Put creativity first with Sage Accounting
Spend more time with your clients and less time on admin with Sage Accounting. Get started with cloud-based, MTD compatible software that makes taking care of books simple.
Make getting paid stress-free with automated payment options for your clients.
Grow and nurture your creative business by easily identifying opportunities for success.
Get full access to your product, and upgrade or cancel at any time. No long-term contracts, commitments or hidden fees.
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Sage Accounting for photographers, film producers and other creatives helps you easily manage your finances from anywhere. It gives you clear visibility of money going in and out and a quick way to create and send invoices automatically.
Use Sage Accounting to:
Sage Accounting is an affordable, easy-to-use choice for most creative businesses. It enables recording income and expenses and syncs transactions with your business bank account. You can also snap and capture receipts with your phone. Sage Accounting also simplifies generating and emailing invoices to customers or clients
Creative professionals will benefit from accounting software if they want to spend less time on tasks like invoicing. It will also reduce admin and offer an accurate view of a business's performance. This type of software will also help creative professionals comply with HRMC tax guidelines and collaborate with an accountant.
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.
Purchase Automation and AutoEntry
Spend less time on admin and more time on your creative 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 Purchase Automation and 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:
Get added functionality with our partner apps which integrate directly with Sage Accounting, giving you back more time to focus on your business.
Remove the need for data entry
AutoEntry is an intelligent, cloud-based solution which eliminates bookkeeping data entry, so users never again have to type up invoices or receipts.
Make it easier to get paid
No more chasing late payments – give your customers simple and easy ways to pay you directly from the invoices you send with our useful “Pay Now” buttons.
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