Once again Ledger Services have purchased bulk training from Sage, this has enabled us to achieve much higher discount than usual, we are therefore passing these savings on to our customers.  You can book any of the Official Sage Courses which are held throughout the country from us for just £120 for a single days training or £230 for a 2 day course.  (the usual retail price is £265 per day, so that’s less than half price on a 2 day course!)

There are training centres in Reading, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Croydon and Newcastle.  Courses range from the standard training courses you would expect from Sage, such as Sage 50 Accounts and Payroll, but also general Bookkeeping and Excel.  For more information or availability on specific courses, please either call us or browse the training section on our main website.

The next annual realease of Sage 200 was originally scheduled for launch in the spring of this year.  However, the recent launch of Sage 200 BI has impacted the development schedule of the 2010 release.  Therefore version 2010 of Sage 200 is now delayed until June.

This decision has been taken to ensure the release of a stable and reliable platform, so testing can continue with the added new BI module. If you have any questions about Sag 200 or any other Sage software, please get in touch.

We’re pleased to announce the release of Sage 50 Construction 2010 and Sage 200 Construction 2010 today.

 Sage Construction welcomes the new improved Client Billing module. Client Billing is effectively sales invoices for the construction industry, it’s always been present in Sage Construction however it has been re-written to improve usability. The replacement Client Billing module simplifies the production of sales documents, adds flexibility, improves integration and adds some new features.

 And there’s more

 These latest releases of Sage 50 and 200 Construction have more to offer than just Client Billing. Both versions offer several other enhancements such as:

• VAT on applications
• Cumulative billing with nominal, VAT and stock codes
• Cumulative and non cumulative billing to multiple client accounts on one contract
• Multiple numbering sequences for sales documents
• New stop functions
• Improved integration
• New improved user interface
• Simplified navigation
• Simplified data entry

For further information please call us on 0845 25766905

Back in November 2008, the Chancellor announced in his Pre-Budget Report that the standard rate of VAT would be reduced to 15% on 1^st December 2008.  The 15% rate is due to end on 31^st December 2009, and from 1^st January 2010 it will revert to 17.5%.

This is one of three key changes instigated by HMRC that will soon be in effect – all of which will affect small businesses.  So from 12^th October 2009 right up until the end of the year, Sage’s Small Business Division will be contacting users of Sage software, to provide support for the following HMRC changes:

• Reversion of VAT rate to 17.5% from 1^st January 2010
  Further details on the VAT rate change can be found at the HMRC website here
• New format for the EC Sales List, new reporting frequencies and shorter deadlines for reporting
  Full details of the changes and the qualification criteria for EC Sales List submissions can be found at the HMRC website here
• Changes to VAT filing
  Find out which businesses will have to submit their VAT returns online at the HMRC website here

As you probably already know, filing VAT returns online will become compulsory for the majority of  VAT registered companies from 31^st March 2010.

Ledger Services have teamed up with Sage to offer all of our existing customers, web based presentations to help you to understand:

• What is happening and when
• How to register with HMRC for online filing
• How to run a VAT return in Sage including:

-          What checks to make before you run the return

-          How to run the return and check the figures it is calculating

-          Making adjustments to the return before submission

-          How to reconcile the figures to Sage

-          Submitting the return using HMRC electronic gateway

-          Paying monies due to HMRC via Sage e-banking system.

•  Reviewing previously submitted VAT returns

If you are interested in attending an online presentation with a Sage 50 expert from Sage, please use the contact form to register your interest, we will then schedule a number of sessions according to levels interest, you can then chose which is the most appropriate.

The current pricing on our online Sage software shop is due to increase from next month.  Therefore if you are planning to purchase any of the Sage 50 range of products in the near future, you only have one more day to take advantage of the discounts available.  Prices will be going up again from 5pm tomorrow.

You can now download Sage 50 Accounts, Plus and Professional 2010 (or 2009 if required because you are running other software which is not yet compatible with the new 2010 version).  If you would like to download and install the software immediately, please first visit our shop and place an order, make sure that in the comments box, you mention that you would like to download Sage 50 we can then forward you the required URL and your license and activation keys. 

You will still receive your boxed product as usual in 2 working days, but this will allow you to get up and running quickly. 

Please bear in mind this is not a free download or torrent service, you must first place an order and pay before we can send you either download details or your Sage product keys, it’s simply an additional service available to anyone who buys any of the Sage 50 Accounts products from Ledger Services.

For the next 2 weeks only you can buy Sage 50 Accounts, Plus or Professional with Act and receive further discounts.

We have teamed up with Sage to offer these fantastic deals, but only until the end of September 2009, so if you are considering buying both products, now is the time!  You can go directly to our SPECIAL OFFERS section of the website and chose which of the accounts products you need, Act is included with each version.  The prices listed are all for single user systems, so if you need multiple users or companies please call us on 0845 2576905 so we can provide pricing.

For the duration of September 2009 Ledger Services are offering even bigger discounts when you buy Sage 50 software through our online shop!

For the next 2 weeks our prices have been slashed, but please bear in mind that these prices can’t be held for long, so they will be going back up for October.  So if you are considering buying Sage 50 Accounts, Plus, Accounts Professional or Payroll please visit the shop before October to take advantage of these huge discounts.