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Sage 50 Obsolescence Policy

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Summary

When does support for the current version of Sage 50 Accounting end? What happens when a version is no longer supported?

Answers

Which versions of Sage 50 Accounting currently receive support?

As of March 4, 2026, Sage will only support version 2026 of Sage 50 Accounting. You will still have access to the software, but you will no longer receive program and tax updates, or tax form updates, and will be unable to use any add-on products (see below).

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

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

  • Program updates
  • Tax updates
  • Tax form updates
  • Sage HR
  • eFiling
  • Remote Data Access
  • Direct Deposit
  • Credit card processing
  • Bank Feeds
  • Invoice Payments with PayPal, Stripe or Nuvei (formerly known as Paya)
  • Timeslips Accounting Link (TAL Pro)

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 March 4, 2026
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

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