With Sage 50 Accounts you can integrate with GoCardless to take payment from your customers using Direct Debit. Let's set this up.

If you already have a GoCardless account, during the setup process you are prompted to log in and match any existing GoCardless customer mandates with your Sage 50 Accounts customers. The integration attempts to match up your customers automatically based on their name and email address.

If you use Sage Drive, to set up Direct Debit manager, you must be on the main site. Read more

If you don't already have a GoCardless account, please follow the article Set up Direct Debit manager for a new GoCardless customer.

1. Open Sage 50 Accounts and logon as MANAGER.
2. On the menu bar click Settings then click Company Preferences.
3. Enter your Password then click OK.
4. Click GoCardless for Sage 50 then click Let's get started.
5. Click Next and enter and confirm your Email, then click Next. 
   
   If you've previously set up GoCardless on another company, the email is pre populated.
   
   
6. Complete the Security check window, then if required, click x to close the window.
7. Click Connect GoCardless account.
8. Enter your GoCardless login Email and Password and click Connect to your GoCardless account. Close the confirmation window.
   
   Ensure you enter the correct GoCardless login for the company you're linking to. If wrong, this can be difficult to reverse.
   
   
9. Enter the following details:
   
   

   Direct Debit Manager bank account	This represents the GoCardless bank account. Money is received into this account before being transferred to your nominated bank account. This account must be a base currency bank account with a zero balance. If you need to create a new bank account, use the drop-down within the the GoCardless setup and click New. Please do not cancel the GoCardless setup to create a new bank account.
   Nominated bank account	This is your bank account that receives money from GoCardless, for example your current account.
   Fees nominal code	The nominal code your direct debit fees post to.
   Fees tax code	The tax code to post the Direct Debit fees with.
   Charge date	Requested payments can take 3 to 4 working days to reach your account. Enter how many days in advance of the invoice due date you wish to request payments. To request payments on the invoice due date choose 0 days. Read more

10. Click Next then click Finish.
11. Click Yes to the message Would you like to match your existing GoCardless customers with your Sage 50 customers?
12. To match a GoCardless customer with a Sage 50 customer, click the Sage A/C drop-down and click the required customer.
13. Click Save.

You've now integrated your GoCardless account with Sage 50 Accounts. To setup new direct debits with your customers you must now request a mandate and send your customer a direct debit request.