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  • Is Vineyardsoft / Sage Alerts Still In Business?

    I've submitted one ticket, left two voicemails and their online documentation indicates an 8-hour call back for setup issues. I've yet to hear anything or speak to a real person ( it all goes through voicemail or online ticketing ). Is this company still…
  • I need help creating an amortization schedule in excel with a prorated first month payment

    The situation is a leased piece of equipment with 48 payments of 701.00. However, the first month payment is prorated based in delivery date of the equipment. SO the first month payment is 316.58 calculated as: 701.00/31=22.61, and then 22.61 x 14 days…
  • How to ensure you’re contacting Sage support

    Halloween is next week so let's cover something scary! We're concerned with the number of scams and fraud on the rise. Customers are our top priority and the lifeline of our organization. We consistently operate with our customers’ best interests in mind…
  • Prepaid Supply Inventory Account

    Hi, I started working in a distributor company. and we use Sage 50. We have only one inventory account in our chart of accounts for our products to sale and for supplies (warehouse supplies-packaging, catalogs). Is it correct to have only one account…
  • Sharpen your Sage 50 skills or add to your knowledge with our upcoming training courses this April 2019

    We offer a range of product training modules to ensure that you are proficient in the use of your Sage 50 software. Choose the training module that best suits your needs, or you can choose to take them all. WebEx Courses: Try our quick 90-min sessions…
  • Protecting yourself from becoming an unsuspecting victim of financial fraud

    The below was updated on April 20, 2022 There is an abundance of security risks on the internet and on the phones. Scammers are known to impersonate organizations such as Revenue Canada, Microsoft or even your bank and tell you stories to get you…
  • How to post deposits, outsourced payroll, accruals for fiscal year...

    Hello, So the situation seems a bit complex and I am having a hard time figuring it out. Hopefully someone can help. The organization has had Sage for years but only entered invoices and paid through the system. At the fiscal year end the bookkeeper would…
  • Tell me about your workflow when you have remote accounting staff!

    We are working to streamline our paperwork and overall workflow so we can easily hire remote staff. What we do works when everyone is in one building and I'm trying to get my head around the best practices when there are remote accounting and admin staff…
  • Terminate connection without running tune up?

    Is it at all possible to terminate connections to the database without running a full tune up? It seems like the functionality is there and there are times we need to run in exclusivity mode just for short periods of time without waiting 20 minutes for…
  • Upcoming Sage 50 Training Schedule for January 2019

    WebEx Courses: Try our quick 90-min sessions focusing on certain topics to get you performing at no time. Time and billing Customized Forms Best Practices Year End Managing Budgets …
  • Food Service manufacturer and distributor

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    My company is a broad line food distributor and we also manufacture deli products such as bologna, salami, etc. We carry about 1,500 different items. There are about 10 employees that work picking order throughout the day and night and its all done on…
  • Client deposit and T&M invoicing

    I am new to T&M billing so looking for the best practice of attributing invoicing from a T&M job to the initial deposit made by the client. I have not entered either into sage yet...Is it best to post the initial deposit to a liability account and then…
  • Upcoming Sage 50 Training Schedule for December 2018

    We offer a range of product training modules to ensure that you are proficient in the use of your Sage 50 software. Choose the training module that best suits your needs, or you can choose to take them all. WebEx Courses: Try our quick 90-min sessions…
  • Save 15% on the upcoming Sage 50 Training Schedule for November 2018

    We offer a range of product training modules to ensure that you are proficient in the use of your Sage 50 software. Choose the training module that best suits your needs, or you can choose to take them all. WebEx Courses: Try our quick 90-min sessions…
  • Accounting Practices - Procedures

    Hello everyone. We are an E-Commerce Distributor and Furniture Importer located near Chicago IL. We are currently looking for a consultant that can come in, review our Accounting procedures and see if we are utilizing Sage 100 to its fullest potential…
  • Upcoming Sage 50cloud Training Schedule for October 2018

    We offer a range of product training modules to ensure that you are proficient in the use of your Sage 50 software. Choose the training module that best suits your needs, or you can choose to take them all. WebEx Courses: Try our quick 90-min sessions…
  • Is it possible to use Sage50 Accounting Pro with multiple users AT THE SAME TIME, but on different computers

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    Or, even better, cloud-based? My boss and I both create invoices and Sage is installed on MY computer... So if he need to prepare one, he needs to ask me to move in order to do so...
  • AR Customer is issuing joint check to our AP Sub/Suppliers - Can someone please help?

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    Working with a contractor(AR) that is issuing joint checks to our Sub/Suppliers (AP). Have entered inventory through the PO module (Ordered, Received, and Invoiced), and now has flowed into AP. Have entered Revenue Receivable through the JC module…
  • Vehicles in Equipment Module

    Setting up new company and in the process of uploading company vehicles and equipment. The company has numerous pieces of construction equipment as well as multiple vehicles. Within the "Equipment Module" is there a method for specifying whether the item…
  • Equipment Ownership in Separate Entity

    Is there a best methodology for handling equipment ownership in a separate entity other than the main company? I would like to utilize the "Equipment" tab to track all items related to equipment utilized by the company. However, the actual ownership of…
  • Adding first inventory items for new company

    I am a newbie at accounting and SAGE and am looking to get off on the right foot with regards to entering my newly purchased inventory into my system. With that said, I recall my accountant mentioning in our last meeting that he recommends managing inventory…
  • Inventory receiving issues

    We have two companies that buy and sell from each other. We use purchase orders and invoices to move inventory between the two companies. I accidently received a PO and paid the invoice to the second company. But, we never received any product from…
  • Does anyone have a month end checklist or do you just use the Year/Period End info?

    I am new and can't easily find month end procedures only year end or period end. Can anyone help point me in the right direction as I am in a hurry. Thanks
  • Level 3 Transaction approvals through Sage Payment Solutions

    It has come to our attention that some of you are struggling with getting your Level 3 credit card transactions approved when using Sage Payment Solutions and Sage 100. In order to ensure your success, here are a couple of things you will want to remember…
  • What is the best practice for entering monies received for things i.e. rents (parking) and rebates from vendors that are in the form of a check?

    Would it be to create a cash invoice in the receivables module and apply it to the best fitting G/L account? Is there a better way to enter receipts of intangibles for parking rent monies and rebate checks from vendors. As of now I am creating a cash…