The Company Selection window

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Wed Nov 05 10:40:15 UTC 2025

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The Company Selection window

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When you first open the program, the following window appears.

The select company screen in Sage 50 Accounts.

The Company Selection window lists all your available companies, including Demo data and Practice Data.

Not all options are available depending on your software version and if you use Remote Data Access (RDA).

Company name	The name of the relevant company.
Version	The last version of the software to access the data.
VAT No.	The VAT number for the relevant company.
MTD for VAT	If the company has the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT features activated.
Financial year	The current financial year start date for your company.
Remote Data Access	Identifies if this company data uses RDA.
Sage account (previously Sage ID)	If a company uses RDA, this column shows the Sage account used to access the data.
Data path	Displays the location of the data files.
Sage Accounting migration ready?	Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager only. Whether the company is ready to migrate to Sage Accounting.

Add Company	Opens the setup wizard to add a company to the list or create a new company.
Print	Prints the information from the Select Company window.
Export	Export your company list to Microsoft Excel.
Hide company list on start-up	Hide this window by selecting this checkbox.

The individual company options appear when you select the three dots to the left of the company name:

Folder location	Opens the folder location of the company selected in the list.
Resume live sync	If you've paused RDA, this option is to resume live sync.
Resolve	This will appear if there’s a problem within your data.
Disconnect From Remote Data Access	Sage 50 Accounts v28 and above only See more in our Disconnect a company from Remote Data Access article.
Remove From Remote Data Access	If you select a company that has RDA enabled, this option appears. Read more about removing from RDA in our Remove a company from Remote Data Access article.
Remove company	Remove the company from the list, it doesn’t delete the company or its data. CAUTION: remove it from RDA before you remove the company from here, if applicable.

Now you're familiar with this window, start exploring the options in your software.

Our common queries when opening or logging in article answers common questions about this.

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