Sage 50 Accounting 2009 in easy steps

Sage 50 Accounting 2009 in easy steps is the ideal companion for learning how to keep accurate computerised accounts. Illustrated by a wealth of examples throughout, a total of fifteen chapters take you through every aspect of using this popular accounting software. Learn how to set up records, produce invoices, generate accurate reports and reconcile bank statements. You are also shown how to manage stock and keep track of your materials, run month and year end procedures, correct data entry errors and, of course, how to generate a VAT return and submit it online. Work through the routine tasks for keeping track of debtors, creditors and bills plus making those all important data backups.

A real 'must have' for all new and regular users of Sage 50 Accounts, Accounts Plus, Accounts Professional and the Instant Accounts range.

Gillian Gilert is not only a successful author on Sage software but also presents courses on her specialist subject, computerised accounts, for the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency. A lecturer in computing in her 'spare time', Gillian has a busy schedule as a company director along with her partner Bill and is a member of the Institute of Business Advisors, providing specialist IT advice throughout her native Yorkshire.

1. Getting Started
   • Introduction
   • Starting Sage 50
   • Sage 50 Desktop Views
   • Settings
   • Company Preferences
   • Currency & the Euro
   • Customer & Supplier Defaults
   • Finance Rates
2. The Customer Ledger
   • Keeping a Financial System
   • The Customers Toolbar
   • Creating Customer Records
   • Price List
   • Batch Customer Invoice
   • Batch Customer Credit Note
   • Debtors Analysis
   • Credit Charges
   • Disputed Invoices
   • Customer Reports & Modem
   • Customer Letters and Labels
   • The Customer Statement
3. The Supplier Ledger
   • The Supplier Toolbar
   • Creating Supplier Records
   • Using Search
   • Supplier Activity
   • Supplier Aged Balance
   • Recording Supplier Invoices
   • Supplier Credit Notes
   • Supplier Letters and Labels
   • Supplier Reports
4. The Nominal Ledger
   • The Nominal Toolbar
   • The Nominal Ledger
   • Nominal Records
   • Viewing Nominal Transactions
   • The Journal
   • Making a Journal Entry
   • Setting up Prepayments
   • Setting up Accruals
   • The Chart of Accounts
   • Nominal Reports
5. The Bank
   • The Bank Toolbar
   • Bank Accounts
   • Bank, Cash & Credit Accounts
   • Recording Bank Payments
   • Supplier Invoice Payments
   • Batch Purchase Payments
   • Bank Receipts
   • Recording Customer Receipts
   • Bank Transfers
   • Recurring Entries
   • Generating Cheques
   • The Bank Statement
   • Bank Account Reconciliation
   • Bank Reports
6. Products
   • The Products Toolbar
   • The Product Record
   • Product Defaults
   • Using Search
   • Bill of Materials
   • Viewing Transactions
   • Product Activity
   • Product Adjustments
   • Product Transfers
   • Product Reports
7. Invoices
   • The Invoicing Toolbar
   • Invoicing
   • The Product Invoice
   • Printing an Invoice
   • The Service Invoice
   • The Skeleton Invoice
   • Product Credit Note
   • Process Recurring Transactions
   • Updating your Ledgers
   • Printing for Batch Invoicing
   • Producing Reports
8. Processing Sales Orders
   • Sales Order Processing Toolbar
   • The Sales Order
   • Allocating Stock
   • Despatching Sales Orders
   • Amending & Printing Sales Orders
   • Sales Orders Reports
9. Purchase Orders
   • The PO Processing Toolbar
   • Creating a Purchase Order
   • Placing Orders 'on order'
   • Recording Deliveries
   • Processing Purchases Manually
   • Recording Deliveries Manually
   • Printing Batched Orders
   • Purchase Order Reports
10. Financials
    • The Financials Toolbar
    • The Audit Trail
    • The Trial Balance
    • Profit and Loss Report
    • The Balance Sheet
    • Quick Ratio Report
    • The Budget Report
    • The VAT Return
    • e-VAT Submissions
    • Financial Reports
11. Fixed Assets
    • The Fixed Assets Toolbar
    • Recording your Fixed Assets
    • Fixed Asset Depreciation
    • Depreciation and Valuation
12. The Report Designer
    • The Report Designer
    • Creating a New Report
    • Modifying an Existing Report
13. Opening Balances
    • Introduction
    • Standard VAT - O/B
    • VAT Cash Accounting - O/B
    • Clearing Opening Balances
    • Entering Balances Mid-Year
    • Nominal Ledger & Bank A/c
    • Product Opening Balances
14. Data Management
    • Backing Up Data
    • Restoring Data
    • Changing Global Values
    • Importing Data
    • File Maintenance
    • Write Off, Refund & Return
    • Posting Contra Entries
    • Run Period End Functions
    • Clearing Audit Trail and Stock
15. Task Management
    • Features of the Diary Module
    • The Diary Window
    • Setting Up a Diary Task
    • Setting Up a Recurring Event
    • Completing an Event
    • Chasing Debt
    • Managing Payments
    • Office Integration
    • User Defined Labels
    • Managing Events