Farming isn’t just a job, it’s a lifestyle. And we understand that it’s your biggest priority. That’s why Sage Accounting was designed to complement your business. It’s easy to start using, it gives you a clear way to manage your finances and it helps you save time with automated admin so that you can focus on what’s important.

• Quickly raise quotes and invoices to get paid faster with recurring sales invoices
• Unlock detailed business information with instant reports of invoices and payments
• View cash flow forecasts and real-time reports for insights into your finances
• Keep track of livestock quantity and value
• Stay compliant generating and submitting compliant VAT returns to HMRC
• Pay employees on time, every time with Sage Payroll
• Manage finances and keep on the go with the Sage Accounting mobile app
• Give your accountant or bookkeeper permission to view finances for greater collaboration

It's straightforward to set up Sage Accounting and then apply the correct VAT rate to your products and services. After providing Sage access to your VAT records, simply hit a button to submit accurate VAT return to HMRC as often as you need.

Whether your focus is poultry, dairy, grain or barley, Sage Accounting is perfect for recording income and expenses for your farming business. You can also sync it with your bank account using bank feeds. Before a self-assessment deadline, you can then hand over all of this information to your accountant, who can submit a return on your behalf.

There are plenty of ways you can save time with Sage Accounting. Here are some examples:

Automate manual tasks

By automating tasks, you can cut down the amount of time you spend on manual data entry to save money and focus on the areas of the business that need the most attention.

• Set up recurring invoices to avoid starting from scratch each time
• Add invoices in bulk to save time
• Get Google Drive integration to get automatic copies of invoices and quotes online
• Connect your bank and let transactions flow into Sage Accounting for easy reconciliation
• Make sure that you’ve always got the right amount of stock - quickly view your inventory and create reorder levels and quantities
• Get inventory reports to see stock information in seconds

AutoEntry

Spend less time on admin and more time on your farm work with a paperless way to manage receipts. Simply snap, scan or email a photo of your receipts, bank transactions, invoices or other documents for your Sage accounts using AutoEntry. Then categorise, publish and share them with your accountant through Sage Accounting. AutoEntry captures tax summaries and full line item details including description, quantity and unit price so it’s an easy way to log the information you need, when you need it.

Other ways to save time:

• Use dashboards to view your financial data instantly
• Use real-time data to collaborate faster with accountants or bookkeepers
• Create and send invoices, easily follow up with clients on outstanding invoices and track the health of your business in real-time from anywhere with the mobile app
• See a live running total of your tax liabilities, plan ahead and submit to HMRC
• View cash flow forecasts in real-time to make faster business decisions