In Sage 50 Accounts, if you receive any errors or warnings, we recommend you fix these before continuing.
When you check your data you may get the following error or warning:
'Transaction (number) foreign amount paid is greater than foreign amount due'
To correct this error or warning, follow the steps below.
NOTE: You must fix this error/warning before you run a Year End or Clear Audit Trail.
Recalculate
- Click Transactions and select the affected transaction.
- If the transaction is allocated, click Unallocate then click Yes.
- Click File then click Maintenance and click Recovery Tools.
- When prompted, follow the instructions to create a data backup.
- Click Recalculate Transaction History, then click OK.
- Click Recalculate Period Values, then click OK and click Close.
- When prompted to check the data again, click Yes.
If the error is still present, restore an error free backup and re-process.
Next steps
Data corruption warnings?
Once your data errors are fixed, you may still see data corruption warnings in Sage 50 Accounts.
Clear these now >
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- Last Modified Date
- Mon Jul 21 13:34:48 UTC 2025
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