Sage 50 Accounts has now been released and has some new and improved features.

• Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for landlords – you can now submit quarterly submissions for MTD for Income Tax if you are a property landlord.
• Sage Copilot for all Sage 50 Accounts variants – You can now access Sage Copilot in Sage 50 Accounts Essentials.
• Sage Expenses – this is the solution for managing expenses, milage, and entertainment tracking in Sage 50 accounts.

If you would like help installing Sage 50 Accounts V34 or need any other help, please contact us

An important maintenance update to the Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) was released in May 2026, following the main release towards the end of March 2026, for the 2026 to 2027 tax year. It is important that you update and use the latest release of the BPT, which is 26.1.

To update or check for updates you should:

1. Select ‘Check now’ in the updates section of the settings in the top right-hand corner of the tool.
2. Set the automatic update to ‘Yes.’

As a new customer, before you can use BPT to run your payroll, you must have registered for online PAYE as instructed in your new employer letter.

If you would like help with downloading and installing the Basic PAYE Tools or need help with any other payroll problem, please contact us

Sole traders and landlords with income over £50,000 will need to submit MTD returns for income tax for the quarter ended 30^th June 2026.  You will need to make sure you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Sage 50 Accounts to enable you to submit your quarterly returns.

To check you are on the correct version of go to Help > About and check you are using V33.1 if not you will need to download the latest version

Important Dates

• 7^th August – deadline for 1^st submission under MTD for income tax
• 7^th August – deadline for submitting VAT return for the quarter ended 30th June 2026.

If you would like any more information on MTD or Sage 50 Accounts V33.1, need help with downloading the update or need any other help with your Sage 50 Accounts, please contact us

Sage 50 Payroll v32 Is now available to download and install and includes the new legislation for 2026/2027.

The new and improved features include.

• Tidy employees’ payments and deductions –If you have employees with pay elements you do not need any more, you can tidy these up for single or multiple employees are once. By setting these as ‘not in use,’ you can remove clutter in Enter Payments, making each payment run easier and quicker.

• Employee count – check instantly how many employees are on your employee list, and how many you have selected.  This improvement makes it easier to know you have selected the correct number of employees immediately, helping to reduced accidental errors.
• Alphabetical sort in DBUtilities.exe – The database utility included with your software now lists your company data alphabetically.  This means that if you have several companies, it makes it easier to find the company you need to work with.

If you would like any more information on the new Sage 50 Payroll v32 or if you would like to purchase an upgrade or need any help with the Sage Payroll year end or need any other help with anything else, please contact us

The Sage 50 Payroll year end update will be available to download and install by the end of February, early March.  The year end update includes legislation for both the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 tax years.  This means you can install it as soon as it becomes available.

If you need any help with the Sage Payroll year end or need any other help with anything else, please contact us

Now available to download and install and includes these updates to help you work more efficiently.

The new features include.

• Change Manager Email – a new process to change the main email address used to set up other features within Sage 50 Accounts.

• Copilot Improvements – v33 and above now has a trial option.
• Irish Return Trading details changes and compliance – Improvements to Irish VATs.
• AI document capture attachments – You can now attach documents in v33 in AI Documents Capture Settings.

• Switching VAT regions – your computer’s regional settings previously controlled your VAT options in Sage 50 Accounts V32.1 and below.  The software now checks if the company is in Ireland or in the UK, the applies the correct currency and VAT settings

If you would like any more information on the new Sage 50 Accounts v33 or MTD for ITSA or how Sage 50 Accounts can help your business or if you would like to purchase an upgrade or need any other help with anything else, please contact us