Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate: Announcing 2016 year-end updates

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Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate Software Notice 16-H was sent on 12/15/2016.

Important! If you use third-party products that integrate with Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, check with your software vendor prior to upgrading to ensure their product is fully compatible with this release.
Filing deadline changes
Be aware that some filing due dates have changed for the United States, so you will have less time to send and file your 2016 forms. See the Employment Tax Due Dates page on the IRS website and the 2016 eFile Due Dates page on the Aatrix website for filing deadlines.
Supported versions
For this year end, both the 15.1 and 16.1 versions of Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate are supported. If you are on version 14.1 or earlier, you must either:
Upgrade to version 15.1 and install 15.1 Update 7
Install 16.1 Rev 5 (which contains the year-end update)
Tip: To verify which Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate version you are using, select Help > About [Application].
What's new in the year-end updates
New method to use daily time entries to calculate monthly hours for compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Also covered individual information is carried over to the next year and new coverage codes added. (US Payroll only)
New PR Wage Statement Supplement report for compliance with federal certified job requirements and Oregon paycheck reporting requirements for 2017. (US Payroll only)
Property Management 1099-INT form is now using the correct tenant name. The 1098 forms for 2016 print with two copies per page. (US only)
Rev 5 of 16.1 also includes the following improvements:
Live Chat link is now visible in Desktop for ease of access.
Improvements to the Simba driver that provide compatibility with OfficeConnector, Paperless, and MyAssistant.
Updated version of Office Connector.
For more information, see the 15.1 Release Notes and the 16.1 Release Notes. You can also view the Year-End Software Update video.
Download and install
IMPORTANT: Remember to back up your data and program files before upgrading.
Download the product update from the Sage Knowledgebase
1. Click the following links to open the relevant download article for your version of the software:
  Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate 15.1
15.1 Accounting Update 7
15.1 Estimating Update 7
  Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate 16.1 Rev 5
2. If you are not logged on, click the Log on link at the top right of the page and enter your Customer Portal username and password.
Questions?
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