| Instant Accounts products contain a variety of accounting
features that are all intended to make your business
run more smoothly. For example (please note these
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Two-user capability (Instant Accounts Plus)
Having two people simultaneously work on your accounts
can double your productivity. One person can enter
your invoices and the other can analyse your finances
to look at your company's performance.
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Euro Calculator
Instant Accounts makes it easy for you to trade with
European companies and accept payment in euro. You
can enter euros into your records and Instant Accounts
will automatically calculate the values in pound sterling.
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Task Manager
This feature helps you to run your business smoothly
by reminding you of the actions you have to take,
people you have to contact and bills you have to pay.
You can also view the status of your accounts and
if your invoices have been paid or posted.
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Links to Microsoft Office and Instant Payroll
You can use Instant Accounts products to link your
accounts to Sage Instant Payroll. Instant Accounts
Plus also lets you work with other software programs,
such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Microsoft
Excel.
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Ecommerce options
These functions allow you to expand your business
into e-trading, and take full advantage of the business
opportunities that the Internet offers. There's a
built-in Web browser, and you can send emails from
within the program. You can make supplier payments
online (using e-banking), email invoices and credit
notes, and much more. Sage Instant Accounts Plus also
links to Sage WebTrader, allowing you to sell your
products online and download orders from your web
shop directly into your accounts system.
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Products or Stock Control Ledger (Instant Accounts
Plus)
This allows you to keep track of what you sell - whether
it's a product or a service. Information such as description,
sale price and unit of sale can be recorded for each
item you hold in stock. Instant Accounts Plus allows
you to make adjustments to your stock levels and run
a simple stock-taking routine. You can also use Instant
Accounts Plus' analysis features to track product
activity against categories of your choice.
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Credit Control
Good credit control will improve the cashflow of your
business, which is essential for your company to succeed.
Instant Accounts lets you set credit terms and settlement
discounts. You can also produce reports which show
you the money you are owed, money you owe and the
age of the debts, helping you to reduce late payments.
Instant Accounts Plus increases your credit
control capacity and lets you, for example, carry
out credit reviews on your customers.
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Financials
This area of the Instant Accounts programs automatically
creates management reports such as your Balance Sheet
and Profit & Loss. Easy to read graphs, tables
and reports allow you to see how your business is
performing. The Financials area also creates your
VAT Return automatically - thereby taking away the
major headache for most businesses!
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Invoicing
No need to manually create invoices using spreadsheets
or word processing programs - Sage Instant Accounts
products automate the invoicing process to save you
time and improve the accuracy of your records.
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Bank Ledger/Cashbook
This manages all your receipts, payments and standing
orders. You can set up multiple bank accounts to suit
the way you run your business. Within the Bank Ledger
you can view statements and activity reports for each
account, record payments you make and receive against
invoices, and move money between bank accounts. The
online banking facility allows you to make e-payments,
and do an online reconciliation between your actual
bank balances and your Instant Accounts records (please
note that e-banking is subject to a subscription fee).
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Nominal ledger
The Nominal or General Ledger is at the heart of your
accounts system. It combines information from all
of your other ledgers to give you an accurate balance
of your accounts. It can be tailored to fit your specific
business needs, by allowing you to set up your own
categories of products and services within the Chart
of Accounts. The Nominal Ledger also allows you to
run a variety of reports showing activity for each
of these categories.
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Supplier/Purchase ledger
Your suppliers can be just as important as your customers,
and it's vital to keep track of what you buy and for
how much. In the Supplier Ledger you can store general
details and trading terms, run reports to see what
you've bought, who you owe and when. All vital for
keeping your cashflow healthy.
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Customer/Sales ledger
Customers are the most important assets to almost
every business, so the Customer Ledger is crucial.
Here you can record general customer details, credit
details, and view customer activity. Using Instant
Accounts' analysis features you can see, for example,
whether cash or account customers bring in most revenue,
or which region yields the greatest sales.
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