In times like these it is important for businesses to be vigilant especially where expenditure is concerned. One way of doing this is to maintain a watchful eye on projects ensuring they don’t overrun in terms of cost or time.

Sage 50 Job Costing has been designed to do just that, and what’s more is Sage 50 Job Costing can be applied to businesses of all sizes across a host of different industries.

- Control business costs quickly and efficiently
- Obtain instant, detailed breakdowns of cost without manual calculations
- Track job progress and expenditure

If efficiency and accuracy is key to your business Sage 50 Job Costing can also integrate Sage 50 Accounts (Plus and upwards) and Sage 50 Payroll to ensure consistency across your organisation.

For more information on Sage 50 Job Costing.

REMINDER: By filing your returns online using Sage Instant Payroll or Sage 50 Payroll you can reduce the associated administrative tasks while ensuring peace of mind that the process is secure. Products such as Sage Instant Payroll and Sage 50 Payroll  include inbuilt features that allow returns to be submitted to HMRC online directly from the software. Moreover, by filing online you will avoid costly fines.

So, who should submit what?

50 or more employees- submit both year end and in-year forms (P45 part 1 and part 3, P46 and P46 (pen) to HMRC online.

Fewer than 50 employees- submit year end forms online starting with 2009/2010 return. Submit in-year forms online from 6th April 2011.
For more information on Sage Instant Payroll or Sage 50 Payroll.

This month Sage have exposed “data damage or loss can be very expensive for a business both financially and in terms of time.” Therefore, it is vital that businesses take the relevant steps to protect their data from events beyond control, such as hardware failure or power issues, by backing up data.

To guarantee that your businesses most valuable asset is protected backups need to be performed daily; this rule applies for both accounts and CRM data.  In fact, for ACT! by Sage 2009 CRM users there is no excuse for backups not to be made. ACT! by Sage 2009 includes automated task functionality, and within this there is an option to automate backups.

For more information on how ACT! by Sage 2009 can provide you business with support visit our online shop.