As the dawn of 2015 quickly approaches, businesses around the world feel the impending year-end... Does this incite excitement? Maybe panic? Perhaps fear of the unknown?  Well breathe easy if you have Sage ERP as there is a fantastic resource at your fingertips.

The Sage Year-End Center

The Sage Year-End Center has all the latest knowledge articles, videos, and online resources a business needs for the 2014 year-end close.  Look no further for everything period & year end, including important government dates, helpful reminders, IRD & TTU downloads, module checklists, eFiling & Reporting guide and much more.

Products covered are as follows:
Sage 50 Canadian Edition (English)
Sage 50 Canadian Edition (French)
Sage 50 U.S. Edition
Sage 100 ERP
Sage 300 ERP
Sage Construction and Real Estate
Sage Fixed Assets
Sage HRMS  

There is also coverage of Sage BusinessVision Year-end, Sage BusinessWorks Year-end, Sage DacEasy Year-end, and Sage Payments - PCI Compliance are also covered.

There are many helpful topics for our Sage 100 customers.
The Installation section outlines instructions and recommendations for businesses to get up and running quickly.  The Payroll section offers information on payroll reconciliations, balances, history and more.  The Product and Tax Updates section highlights announcements and downloads on the latest version of Sage 100. Finally, the Reports and Tax Forms section will give guidance and tips for year-end reporting and taxes.  In addition to written articles, there are also how-to videos and there is even an option to have a Live Tech Support Chat about any of the above Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM ET.

Payroll & AP 1099 Year-End Checklist
One of the most obviously helpful portions of the Year-End center is the Payroll & AP 1099 Year-End Checklist.  Sage has developed this checklist to guide businesses through preparing Year-End payroll information. This section has information about which payroll reports to run and how to process your Federal and State forms including the W-2/W-3, 940, 941, and 1099/1096 forms

The Payroll & AP 1099 Year-End Checklist has helpful graphics like this Payroll Processing Flowchart:

There is also this extremely detailed video providing an overview of the period- and year-end closing processes for Sage 100 ERP:

Sage has really gone above and beyond to be helpful to its customers in this busy season of holidays and of course the end of the year wrap up so if you are feeling apprehensive or nervous about the year-end process at all, we highly recommend visiting Sage City and consulting the resources available.

If you would like more information on year-end processes
from our very own in-house Sage 100 experts,
please Contact Us today!