Sage Sage Accounting, kept up to date for you
Connect Sage Accounting once and every invoice, payment and credit note goes straight across, with labour, parts, tyres and MOT on their own nominal codes and the car's registration as the reference. Supplier bills follow too.
Sage books that keep up with the workshop
With Sage Accounting connected, AutoChain sends your accounts the work as it happens. Issue an invoice and it is in Sage. Take a payment and Sage marks it paid. Raise a credit note and it follows.
Every invoice is split the way your accountant wants it: labour, parts, tyres, consumables and MOT each post to their own nominal code, and AutoChain checks those codes exist in your Sage chart of accounts. The car's registration goes in the Sage reference so you can find any job by the car.
On Sage 50 desktop? Download your sales as a Sage 50 CSV instead. Both are part of the core plan.
Everything that goes across to Sage
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Sales invoices
Sent as soon as they are issued, with the car's registration as the Sage reference.
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Payments
Recorded against the invoice in Sage, into the bank account you choose.
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Credit notes
Credit notes follow the invoice they correct.
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Supplier bills
A purchase order with its supplier invoice recorded goes to Sage as a purchase invoice, with its VAT.
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Customers as contacts
Customers are created in Sage, and existing Sage contacts are matched by email when you connect.
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Nominal codes, checked
Labour, parts, tyres, consumables and MOT to their own codes, checked against your Sage chart of accounts.
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VAT rates
Map AutoChain's VAT treatments to your Sage tax rates.
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Sage 50 CSV
On Sage 50 desktop? Export sales as a Sage 50 import file instead.
Connect once, then it just runs
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Connect your Sage business
In AutoChain, go to Accounting > Sage and choose Connect Sage. Sign in to Sage and pick your business. Existing Sage contacts are matched to your AutoChain customers by email.
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Invoices and payments sync as they happen
Each invoice, payment and credit note is sent to Sage automatically, split by nominal code, and supplier bills follow when you record a supplier invoice against a purchase order. The job shows Synced to Sage with a View in Sage link.
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What it saves your garage
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No more Friday catch-up
Invoices and payments are in Sage the moment they happen, so there is no weekly export and no typing.
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Books your accountant likes
Labour, parts, tyres and MOT on their own nominal codes, checked against your Sage chart before anything is sent.
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Find any job by the car
The registration is the Sage reference on every invoice, so searching Sage by the car just works.
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Purchases in the right place
Supplier bills reach your purchase ledger with their VAT, not just your sales.
Accounting > Sage
- In AutoChain, open Accounting and choose Sage.
- Choose Connect Sage, sign in to Sage and pick your business.
- Set your nominal codes, bank account and VAT rates. Syncing starts straight away.
One accounting package can be connected at a time. You can disconnect at any time, and anything already sent stays in Sage.
Sage and AutoChain: common questions
Straight answers to what garages ask us about this integration.
Does the Sage integration cost extra?
No. Sage sync is part of the AutoChain core plan. You need your own Sage Accounting subscription.
Does it work with Sage 50?
The live sync is for Sage Accounting (the cloud product). For Sage 50 desktop, download your sales as a Sage 50 CSV from AutoChain and import it.
What syncs to Sage?
Sales invoices, payments, credit notes and customer contacts, plus supplier bills when you record a supplier invoice against a purchase order.
Can I use Sage and Xero at the same time?
No. A garage connects one accounting package at a time: Xero, QuickBooks Online or Sage Accounting.
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