• How do we support thee? Let us count the ways.

     If your life is like mine, the only time you ever need to contact a company for assistance seems to always be after 6pm. On a Friday. Of a holiday weekend. Which is just one of the reasons why Sage offers multiple ways to get support.  Sometimes, however, having multiple options can be a bit overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created this overview to help you know where to go for assistance—and a handy URL (…

  • Additional Sage Intelligence reports to boost your business

    How would you like constant access to a library of additional reports?  The Sage Intelligence Report Utility allows you to select the reports you like and automatically imports them into your Report Manager.  All you need to do is download and install the Report Utility, select the reports you want, and click the Download button.  The reports also provide a great basis for you to build other useful ones for your business…

  • Q&A: What to consider about storing your data in the cloud

    On the mind of everyone lately is privacy and data protection... Where should you keep your data backups? Does Sage hold cloud data in Canada? What are the Canadian/Provincial laws for this? Can data location and sharing be a liability? We've got the answers below in this informative Q&A, reviewed by our Accountant's Group Leader for Canada, Rachel Fisch

    Q: Where should you keep backups? 

    A: Normally a back…

  • Learn about Sage Software at Sage Sessions in Toronto on May 8, 2018!

    For years we have been hosting great educational events for businesses and this year’s Sage Sessions event in Toronto is just around the corner. We’ve lined up speakers that are at the forefront of their industries to inspire you with practical strategies you can use to streamline accounting and improve how you manage financials.

    Our Toronto event is on May 8, 2018 and runs from 8 am to 6 pm. You will be able…

  • Need Sage 50 Training but we don’t offer training in your city?

    Our flexible online training methods enable you to learn in real time. You too can get Sage 50 training from a Sage Professional in the comfort of your own home with our virtual-hands-on-lab courses!

    We have a variety of training courses available to you. Check out our Live Online Training options below:

    Training

    Price

    Details

     Time and Billing in Sage 50 

    $49

    See the full course outline and register he…

  • Get Paid Fast by Powering Your Payments needs with Sage Business Cloud Payments

    Sage Business Cloud Payments provides your business with payment processing providers. From Invoicing payments to full service POS payments platform provider; find out how you can get paid faster for the work that you do using these partners for paym...
  • Net Promoter Score or NPS - what is it and what do we do with it

    Net Promoter Score was developed by Frederic Reichheld in his Harvard Business Review article titled, "The One Number You Need to Grow". The NPS theory is that companies with customers that enjoy their products and services so much that they are willing to recommend them to colleagues and professional acquaintances are more likely to grow.  

    NPS is one way that we gauge your satisfaction and loyalty by asking…

  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and your company: Do you know if you'll need to make changes to the way you do business?

    Think the European Union’s GDPR doesn’t affect your organization in North America? Think again…

    On May 25th, 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes tough new laws on any organizations dealing with personal data relating to individuals in the European Union (EU) regardless of where the organization resides, as it applies to the processing of personal data:

    •  In the context…
  • When will my Federal Withholding be updated?

    With the new tax reform bill signed into law in December 2017, many people are looking for the new Federal Withholding tax tables. According to an IRS statement posted on December 26, 2017:

    “The IRS is working to develop withholding guidance to implement the tax reform bill signed into law on December 22. We anticipate issuing the initial withholding guidance in January, and employers and payroll service providers will…

  • Inclement weather may impact payroll delivery and Sage staffing

    Parts of the Northeast are bracing for a major winter storm system with blizzard conditions. According to the National Weather Service, snow will begin early Thursday morning and continue into Friday evening in some areas.

    Possible payroll delivery delays

    Because of this inclement weather, payrolls scheduled for delivery by courier, UPS, FedEx or U.S. Mail on Thursday or Friday may experience delays. Payroll for direct…

  • Happy New Year…and happy year-end

    Working on closing the books for 2017? We’re here to help! Join industry peers, certified partners, and Sage pros online for fast answers at the busiest time of year. Check out the Sage Year-end Center—exclusively in Sage City—wher...
  • Owning Your Own Business Can Be Sweet

    Owning your own business can be a sweet experience. As a new small business owner, Camille Kesler, a former non-profit executive recently became the owner of the SmallCakes Cupcakery. As the new CEO of her business, Camille decided on a hybrid-cloud accounting software solution that provides clarity on the business financials, while allowing her to maintain control of her business. She also stays connected with her business…

  • December—the short month with 31 days (five things to do now for year-end)

    December may have 31 days, but it’s also a short month. Between planning for holidays, taking vacation, and making New Year’s resolutions, it can be hard enough finding time to get your “day job” done, let alone year-end acti...
  • Year-end prep: Making your work life easier with the software you already own

    Saying year-end is a busy time of year is, well, an understatement. As you well know, in addition to your “day” job, you now have additional tasks to close the books—some of which you may only perform once a year.  But help is ...
  • SSA Announces 2018 Social Security Wage Base Increase

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that the 2018 Social Security wage base is increasing to $128,400 in 2018, from $127,200 in 2017.  The Social Security tax rate will remain at 6.2% for both the employee and employer portions of the tax.

    There were no changes made to the Medicare tax; therefore, all taxable wages are still subject to the 1.45% tax for both the employee and employer portions.  The…

  • The Top Ten Excel Tips and Tricks of 2017

    These Microsoft® Excel® tips and tricks are the best of the best. They’re the top performing tips of 2017, and have raked up the highest number of views. In fact, with a combined viewership of over 220 000, these tips deserve their own television channel.

    We’ve conveniently placed them all together in this neat e-book so that you have easy access to them whenever you need them! Congratulations on making…

  • How do I know I'm contacting Sage for assistance with my software?

    There may be times that you need our help and we want you to be comfortable knowing you are getting the assistance that you're looking for.

    There are several ways for you to contact us! Many of our products offer assistance through chat which is accessible in-product via the Help menu. But what if you can't open your product? You may resort to Google or other search engines to find this information. Search engines…

  • 5 Business lessons from The Money Fight

    You either hated it, loved it, or momentarily became obsessed with it. However, there’s no denying that Mayweather vs McGregor was an entertaining spectacle that captivated the world over, and turned many ordinary, peace-loving individuals into hardcore, blood-thirsty fight fans—even if just for 30 minutes. What can the flyweights and heavyweights in the business world learn from The Money Fight, before the fatigue…

  • Can Excel be considered a complete BI solution?

    While trawling through the old files on my organization’s server recently, I stumbled across a 2008 report in which Forrester Wave for Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms assessed 12 BI vendors/tools. While the report was incredibly interesting, I realized that it did not include Excel as one of the 12 solutions—which got me thinking: Can Excel be considered a complete BI solution in its own right?

  • Let Sage Fixed Assets relieve your audit anxiety

    Before waving goodbye to 2017, business owners tackling year-end are looking for tax saving opportunities to take advantage of. Join us for this webcast on Sage Fixed Assets, as we share tips that can save YOU time and tax dollars during year-end.

    In this webinar, learn why it’s important to protect the largest lines on your balance sheet, your fixed assets.

    • Turn your depreciated assets into cash 
    • Track. Plan. Report…
  • Now available: Status website for online Sage products and services

    If you use Sage online products, such as Sage 50c and Sage X3, or connected services, such as Sage Direct Deposit, you'll want to bookmark https://Trust.Sage.com to have instant access to the latest availability status updates. If there is an outage, either planned or unplanned, this tool allows you to see the status of the online product or service immediately!! In addition, this site provides you with a calendar…

  • Sage Celebrates workers with more than just Pay!

    Sage is joining in the salute to the American worker and payroll professionals by participating in National Payroll Week, which coincides with the nation's Labor Day celebration.

    There are millions of employees paid through Sage technology who expect and demand that their paychecks be accurate and on time. National Payroll Week is a public awareness campaign that pays tribute to you and the more than 156 million…

  • Your New AI Accountant

    Introduction

    We live in a complex world where we’ve accumulated huge amounts of knowledge. Knowing everything for a profession is getting harder and harder. We have better and better knowledge retrieval programs that let us look up information at our fingertips using natural language queries and Google-like searches. But in fields like medicine and law, sifting through all the results and sorting out what is relevant…

  • Making Business Applications Intelligent

    Today, Business Applications tend to be rather boring programs which present the user with rather complicated forms that need to be filled in with a lot of detail. Accuracy is tantamount and there are a lot of security measures to prevent fraud and theft. Companies need to hire large numbers of people to enter data very repetitively into these forms. With modern User Centered Design these forms have become a bit easier…

  • Sage announces the acquisition of Intacct

    On July 25, 2017, the Sage Group plc (“Sage”), announced that it agreed to acquire Intacct Corporation (“Intacct”), a leading provider of cloud Financial Management Solutions in North America.

    Intacct is headquartered in San Jose, California, serving thousands of businesses in the North American scale-up and enterprise markets, both directly and through a network of partners. Intacct provides sophisticated…