With the P11D submission date in July fast approaching businesses that offer their employees taxable benefits, such as company vehicles and medical insurance, should consider Sage 50 P11D.

By implementing Sage 50 P11D you can manage your taxable benefits and expenses knowing that your business is compliant with current government legislation because Sage 50 P11D uses calculations approved by the leading tax specialists- helping you to avoid costly fines while reducing the time spent manually calculating taxable benefits and the cost of employing in-house expertise.

Sage 50 P11D is a solution that is easy to set up and use, with friendly user guides that will help you get up and running straight away. Enhanced security features within the latest edition help you keep confidential information safe and secure providing you with peace of mind.

What’s more, if your company already uses products within the Sage 50 range Sage 50 P11D offers integration so that data can be transferred with a single click of a button, saving you even more time by omitting the need for rekeying data.

For more information on Sage 50 P11D 2009.

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Sage Instant Accounts is the ideal accounting package for small businesses and start up companies. Containing many of the features of its big brother Sage 50, Sage Instant Accounts gives a fast return on investment and helps small companies keep track of their finances.

This month Sage released the latest version of Sage Instant Accounts (v15). The latest version has been designed to provide “more utility” in the day to day running of a business.

Users of Sage Instant Accounts v15 will benefit from improvements to the following areas:

• Diary and Office integration
• VAT, VIES and RCSL
• Bank reconciliation usability

In addition to this, there are new features to help your business be more efficient. Users now have the ability to understand the profitability of quotes and invoices before committing and the dashboard now features credit control functionality to help you improve your cash flow.

For more information on Sage Instant Accounts v15.

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Sod IT

Many small companies require contact management software to keep track of their contacts, sales pipeline and marketing activites.

In recent years the cost of hardware has been prohibitive, particularly in the current economic climate, as small companies have to find the money to invest before reaping the extensive benefits of contact management.

Software Online Direct now offers ACT! as Software as Service (SaaS) which makes CRM very affordable for the small business as it operates on a pay as you go monthly basis. The main advantage is that there are no upfront costs and for one small monthly fee users will receive fast deployment, free technical support, regular system maintenance, backups and upgrades.

ACT! SaaS can provide the small business with total peace of mind knowing that everything is taken care off for one monthly fee. The minimal cost also provides a quick return on investment, helping businesses to increase sales revenue while improving customer service, vital in the current economy. This is why ACT! SaaS is growing in popularity, and with advent of cloud technology ACT! SaaS will play an ever increasing part in everyday business life.

For more information or for your Free 15 Day Trial call us now on FREEPHONE 0800 00 86 869.

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There will be an increase in the rate of maternity, paternity and adoption pay in the 2009/2010 tax year. Payments will increase to £123.06 or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Payments will be made weekly starting on a Sunday. A single week cannot include two different rates and therefore the start date of this rate change will be Sunday 5^th April.

To ensure that you are compliant with the new legislation you might consider purchasing the latest payroll software. At Sod IT we offer the latest Sage solutions to help you stay up to date. Sage 50 Payroll 2009 and Sage Instant Payroll are cost effective solutions to handle your company’s payroll.

Sage 50 Payroll or Sage Instant Payroll will work the Sage accounts products or as standalone solutions. They will enable you to perform an array of Payroll tasks while reducing the need for complex calculations or paper filing. What’s more is with Sage Payroll solutions you can guarantee you can guarantee you are working within the law when processing your Payroll.

For more information about Sage 50 Payroll or Sage Instant Payroll.

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Many small businesses are feeling the pinch, which is why it is important to maintain a good cash flow- without cash there is no business.

Sage 50  offers the small business all the features required to make sure payments arrive on time. By always knowing where you should spend time chasing payments and when money is due in you will have better control over your finances.

What’s more, promised payments are automatically added to the in-built diary so when they are not received you will be prompted to chase them up. With these tools at your finger tips Sage 50 Accounts 2009  can help your business stay ahead.

For more information on Sage 50 Accounts 2009.

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Sod IT