Supported products and services

NOTE: You may receive a false message in the 2024 version that it's obsolete as of March 5, 2024. This is incorrect, and can be fixed. See Obsolescence message in current supported version.

▼Which versions of Sage 50 Accounting are currently supported?

Sage currently only supports the 2024 version of Sage 50 Accounting. We haven’t yet announced an end of support date for Sage 50 Accounting 2024.

Download the latest release of Sage 50 from the Sage 50 Welcome Center.

▼Why does Sage only support the current version of the software?

There are many advantages to being on the current version of the software
There are also advantages to being on a Business Care plan, even if using an older version
The current version keeps you in compliance with the latest technology and operating systems
- For example, the introduction of Windows 11
- Or Microsoft ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003
This lets Sage focus our efforts on creating the best possible experience for customers in the current version

▼What are the add-on products that stop working after the obsolescence date?

Program updates
Tax updates
All connected services (see below)

▼What connected services are available?

Available connected services

Remote Data Access	Access your data whenever and wherever you want
Sage 50 Direct Deposit	Make paying your employees even easier with a safe and secure direct deposit
eFiling	E-file your federal and state payroll tax forms and employee W-2s
Nuvei online payments (formerly known as Paya)	Offer your customers more ways to pay with a credit or debit card, and process the transactions inside Sage 50
Bank Feeds	Download your bank statement from your financial institution and import it into Sage 50 for easier reconciliation.
TAL Pro for Sage 50	Timeslips Accounting Link (TAL) used to link Sage Timeslips with Sage 50
Sage HR	Sage HR integration in release 2024.0 and later

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The user must have an active subscription, and the data owner/administrator's Sage account email needs to be consistent across all connected services listed above.

▼When did support for older versions of Sage 50 Accounting end?

Our obsolescence policy varies depending on the version of the software you’re currently using. Our current policy and support dates are as follows:

Version	End of Support
2024	N/A, currently supported
2023	March 6, 2024
2022	March 1, 2023
2021	March 2, 2022
2020	March 2, 2021
2019	March 3, 2020
2018	March 5, 2019
2017.2	March 1, 2018
2017.0, 2017.1 or 2017.1.1	December 1, 2017
2016.2	March 1, 2017
2016.0 or 2016.1	December 1, 2016
2015	March 1, 2016

Download the latest release of Sage 50 from the Sage 50 Welcome Center.

All support and services are available for the current release. Install the latest release and have an active Sage Business Care plan to have access to all features and services. See below for details.

▼Access to support via phone or chat

You must have a Business Care plan to receive support on your product. With the plan, you also receive the latest release of the program. We recommend you upgrade to the latest product as soon as possible. If you’re unable to upgrade immediately, we’ll support one prior version until your current Business Care plan renews.

▼Business Care subscription license

If you’ve purchased a subscription license of Sage 50, there are some additional restrictions you need to know.

Subscription License requires a minimum one-year initial commitment and lasts only as long as your subscription remains active
You must have the program installed on a computer that has access to the Internet
You must have the most current version of the program installed
If you cancel your subscription, Sage 50 Accounting will revert to read-only mode: where you can view your data but can't make changes

For more information about Sage Business Care plans, click here.