{"id":996,"date":"2025-05-14T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portraitsbylorie.com\/?p=996"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:50:20","slug":"sage-amps-up-ai-offering-ahead-of-making-tax-digital-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/portraitsbylorie.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/sage-amps-up-ai-offering-ahead-of-making-tax-digital-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage amps up AI offering ahead of Making Tax Digital deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the top <\/span>accounting software platforms<\/span><\/a>, Sage has today announced it will offer free access to its AI assistant, Sage Copilot. The platform says the new features will help accountants and bookkeepers to embrace the “new era of AI” in accounting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regulatory changes such as <\/span>Making Tax Digital<\/span><\/a> (MTD) will require sole traders to fully digitise their tax returns and <\/span>record keeping<\/span><\/a> from April 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming less than a year before the April deadline, the Sage announcement is a clear sign that sector leaders are preparing for a wave of digitisation — one that sole traders and their accountants must ensure they stay ahead of.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Sage Copilot?<\/h2>\n

Sage Copilot<\/span><\/a> is essentially an AI-enabled virtual assistant. Previously, it was only available as a paid-for add-on to the Sage for Accountants plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

But from today, one free Sage Copilot licence will be included in the platform’s specialist bookkeeping product, Sage for Accountants, per practice. Available on the lowest-cost plan, Sage Individual, the features will support small firms, <\/span>sole traders<\/span><\/a>, and their accountants. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a press release, <\/span>Sage<\/span><\/a> said the move will help accountants and bookkeepers embrace the AI in the industry with greater confidence and less risk. Key features of Sage Copilot include:<\/span><\/p>\n