumes of data, repeated corruption, files locking and reports taking a long time to run. Although there are short term solutions to these issues, migration to Sage 200 can save businesses both time and resources by making these processes more effective.

Sage 200 provides a tailored, managed solution for businesses which have outgrown Sage 50. This solutions will help to resolve the issues outlined below:
• Limitations whilst reporting
• Issues with data segmentation and analysis
• With Sage 200 you have the ability to manage multiple stock locations and suppliers as well as tracking batches of stock and serial numbers

If you would like to discuss Sage 50 or the benefits of migrating to Sage 200 please contact us. Our packages are tailored for each individual customer and our sales team would be happy to help you find the product that best fits your needs.

LEGISLATION CHANGES FOR SAGE 200 USERS

From April 1, companies with a turnover of more than £100,000 will have to submit their VAT returns electronically under new HMRC legislation changes. This will affect customers who are currently using the Sage 200 Suite.

The new version of Sage 200 2010 incorporates a link to the HMRC gateway which will allow users to submit and pay their VAT return online – ensuring companies comply with this legislation. We expect Sage 200 2010 to launch in June and will ensure you are kept up-to-date with details of its release. In the meantime customers who are required to submit their initial returns can do so on the HMRC gateway.

If you would like to be kept updated with the latest features of Sage 200 2010 and its launch date, please sign up to our e-newsletter by filling in your details on the box to the right of the page.

CHANGES TO THE VAT RATE FOR SAGE ACCOUNTS

On the 1st January 2010 the VAT rate returned to 17.5%. Those who are currently using Sage Accounts packages – such as Sage 50 and Sage 200 – will need to adjust their VAT settings to ensure that their invoicing and accounts remain correct.

The new VAT rate will apply to all VAT registered businesses for any takings or invoices raised on or after 1 January 2010.

For information on how to adjust your settings, please click on the relevant link below:

Click here for Sage 200 & MMS - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Line 100 - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 200 POS (Point of Sale) - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 50 Construct & Sage 50 Accounts - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 200 Construct & Sage 200 - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 50 Construct & Line 100 - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 50 Manufacturing - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

Click here for Sage 50 Accounts - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT.

Click here for Sage 50 Accounts (Cash Accounting) - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT.

Click here for Sage 200 Manufacturing & Sage 200 - How to account for the increase in the standard rate of VAT

For further information regarding our accounts packages, please contact us on 0870 043 4303 or email sales@bond-solutions.com.