Sage Instant Accounts

It's quick and easy to set up and use Sage Instant Accounts, with instant download, online activation and a simple set-up wizard.

• Download instantly: Instant Accounts is available to download straight away when you buy online. You can also activate your software online meaning you can use it immediately.
• Easily set up your new software: the set-up wizard will guide you step-by-step through setting up and activating your software.
• Practice using your software: with practice mode and demonstration data, you can practice making changes without affecting your own data.
• Learn all you need to know: you'll get free e-learning with your software worth £50. There's also a help section packed with useful guides and video tutorials.
• Free telephone support for new customers: our friendly experts are here to answer all your questions, as a new customer you'll receive free support for 45 days.

With Sage Instant Accounts you'll have all the tools at your fingertips to keep track of your cash flow and understand how your business is performing.

• Keep track of money going in and out of your business: it's quick and easy to record your day-to-day business transactions.
• Easily view credit position: it's easy to see what's outstanding, who owes you money and who you owe money to.
• Keep up-to-date bank records: use e-reconciliation to import information directly into your software, reconcile in real-time and get an accurate, up-to-date overview of your cash flow.
• Prepare for your financial year end: you'll have all the reports and data at your fingertips, and step-by-step guides will help prepare your business for audits and year end.
• Understand how your business is performing: with a range of reports like Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Debtors and Creditors reports and more, you can analyse how your business is performing in as much detail as you need.

Sage Instant Accounts makes it easy to manage your customers, from creating a professional looking invoice to quickly identifying who owes you money.

• Store all your customer information: get an instant view of your customer details and their activity.
• Easily create invoices and quotes: create professional looking quotes and invoices to send by post or email, and apply flexible discounts to help you win more sales.
• Understand your profitability: see how profitable your sale will be at the touch of a button when you're creating an invoice.
• Easily identify who owes you money: it's easy to see which invoices are outstanding and who owes you money with simple debtors reports.
• Keep detailed stock records: Instant Accounts will help you save time by pulling your product information directly into your quotes and invoices.

Sage Instant Accounts helps you stay on the right side of the law with all you need to accurately record and manage your VAT, and prepare and submit your VAT returns online to HMRC.

• All your important VAT information in one place: with a section of the software dedicated to managing your VAT, Sage Instant Accounts makes it easy to calculate, manage and reconcile your VAT returns.
• Submit your VAT returns online: it's now a legal requirement for businesses to submit their VAT returns online - Sage Instant accounts lets you do this in just a few clicks.
• Calculate your VAT at the right rates: Sage Instant Accounts helps you distinguish between different goods and service taxes with separate tax codes.
• Support for your VAT scheme: whichever VAT scheme you're on, whether it's standard, cash accounting or flat rate, Sage Instant Accounts works with it.