Sage
Connect Sage Accounting once and Tuppence posts to it every day: an other receipt and an other payment in a Tuppence bank account for each business day, and a bank transfer for each payout. For UK businesses on Sage Accounting (Sage 50 takes the statement file). How it works for every tool is on Accounting integrations.
Sage Accounting is connected for UK businesses. A US business connects Xero or QuickBooks, or uses the statement file.
- Connect*Settings › Accounting*
- Approveon Sage's page
- Set upTuppence account, defaults
- Postingevery day after 03:00
1. Connect
Section titled “1. Connect”- In Tuppence, open Settings › Accounting and choose Connect on Sage. You need to be an owner or admin.
- Sign in to Sage and allow access.
- If your Sage login has more than one business, choose which one Tuppence posts to.
Setup then makes a bank account called Tuppence in your currency, picks your sales ledger
account (4000 Sales) and the bank account payouts go to, and runs the first posting a minute
later. It asks one question only if two of your bank accounts end in the same four digits as the
account Tuppence pays you into. Every choice shows on the Accounting page with Change.
2. What Tuppence posts to Sage
Section titled “2. What Tuppence posts to Sage”| In Sage | What it is | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other receipt (money in) to Tuppence, contact Tuppence sales | The day’s sales, a line for each kind of sale, plus tips, cashback and the like | The business day | Tuppence 13 Oct 2026 |
| Other payment (money out) from Tuppence, contact Tuppence | The day’s Tuppence fees and refunds, a line for each | The business day | Tuppence 13 Oct 2026 |
| Bank transfer from Tuppence to your bank account | A payout, for exactly what arrived | The day it arrived | Tuppence payout po_… TUPPENCE |
| Journal | Customer credit used, moved from Customer credit to sales. No bank account moves | The business day | Tuppence 13 Oct 2026 |
Tuppence never marks anything as reconciled: you confirm the match.
A worked day
Section titled “A worked day”On 13 October: £120.00$120.00€120.00 of payment-link sales, including a £5.00$5.00€5.00 tip; a £2.00$2.00€2.00 refund; £3.42$3.42€3.42 of Tuppence fees.
| Sage transaction | Line | Ledger account | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other receipt, Tuppence 13 Oct 2026 | Sales: payment links | 4000 Sales | £115.00$115.00€115.00 |
| Tips to pass on | Tips (current liability) | £5.00$5.00€5.00 | |
| Other payment, Tuppence 13 Oct 2026 | Refunds: payment links | 4000 Sales | £2.00$2.00€2.00 |
| Tuppence fees | Tuppence fees (expense) | £3.42$3.42€3.42 |
The Tuppence account in Sage goes up by £114.58$114.58€114.58.
A worked payout
Section titled “A worked payout”The £114.58$114.58€114.58 reaches your bank on 15 October. Tuppence posts a bank transfer of
£114.58$114.58€114.58 from Tuppence to your bank account, dated 15 October, reference
Tuppence payout po_… TUPPENCE. Your bank feed shows the same £114.58$114.58€114.58 on 15 October.
3. Reconcile in one click
Section titled “3. Reconcile in one click”- In Sage, open Banking and your business bank account’s bank feed transactions.
- The payout’s line has the same amount and date as Tuppence’s bank transfer.
- Match it to that transfer instead of creating a new transaction.
4. VAT
Section titled “4. VAT”- Sales and refunds use the sales ledger account’s own VAT rate, with amounts VAT-inclusive. Sage works out the VAT: £19.17 on the worked day’s £115.00 at 20%.
- In-person sales at the till split by the rates the till recorded, one line per rate.
- Tuppence’s fees post with No VAT by default. Your accountant can pick another rate under Change.
- Tips, chargebacks, cashback and customer credit are outside VAT.
5. Problems and their fixes
Section titled “5. Problems and their fixes”| On the Accounting page | Fix |
|---|---|
| Turn on multi-currency in Sage (Financial settings) | Your Sage base currency isn’t your Tuppence currency. Turn on multi-currency in Sage (the message links there), then check again |
| Sage Start has no refunds or foreign currency | Nothing to do: on Sage Start, Tuppence posts a refund as a negative sales line |
| Sage is locked up to … | Your Sage lock date is after your start date. Start from the day after it. A day inside the locked period later posts on the first open date |
| Which bank account do payouts go to? | Choose the bank account Tuppence pays you into |
| Add the bank account Tuppence pays you into to Sage | Add it in Sage, then check again |
| Reconnect | The connection expired or access was removed in Sage. Reconnect and allow access again |
| A day out of step | A Tuppence transaction was deleted or changed in Sage. Choose Repost that day |
Test mode
Section titled “Test mode”Connected in test mode, Tuppence reads a real business and shows a preview of what it would post, creating nothing. Test data posts for real only to a Sage trial business. Live data posts through a connection made in live mode.