On December 19th, Sage will release a year-end Interim Release Download (IRD) with program changes for Accounts Payable and Payroll, as well as a 2019 Tax Table Update. Please note that the IRD and Payroll Tax Table Update are available for only specific versions of Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud; so please keep reading to find out which versions those are!

Owning and operating a small business can be challenging. There are so many moving parts, and you need to make sure every department is running as smoothly as possible. Even if all the wheels are spinning in the right direction, you still have to factor in the parts you can’t control, like getting paid quickly and efficiently.

The fact is, 79% of business owners can’t pay themselves due to late payments, according to Fundbox. If small businesses got paid for all unpaid invoices at once, they’d each be able to pay themselves about $40,000!

Collecting payments from customers isn’t always a timely process. If you’re still managing your invoicing with paper, making the switch to email payments can save you time and help you get paid faster. With email payments, customers can pay you from any device with the click of a button. Here are four benefits of accepting email payments through your ERP software.

We all love a short break in the workday. And we all love thinking about taxes! Okay...maybe not that second thing. Still, grab your warm drink of choice, and let’s play a quick game that tests your knowledge on current sales & use tax regulations. How many of the following questions will you get right?

It’s almost here! In less than one month, Bennett/Porter’s Connections 2018 Conference will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel at the Portland airport. There’s still time for you to register and receive all the benefitsof attending this full day of informative and exciting activities and interactions. You’ll have access to our keynote address on workplace culture, an array of sponsors sharing their business and technology expertise, multiple networking opportunities throughout the day, and a chance to win raffle prizes during our end-of-day reception.

Earlybird registration for Bennett/Porter’s Connections 2018 Conference ends on April 8. After that, prices go up. Register before then, and, for only $99.00 per person, you’ll have access to a full day of educational content, technology experts, and colleagues that you can exchange ideas with to benefit your business. Here is just some of the content that you can expect to experience when you attend:

Since the release of Sage 100 version 2018 last October, Bennett/Porter has allowed time for Sage to release the first Product Update – as well as time to familiarize ourselves with the new version – before upgrading clients to 2018. We are pleased to announce that we are ready to begin scheduling for upgrading Sage 100 to 2018.

In mid-January we released a blog asking if the new tax tables mean more money for people's paychecks. In that post, we reported that The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was passed by the federal government in December, resulted in changes including increased standard deductions, removal of personal exemptions, increased child tax credit, and revisions to tax rates and income brackets effective for 2018. We also let you know that the IRS was working on updating the income tax withholding calculator and the Form W-4.

Bennett/Porter’s Connections 2018 Conference is just over two months away on May 9, and planning is well underway for this thoroughly educational and fun event. If you haven't registered yet, here’s just a taste of what you might be missing...

In 2017, we here at Bennett/Porter took a year off from hosting our annual Connections conference to focus on expanding our software and service offerings. This year we return with   and we invite you and your colleagues to join us.