TAS Books
Firstbooks
Our easy accounting software for start-up and small businesses
FirstBooks is simple software that makes managing your businesses accounts easy. It allows you to record money in and out, manage your VAT returns, produce invoices and keep track of your overall business performance.
Tasbooks two
Easy accounting software for small and medium sized businesses
TASBooks Two is easy to use accounts software that provides you with the functionality required to manage your business accounts. It allows you to maintain a high level of control, without losing any of the simplicity associated with the TASBooks range.
With in depth reporting functions, TASBooks Two helps you paint a complete picture of your business performance. It keeps you in the driving seat, giving you more time to concentrate on running your business.
Tasbooks three
Easy accounting software for small and medium sized businesses, including stock control
TASBooks Three is all about accounting for stock. With its easy to use navigation system and processes, TASBooks Three is ideal accounts software for businesses that need to effectively manage a range of physical products.
The accessible in depth reporting functions help you to paint a complete picture of your business performance. TASBooks Three puts you in control and gives you more time to concentrate on running your business.
Leading Business Partner
Access Networks Solutions Ltd is a leading Sage Business partner, with fully accredited consultants that are able to help you implement your TAS Books system. Click on the services link above on the right to find out more about what we have to offer.
Features
TAS Books Features
First Book
Goods and services invoicing
Produce standard template invoices using TAS Stationery or plain paper.
Simple system navigation
You don’t need to be an accountant to use FirstBooks. A simple step-by-step flow chart has been added to guide you through all aspects of the program.
Standard VAT or cash accounting options
Supports the flat rate VAT scheme
Cash Flow forecasts
Estimate how much cash your business will have or need to have at any given point. This feature acts as a guide and allows you to plan ahead and prepare.
Generate VAT returns and file online
File your VAT returns online directly from FirstBooks to HMRC. With its complete history and detailed reporting, you can even prepare for a VAT audit.
Monitor outstanding invoices
Print customer statements to encourage prompt payment and improve cash flow.
Customer and Supplier records
Keep track of who you owe money to and who owes you money. This facility also lets you keep all the key information at hand and compare month-by-month summaries for three years.
Product records
Create product records, review product activities and analyse monthly sales values and quantities sold.
More Features:
Cash book, Customers / sales ledger, Suppliers / purchase ledger, Nominal ledger / analysis codes, Quotations / pro-formas / invoicing, VAT audit reporting, Full audit trails keep track of all changes made VAT 100 reporting, Repeating VAT payments, Drill-down, analysis & reporting, Bank reconciliation, Products can be setup as physical stock items or services FirstPayroll
TAS Books Two
Create and track quotations or proformas
Convert into invoices with the sales order process.
Generate VAT returns and file online
File your VAT returns online directly from your TASBooks to HMRC.
Monitor outstanding invoices
Print customer statements to encourage prompt payment and improve cash flow.
Customer and Supplier records
Keep track of who you owe money to and who owes you money.keep all the key information at hand, including month-by-month summaries for three years.
Keep control of your cash flow
The Aged Debt Manager enables you to charge interest on overdue accounts and keep tighter control over who owes your business money.
Use 12 month or flexible 13 period accounting.
See five-year monthly sales, cost and profit summaries
Or individual customers and suppliers.
Print cheques and remittance advises.
Compatible with most leading UK banks
You can use the ePayments facility to pay your suppliers with ease.
Create project records
His allows you to track costs and billings against specific projects.
Create marketing records
Measure the effectiveness of advertising or marketing campaigns and calculate the lifetime value of customers via source of sale codes.
Export data to Excel export
Make the most of your business information by exporting it and analysing it in Microsoft Excel.
More Features:
Customers / sales ledger, Sales order processing, Quotations / pro forma / invoicing, Multiple customer delivery addresses, Sales person sales analysis, Recurring sales invoicing, Suppliers / purchase ledger, ePayments (payment of suppliers using ePayments), Process transactions using batch processing, Multi-company consolidation, TASBooks Today-company dashboard, VAT audit reporting, Project costing, Smart fields…
TAS Books Three
Product stock control
The stock functionality enables you to manage and account for a physical stock, keeping accurate stock records with real-time stock control.
Purchase order processing
Update stock levels and generate purchase invoices with the simple purchase order process facility.
Create and track quotations or proformas
Convert into invoices with the sales order process.
Generate VAT returns and file online
File your VAT returns online directly from your TASBooks to HMRC.
Monitor outstanding invoices
Print customer statements to encourage prompt payment and improve cash flow.
Customer and supplier records
Keep all the key information at hand, including month-by-month summaries for three years.
Keep control of your cash flow
The Aged Debt Manager enables you to charge interest on overdue accounts and keep tighter control over who owes your business money.
See five-year monthly sales, cost and profit summaries
For individual customers and suppliers.
Print cheques and remittance advises.
Compatible with most leading UK banks
You can use the ePayments facility to pay your suppliers with ease.
Create project records
This facility allows you to track costs and billings against specific projects.
Create marketing records
Measure the effectiveness of advertising or marketing campaigns and calculate the lifetime value of customers via source of sale codes.
Export data to Excel
Make the most of your business information by exporting it and analysing it in Microsoft Excel.
More Features:
Full stock control, Customers / sales ledger, Sales order processing Quotations / pro formas / invoicing, Multiple customer delivery addresses, Aged debt manager, Sales person sales analysis, Facility to charge interest on overdue accounts, Recurring sales invoicing, Suppliers / purchase ledger, Purchase order processing, Purchase orders and goods received notes, Automated supplier price updating, Products can be setup as physical stock items or services, Assemblies / kits, Nominal ledger / analysis codes, Nominal ledger report writer, Print VAT 100 report.
Services
TAS Books Services
Installation – Training – Consultancy – Support
We can offer much more than just training…We offer Installation, Configuration, Data Import, Customisation and that’s literally just for starters! Once your TAS Books system is set up we will train you how to use it effectively, promoting best practices in both accountancy and IT. We can also create your stationary such as Invoices etc with your corporate identity on.
Once we are finished you will have a fully working system and you will be fully trained ready for you to get to work straight away.
Want to find out more? At any time Contact us via email and one of our consultants will call you to discuss your requirements. We can usually book you in straight away.
TAS Books Training Levels
Below are our training levels 1, 2 & 3. These are of course merely suggestions for you to pick out areas that you are interested in. Our TAS Books training and consultancy is normally done at your premises, on your system, making sure that the training is tailored to you and the way you work.
Level 1
Course Aims:
- To introduce basic usage of TAS Books Accounts program.
- This course enables you to use the accounting features that are common to all software in the TAS BOOKS range.
- We recommend it to all TAS BOOKS users as essential training because it covers many routines that are fundamental to problem-free computerised accounting.
Prerequisites:
- Basic computer knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Windows.
After this course you will be able to…
…use TAS BOOKS software to operate or manage core accounting functions for your company.
Who Should Attend?
The course is aimed at both accounts staff and managers.
Preparation
You should also be familiar with basic business terms such as invoice, VAT, double entry and so on.
Key Decisions Prior to Set Up
Installation hints and tips. Learn about key decisions: basic configuration, account coding structures, departments, layout of accounts, P & L and Balance Sheet design.
Basic Concept
Gain an overview of the posting systems-Nominal, Sales and Purchase Ledgers, and Cash Book. Overview Fixed Assets. Discover a basic routine for creating accounts, plus time saving tips and how to maximise reporting options.
Opening Balances
Understand the choice of methods (e.g. Itemised, B/F balance), and find out how to make checks against the previous system.
Data Entry Routines
Learn how to record invoices and credit notes. Also learn how to record customer/supplier payments, cash and bank receipts/payments, and journal entries in the nominal ledger. Show Cheque printing.
Error Correction, File Maintenance
Familiarise yourself with the routine for editing or reversing transactions.
Bank Accounts
Learn how to reconcile your bank accounts. Understand Credit Card Processing.
Month End, Year End
Discover how to create monthly management reports including budgets; in addition, learn about the month end routine. Learn the year-end routine and how to prepare for a new financial year.
VAT Routines
Learn how to produce and reconcile a VAT Return.
Data Security
Learn why and how to verify data integrity, and how to backup data and restore.
Level 2
Course Aims:
- This course is the second stage of essential training for TAS BOOKS users. It focuses on the more advanced features of TAS BOOKS.
Prerequisites:
- Attendance on our TAS BOOKS Level 1 course or equivalent.
After this course you will be able to…
…fully benefit from the course by making full use of all time saving routines and more advanced accounting utilities offered by the software.
Who Should Attend?
This course is essential for both operators and managers of companies using TAS BOOKS. Typically, you would attend after having completed Stage 1.
Preparation
You should first attend Level 1: Understanding TAS BOOKS. As with all our courses dealing with accounting software, familiarity with basic business terms such as invoice, VAT, double entry and so on is assumed.
Advanced Data Security
Learn how to operate password protection on various aspects of the package.
Automation of Postings
Learn how to deal with recurring entries such as direct debits and standing orders.
Depreciation of Assets
Learn how to use the Assets Register, and be able to choose how to post depreciation.
Prepayments and Accruals
Look at practical examples of prepayments and accruals.
Invoice Production
Service Invoicing and Credit Notes, Recall saved templates, Posting and Updates.
Daily Reporting
Credit Control reports: Statements, Aged Debtors, Letters; Aged Creditors, Remittance Advice Statements; Day Books, Audit Trail; Bank Statement .
Bad Debts and Adjustments
Investigate options for writing off bad debts and their implications for VAT.
Multi-Company Accounting
Learn how to create and open new company files.
Task Manager
Learn how to use Task Manager and how it interfaces with the other modules.
Level 3
Course Aims:
- This course is the second stage of essential training for TAS BOOKS users. It focuses on the more advanced features of TAS BOOKS.
Prerequisites:
- Attendance on our TAS BOOKS Level 2 course or equivalent.
After this course you will be able to…
…take full advantage of the software’s stock, invoicing and order capabilities. This will help your company be more efficient and organised in its business.
Who Should Attend?
The course is designed for operators and managers as it covers both set-up decisions and day to day operations.
Preparation
Ideally you would have attended both Levels 1 and 2. Alternatively, you should be very familiar with the accounting aspects of the system. You may also find it useful to think about your likely stock report requirements.
Stock Control
Learn how to record deliveries and adjustments.
Bill of Materials
Discover a facility to create stock items which will become part of an assembly.
Stock Reporting
Learn how to run reports including profit and re-order analysis.
Invoice Production
Look at practical examples of prepayments and accruals.
Invoice Production
Investigate the invoice cycle and variations, stock and service invoices, choices for processing, and use of skeleton invoices. Learn how to calculate VAT and the implications of discounts. Also, learn how to post to ledgers with essential safeguards.
Sales Order Processing
Look at the sales order cycle and links to other areas of the system. Learn how to process from entry to despatch, and how to print order documents.
Purchase Order Processing
Look at the purchase order cycle and links to other areas of the system. Learn how to process from entry to despatch, and how to order documents.
Quotations and Pro-Formas
Learn how to provide quotations and pro-forma invoices for your customers.