It's important that you are on the latest builds of Sage's accounting and payroll software so that you experience the improvements, new features and bug fixes available within the latest versions.
To check the version of your Pastel product, go to Help, About.
The latest versions of the products are:
Pastel Payroll: 2027 Update 2 (released 15 September 2026)
Sage VIP:6.7a (released 16 September 2026) Xpress & Partner: 19.4.8(released 19 May 2026)
Pervasive: Version 13
Pastel Payroll (2027 update 2)
Mid-year BRS Updates for the 2026/2027 submission period.
Employee masterfile tax totals corrected
The introduction of Sage Assist
Legislative help content updated
Application executables moved to dedicated folders
Sage VIP / SBCPP Payroll (release 6.7a)
New fields for employee registration for income tax
Advanced access control adjustments for new fields
The addition of new IRP5 codes
The addition of the new fields in the flexi fixed information
The addition of the new fields in the audit trail
The addition of the new fields in the report writer
Updated long service award IRP5 code wording
The addition of long service award validation
Updated IRP5 code validations for the biannual submission
Updated verification of employee tax numbers for some scenarious
Added an option to password-protect emailed statements and documents.
Fixed Status 3 error that might occur if the relevant file has already been closed.
Inclusive amount displays as double on the Project Detailed Ledger when using 100% tax. This has now been fixed.
Fixed Runtime Error 13 linked to the Net Mass field when editing inventory, and the company 1000 separator is set to a comma.
Prevented users without View Menu access from viewing financials in View-Only mode. This applies to expired registrations and companies set to View Only Mode.
Some users may have experienced a Status 3 file 45 Error message when processing an inventory journal. This has now been fixed.
Restored the warning message for outstanding Sales Orders when linking Purchase Order to Goods Received Notes.
Fixed tax-related imbalances when the company is set to 3 decimal places.
Enabled Live Chat feature for international customers.
An issue was identified on the Invoice Screen where email messages could not be sent after loading an invoice and re-printing documents. This behaviour has been addressed to ensure email functionality works correctly.
Pervasive Version 13
Actian (the company that provides and develops Pervasive) no longer supports earlier Pervasive versions. Sage are therefore encouraging all of their clients to upgrade to Pervasive version 13.
Pastel tables update faster and more reliably.
File structure less prone to corruption than previous versions.
Your annual licence fee includes upgrades to the latest versions. Although the software is free, we will charge for time to upgrade your version. There may be a minimal charge to upgrade the Pervasive version.
Let us know if you would like to book a time for us to upgrade your software to the latest version or if you would like a quote. We can do the upgrade for you by logging into your system remotely.
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