The hidden hours behind late payments
The debate around late payments is really a debate about time. Who absorbs it, who loses it, and whether incoming legislation can give any of it back.
Automated data capture at the click of a button makes your workflow move faster, all powered by Sage Ai. Clients can snap photos of invoices and receipts on the go for automatic upload into Sage Accounting for accurate records and real-time data.
With automated data entry in Sage Accounting, you can save time right away. Photos of invoices, receipts, expenses, and bank statements automatically upload into Sage Accounting, giving you accurate data.
Say goodbye to piles of paperwork, filing,and printing. AutoEntry by Sage makes it easy to capture, send, and store your documents in the cloud with AI, saving you time on manual entry.
Upload or email receipts and purchase invoices - AI will extract and pre-fill details for approval
AutoEntry by Sage uses machine learning to continually improve the efficiency and accuracy of your data capture processes.
Sage Accounting uses automated data entry to help you save time:
Automated data entry is included in every Sage for Accountants plan. Get started with the allowance included in your plan, then add more as needed.
When you sign up to Sage for Accountants, you'll get access to AutoEntry through Sage Accounting, which gives you an allowance of 25 credits to automate your documents
You can add extras at any time in product, and the cost will be added to your next monthly invoice. Or you can easily change your plan level within Sage for Accountants.
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Automated data entry included with Sage for Accounting has simple pay-as-you-go pricing. AutoEntry is included with 25 credits when you sign up to Sage for Accountants but you can add more as needed from within the product.
1 credit: Invoices (purchases or sales), bills and receipts.
2 credits: Invoices (purchases or sales), bills and receipts with line items extracted and supplier/vendor statements.
3 credits: Bank and credit card statements, per page.
Take a look at the pricing for credits to get started.
You can snap all kinds of documents including receipts, bills, invoices, expenses, supplier statements and bank statements.
Yes. Automated data entry is simple to provide clients with Sage Accounting, or Sage 50 software, and it's also easy to provide to clients using other major accounting software solutions.
Client can also use AutoEntry without accounting software if required.
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