Online Sage 50 Accounts Training  -  £49  (Normal Fee £299)

We now have an online training facility which enables participants to undertake our Sage 50 Accounts 2014 and Sage 50 Payroll 2015 training courses remotely i.e. in the comfort of their own homes or offices.

The online training mirrors our tutor-led courses which are presented by qualified chartered accountants.

The training course is an interactive video tutorial with full sound, Sage screen recordings and software simulations (not just pages and pages of text). The course provides an opportunity for you to:

1. Learn from the expert guidance of a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 15 years experience of Sage Accounts and Payroll software;
2. View demonstrations and then input data into Sage yourself via our unique software simulation tool (you do not need to have Sage software yourself in order to undertake the course);
3. Master how various business transactions are recorded in Sage Accounts;
4. Understand double entry bookkeeping;
5. View and print various customer, supplier and management reports including Trial Balance, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, etc.
6. Understand how VAT works and how VAT Returns are completed on Sage;
7. Undertake knowledge tests.

The online training prepares you for City & Guilds Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Accounts exams. These are optional exams available at short notice at our west London training centre.

If you have an immediate requirement for Sage 50 Accounts or Payroll training, please contact us as we can arrange this remotely on the same day.

Access to the course is available for one month enabling you to undertake the course several times. An internet connection and an up-to-date browser is required to undertake the online training. No refunds or cancellation once log in details have been provided.

The online course contents are as per our classroom based Sage Accounts 50 course and includes the following 10 sections (Duration: Approx. 4 to 5 Hours):

Section 1 – Introduction

• Background about the course
• Course contents, etc.
• Introduction to manual bookkeeping

Section 2 – Setting up a new company on Sage Accounts

• The first steps to undertake when setting up a new company on Sage
• Standard VAT scheme
• VAT cash accounting scheme
• Flat rate scheme for small businesses
• Zero rated items
• VAT exempt items
• Sage T0, T1, T2, T5, etc. tax codes

Section 3 – Nominal Ledger

• Sage’s nominal structure explained
• How to look up/search for nominal accounts
• Chart of Accounts
• Creating new nominal accounts
• Editing existing nominal accounts

Section 4 – Sales Ledger (Customers Module)

• Setting up five new customers
• Entering six sales invoices as a batch entry
• Reviewing the double entry bookkeeping undertaken by Sage
• Printing customer statements
• Credit control letters
• Printing/reviewing customer reports
• Flagging favourite reports
• Customer search facility

Section 5 – Purchase Ledger (Suppliers Module)

• Setting up five new suppliers
• Entering six supplier invoices as a batch entry
• Reviewing the double entry bookkeeping undertaken by Sage
• Entering a supplier credit note
• Printing/reviewing supplier reports
• Flagging favourite reports
• Supplier search facility

Section 6 – Bank Transactions

• Entering customer receipts
• Non-customer receipts
• Entering supplier payments
• Non-supplier payments
• Producing remittance advise notes
• Petty cash payments
• Recording bank transfers
• Recording recurring entries
• Undertaking a bank reconciliation

Section 7 – Housekeeping and Correcting Errors

• Backing up Sage data
• Restoring data from a backup
• Correcting errors
• Deleting erroneous and duplicated transactions

Section 8 – Sales Invoicing

• Preparing customer sales invoices
• Printing or emailing invoices to customers
• Updating the sales ledger (customer’s account)
• Updating the nominal ledger

Section 9 – Management Reports and VAT returns

• Printing/reviewing the Audit Trail
• Producing the Trial Balance
• Profit & Loss
• Balance Sheet
• Producing the VAT Return
• Submitting VAT Return to HMRC
• VAT journal

Section 10 – Summary

• Review of the course
• Progression to more advanced Sage Accounts training
• City & Guilds and IAB exams

We now have a remote access training facility which enables participants to undertake our Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 50 Payroll training courses remotely i.e. in the comfort of their own homes or offices.

Training is available on-demand on a one-to-one basis with expert training from a qualified trainer. You will have the opportunity to remotely work with the Sage software, input dummy data, view reports, etc. Training takes place in a virtual classroom which enables you to see and hear the trainer and ask questions etc. 

If you have an immediate requirement for Sage 50 Accounts or Payroll training, please contact us as we can arrange this remotely on the same day.

Please register below to express your interest in the remote online training.