Advantages: The full package to prepare financial statements suitable for filing Disadvantages: Requires a bit of training to become familiar with it
on a spreadsheet package, as excel, or it can be extracted straight from many accountingpackages, such as Sage 50 Accounts (which I have also reviewed). It should be noted that it is not possible to extract a trial balance from SAPA since it is not book keeping software.
It is possible to link SAPA to Sage 50 accounts, or other Sage bookkeeping products, hence eliminating the need to re-input the figures. However, there have been issues with the linking process and unless both programs are set up 100% accurately problems will be encountered and it is quicker just to manually key in figures.
A copy of the trial balance is printed off and coded up. Balance sheet items use numbers 1 ? 999 and the profit and loss items use numbers 1000 ? 9999.
Once the trial been coded up it is simply a case of typing the numbers in to the ?enter trial ...
Advantages: The BEST package - read the review Disadvantages: There are usually long waiting times when calling calling customer support
that uses Sage 50.
Sage 50 is the most popular and is not only used by individuals and businesses but also professional firms of accountants (all the ones I have worked for have used this above other packages) which means it is more than likely that your local accountant will be able to offer advice and assistance if you get in a muddle with it.
In my opinion, it is the complete bookkeeping package and has many features including:
i) Sales day book maintenance
Sage 50 allows the user to post sales invoices and receipts and keep control of the debtor book.
Sage 50 automatically posts the other side of the entry to the correct place, ensuring that double entry is adhered to at all times. It also allows the user to agree the control account to the nominal Ledger as a self-review mechanism to ensure that the sales ledger is ...
Advantages: None Disadvantages: Poor in every respect and wastes lots of time only to find that it doesn't work
What an unfriendly piece of software. I run a small consultancy and bought this software on the recommendation of the shop assistant in Staples. Obviously he had not tried to install it or use it. This is a lengthy installation that is not helped by the lack of status reports and you could be forgiven for thinking that your computer has locked up. Once the installation is complete the first thing most law abiding folk do is register the product but the Sage website does not recognise Version 15 only Version 14 so you use that and lo and behold the software starts playing up and then shuts itself down. After that you can only access the practice and demonstration modes and your activation key is no longer valid. So you decide to use the "free" support hotline and it is not free because it is an 0845 number. Give this software and Sage ...
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System requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server
Manufacturer's product description
Zetadocs for Accounting intelligently manages the look and feel of data submitted from Sage Line 100. It gives users the ability to produce professionally finished documents and deliver them instantly by fax, or print them out. Zetadocs for Accounting comes with standard templates that can be modified using most Windows applications to include company logos, custom graphics and promotional messages. Overlay customized forms onto accounting reports, turning plain paper into informative documents. Each copy of a document can use a different form, with a variety of styles, colors and messages. Forms can also be quickly tailored to individual company requirements to reflect different logos, styles and colors. Zetadocs for Accounting incorporates a faxing module from the UK's leading fax application, Zetafax, in a module called the CommsEngine. Fax addressing information is passed directly to the CommsEngine which then transmits the fax. Documents can be submitted as part of a batch process or scheduled to send at off-peak times to save telephone costs. The CommsEngine automatically redials if the number is engaged and notifies users if faxes fail. Zetadocs for Accounting (Sage Line 100) starter systems support a single accounts package, two communications devices for fax distribution, support for unlimited forms and the stated number of clients as standard.
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