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They exploited their domination and bought up competitors. But updates never cost, with phone support a standard add-on of Sage Support. TAS, xero and Quickbooks will always win on price.

TAS and Quickbooks were/are loved by people for personal finances and some tiny businesses. Drawn also by the ultra low cost.

We must live in parallel universes :). The 100’s of clients using Sage I’ve been involved with range from tiny businesses in all sectors, up to medium size businesses. As an aside, when they receive statements from businesses across the UK, they’re more than not a Sage report, with SagePay an...

We’ll have to agree to disagree. Respectfully. I’ve used Sage in the accounting profession, with my own business, and at 100’s of clients over 20 years. All SME’s. I love it, clients do too. In the last couple of years at a client’s, a 50 year old bookkeeper started who’d never used Sage...

Great point, exemptions from a whole level of full blown accounts exams.

And Sage software, the market leader in professions, commerce and industry, it dominates.

Backing that up. I’m currently home studying for an additional tax qualification. About £300 per paper through Tolley’s, but their manual and question bank is the business and they do genuinely have a great pass rate. (That’s not necessarily advice to use them for bookkeeping studying. AAT...

I’ve been in the accounting/tax profession, sadly :lol: for over 30 years. I’ve seen that debate. More important than anything is common sense, logic and getting things right first time by taking your time until you’re very competent. With a studied grounding in the logic/rules too. I’ve...

Study AAT, not the others, it’s THE professional body. Even if your wife only see out a level or two (there are exams), it will give her a great grounding and potential clients/employers will often recognise AAT ... possibly the first thing they look out for...