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Free Syft Analytics Webinar – 20/03/2024

As partners of Syft Analytics, we are excited to invite you to share an exclusive opportunity you – a webinar that promises to Unleash the Power of your businesses.

Webinar Details:
Topic: Unleash the Power of Your Business
Date: 20 March 2024
Time: 09:00 AM.

Agenda:
1. Introduction to Syft Analytics: Understand the power of data-driven decision-making and how it can transform businesses.
2. Visualizations That Speak Volumes: Dive into impressive visualizations providing transaction-level clarity and insights.
3. Collaboration, Made Easy: Explore Syft's real-time data sharing and collaboration tools that enhance teamwork.
4. Live Demo: Experience Syft Analytics in action with a live demonstration showcasing its features and capabilities.
5. Q&A Session: Get all your questions answered by our experts.

Why Syft Analytics?
- Unlock the full potential of your data for informed decision-making.
- Enhance collaboration among your teams with real-time access to data.
- Impress internal and external stakeholders with visually captivating reports.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to elevate your business to the next level.

Registration:
Register 
here and start a free no-obligation 14-day trial of Syft Analytics here.

We appreciate your collaboration in sharing this exciting event with you. Together, let's empower businesses with the transformative capabilities of Syft Analytics.

Stay up-to-date with your Sage/Pastel software

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It's important to keep your Sage/Pastel product up-to-date so that you remain compliant and keep your data secure and error-free.
To check the version of your Pastel product, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:

Pastel Payroll: 2025 Update 1 (released 5 March 2024)
Sage VIP / SBCPP: Release 6.2a (released 6 March 2024)
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.4.3 (released 2 Oct 2023)

Pervasive: Version 13
Latest Features & Fixes - Pastel Payroll (2025 update 1):
  • * The OID formulae have been amended.
  • * The OID Report has been updated.
  • * Public holidays have been updated.
  • * The OID earnings threshold had been updated.
  • * South African public holidays for 2024/2025 have been applied.
  • * New system dates have been applied.
  • * Updated legislative help file has been included.
  • * New South African tax tables applied.
  • * A new demonstration company is available with updated dates.
  • * The tax year symbol has been updated.
  • * The PayFreq table will now be copied in order to retain history on new fields.
  • * The ‘Loans’ and ‘LoanTrans’ tables will now be available after year-end.
  • * Employee history tables will be copied before clearing the info for year-end.
  • * The ‘TransHistory’ and ‘TranLve’ tables will now be available after year end.
  • * Employment verification services has been updated.
  • * The exception for SDL has been amended.
  • * The MISA Union rates have been increased.
  • * MIBCO – the rates for Moto Health Medical Aid have been updated.
  • * All councils – 2024/2025 Council files have been applied.
  • * MIBCO – The new year’s calendar has been implemented
Latest Features & Fixes - Sage VIP / SBCPP Payroll (release 6.2a):
  • * Tax changes effective March 2024
  • * OID Report changes for 2023 Return of Earnings submissions
  • * Employment Verification Services enhancements
  • * Issues Resolved
Latest Features & Fixes - Pastel Xpress / Partner / 50c Accounting (19.4.3)
  • * A menu option for the online Download Manager can be found under Help...Internet.
  • * Any negative values on the Income Statement will display in brackets ().
  • * A weblink for the Terms & Conditions can be found under Help...Internet.
  • * The contact telephone number has been updated to 086 123 SAGE (7243).
  • * Enhanced the serial number scanning capability.
  • * A runtime error 5 will no longer be received when setting up inventory on Start New Company.
  • * Customer listing report will include the last customer when ‘Customer Category Sequence’ is selected.
  • * The tabbing sequence has been updated when using the ‘Enter’ key on the Bank Reconciliation assistant.
  • * On Pervasive 13, when registering for 9 users 9 Pervasive licenses will be correctly assigned to the License Administrator.
  • * A runtime error 380 will no longer be received when running through the Reorder Assistant.
  • * Database fields will clear after processing a receipt reversal (POS).
  • * Sage Connected Services has been upgraded to version 3.0.6

  • Latest Features & Fixes - Pervasive Version 13:
Actian (the company that provides and develops Pervasive) no longer supports earlier Pervasive versions. Sage are therefore encouraging all of their clients to upgrade to Pervasive version 13.
  • * Pastel tables update faster and more reliably
  • * File structure less prone to corruption than previous versions
Your annual licence fee includes upgrades to the latest versions. Although the software is free, we will charge for time to upgrade your version. There may be a minimal charge to upgrade the Pervasive version.

Let us know if you would like to book a time for us to upgrade your software to the latest version or if you would like a quote. We can do the upgrade for you remotely using TeamViewer, AnyDesk or Remote Desktop.

Reminder – Year End Assitance

A reminder that we can assist you with your year end procedure on your Sage Accounting and/or Sage Payroll product. We support both desktop and cloud products.
Before we do the year end procedure, we check and repair any errors in the data or clear any exception reports. After the year end procedure. we clean up the data to ensure that the system runs faster.

Enabling the 13th month on Pastel Accounting (Xpress, Partner, Sage50c)
This allows you to process in March while you finalise the previous financial year figures and it is the most common question we get at this time of year. 
Click here for a guide on how to do this or click here for a video explanation.

Contact us for more information or click here to book a consulting session.

Year End Assistance – Accounting & Payroll

We can assist you with your year end procedure on your Sage Accounting and/or Sage Payroll product. We support both desktop and cloud products.
Before we do the year end procedure, we check and repair any errors in the data or clear any exception reports. After the year end procedure. we clean up the data to ensure that the system runs faster.

Enabling the 13th month on Pastel Accounting (Xpress, Partner, Sage50c)
This allows you to process in March while you finalise the previous financial year figures and it is the most common question we get at this time of year. 
Click here for a guide on how to do this or click here for a video explanation.

Contact us for more information or click here to book a consulting session.

Accounting Year End Workshop Reminder

A reminder that we will be offering an accounting year end workshop. A practical demonstration on the most common accounting programs in use in South Africa will be included.
Topics:
  • * Depreciation
  • * Accruals
  • * Prepayments
  • * Clearing open batches
  • * Using the 13th period
  • * Naming conventions
  • * Data integrity
  • * Backups
  • * Year ends
  • * Cleaning up your data

Date: Thursday, 22 February 2024
Time: 10:30am-12pm
Cost: R720 ex VAT per person
Platform: Zoom


Members of ZA Town, our Priority Support clients as well as clients who have a retainer with us qualify for a 20% discount.

Click here to find out more.
Click here to register for the workshop.

Accounting Year End Workshop

We will be offering an accounting year end workshop. A practical demonstration on the most common accounting programs in use in South Africa will be included.
Topics:
  • * Depreciation
  • * Accruals
  • * Prepayments
  • * Clearing open batches
  • * Using the 13th period
  • * Naming conventions
  • * Data integrity
  • * Backups
  • * Year ends
  • * Cleaning up your data

Date: Thursday, 22 February 2024
Time: 10:30am-12pm
Cost: R720 ex VAT per person
Platform: Zoom


Click here to find out more
Click here to register for the workshop.

Payroll Audit / Review Service Reminder

We offer a payroll audit / review service to companies that are doing their own payroll. We recommend that all companies do a review of their payroll on either an annual or biannual basis.
During the payroll review / audit, we go through the company's payroll system and check (and correct) the following:
  1. * Program version in use
  2. * Latest legislation installed
  3. * Application of legislation
  4. * Company setup
  5. * Pay Frequencies
  6. * Banking details
  7. * Bank transfer file
  8. * Program features being used correctly
  9. * Backup systems
  10. * Employee profile setup
  11. * Individual employee setup
  12. * Transaction codes setup
  13. * Transaction codes in use
  14. * Linked SARS tax codes in use
  15. * Payslip design
  16. * Leave setup
  17. * Leave processing
  18. * Monthly EMP201 submissions
  19. * Biannual EMP501 submissions
  20. * Monthly UIF submissions
  21. * Employee self service systems
  22. * HR systems in place
  23. * Processes in place
  24. * Other program features not in use
  25. * Employee self service
  26. * ETI setup
  27. * UIF limit
  28. * SDL percentage
  29. * PAYE method
  30. * Funds

We are able to assist with businesses who use the following payroll products:
  • * Sage Pastel Payroll
  • * Sage VIP Payroll
  • * Sage Business Cloud Payroll
  • * Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
  • * Sage Payroll & HR
Our audits / reviews prepare companies for their biannual submissions as well as for any audits that SARS requests. The tax year ends in Feburary. We recommend that companies do a payroll audit / review before doing their payroll year end.

Contact us for more information or to request an audit / review for your company.

Priority Support Offer – R240 ex VAT per month

Due to high demand, we have brought back our priority support agreement, which includes free phone, WhatsApp and email support. It also ensures that your calls and requests take priority.
If you take this offer, we won't charge you for any phone calls, WhatsApp messages or email support requests. In addition, we will prioritise support incidents for clients who take up this offer.

The charge for this service is a monthly fee of R240 (ex VAT) OR an annual fee of R2,880 (ex VAT) which can be paid by EFT or debit order.

Click on the button below to download the document for further information.


Prepaid Hours Offer

To assist our clients, we are once again offering prepaid hour bundles at discounted rates. These prepaid consulting hours never expire.

5 hours: R 4,050 (10% discount included)
10 hours: R 7,200 (20% discount included)

This offer expires on 31 January 2024. You can of course purchase prepaid hours after this date at the same great discount, but it will be at our new hourly rate.

If you would like us to invoice you, let us know which of the above bundles you would like. Simply reply to this email .


Upcoming Training Sessions

* Thu, 23 Feb - Year End - Accounting Checks  - R720

Click here for more information.
Click here to book your spot.

Download the support retainer agreement

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You're invited to join our exclusive webinar to discover how Syft Analytics can revolutionize your business's reporting, collaborating and decision-making processes. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your business to the next level!


Date and Time: 6 February at 09h00 until 09h30


Agenda:

- Introduction to Syft Analytics - Understand the power of data-driven decision-making and how it can transform your business.

- Visualizations That Speak Volumes - Dive into impressive visualizations that provide transaction-level clarity and insights.

- Collaboration, Made Easy - Explore Syft's real-time data sharing and collaboration tools that enhance teamwork.

- Live Demo - Experience Syft Analytics in action with a live demonstration showcasing its features and capabilities.

-Q&A Session - Get all your questions answered by our experts.


Why Syft Analytics?

- Unlock the full potential of your data for informed decision-making.

- Enhance collaboration among your teams with real-time access to data.

- Impress internal and external stakeholders with visually captivating reports.


Don't miss out! Register by going to https://syftanalytics.zoom.us/webinar/register/2916987648005/WN_4nKUW8DiQy6Ii_VHL9o_sQ and start your free no-obligation 14-day trial of Syft by visiting https://www.syftanalytics.com/trailblazersystems.


Reserve your spot today and take the first step towards data-driven success with Syft Analytics!


For more information or inquiries, contact us at fvdmerwe@syftanalytics.com.