The Vendor & Purchases
Tasks section provides a graphic representation of the flow of
vendor-related tasks, as well as access to those tasks. It also provides
access to windows where you enter/maintain vendor information.
Vendor Maintenance
Options
At the top of the section are three buttons that take you
to maintenance options and to the Write Checks window:
Vendors: Click
this to select from a menu of vendor-maintenance options:
- New
Vendor: This takes you to the Maintain
Vendors, where you can enter a new vendor record.
- View
Vendor List: This takes you to the Vendor List, where you can see
a variety of vendor-related information.
- Write
Letters to Vendors: This takes you to the Write
Letters section of the Select
a Report window. Click the Create
a Letter Template button to activate a
wizard that lets you can create custom letters for your vendors.
Write Checks: Click
this to work with vendor checks:
1099s: Click this
to select from a menu of options related to 1099 vendors:
- New
1099 Vendor: This takes you to Maintain Vendors where you can set up a new 1099 vendor.
- Set Up 1099
Defaults: This takes you to the Vendor Defaults screen with the 1099 Settings tab shown where you can specify how you want amounts in your GL Accounts that were paid to 1099 vendors to be classified for 1099 reporting purposes.
- Print
1099 Report: This lets you print the Sage 501099
Vendor report, which lets you preview the 1099 forms you will submit
to the IRS for your company's 1099 vendors.
- Print
1099s: This takes you to the Select
a Report window, where you can print a batch of vendor 1099 forms.
Vendors—Task
Flow
The task flow takes you from a purchase order, the beginning
of a vendor transaction, to bill payment. Click the appropriate button;
a pop-up menu appears. For example, if you click the Purchase
Orders button, a menu with the following options appears: