Sage’s latest update is now live!
They release four major Sage Intacct updates annually, keeping the platform up-to-date and evolving with business and industry demands.
The 2026 R2 update introduced many new features, including several AI-powered tools that improve accuracy, enable greater customisation and save valuable time searching for answers.
Read more: Sage Intacct 2026 R2: Key updates helping businesses work smarter
Sage Intacct 2026 R3 builds on that momentum with more intelligent enhancements, so understanding what’s changed will help you unlock even more value from your software.
Read on to discover how these updates can make a practical, real-world impact for your business.
We can help you work smarter with Sage Intacct’s AI-powered AP Automation feature
Reviewing supplier invoices can take up a lot of time, and spotting suspicious transactions isn’t always easy. Sage Intacct’s intelligent, AI-driven anomaly detection feature helps reduce that burden by analysing supplier billing patterns and submission details to identify unusual transaction amounts and unrecognised supplier email addresses.
Finance teams are alerted immediately to potentially risky transactions before payment, helping prevent fraudulent or unusual activity from slipping through unnoticed while reducing the time spent reviewing invoices individually.
Reviewing supplier invoices can take up a lot of time, and spotting suspicious transactions isn’t always easy. Sage Intacct’s intelligent, AI-driven anomaly detection feature helps reduce that burden by analysing supplier billing patterns and submission details to identify unusual transaction amounts and unrecognised supplier email addresses.
Finance teams are alerted immediately to potentially risky transactions before payment, helping prevent fraudulent or unusual activity from slipping through unnoticed while reducing the time spent reviewing invoices individually.
The 2026 R3 update also gives you greater control over automated workflows by allowing you to block suspicious or unwanted email addresses from being processed through AP automation.
That’s not all. There are many other AI-powered features within Sage Intacct helping companies access insights more quickly and make faster, more informed decisions, including the Finance Intelligence Agent. If you missed the last update about it, make sure to check it out; it’s currently on a phased rollout to customers.
Accelerate your decision-making with Smart Excel reporting
Building reports manually and transferring data between systems can be both time-consuming and prone to errors. Sage Intacct’s Smart Excel reporting tool (for Early Adopters) enables you to build reports directly in Excel using financial data stored securely in Sage Intacct.
The financial data remains linked to your report, so all you have to do is simply refresh to access the latest information, saving you from going back and forth and making manual edits.
In practice, this frees up time for finance teams to spend less time maintaining reports and more time analysing performance, helping to support strategic decisions and drive the business forward.
Building reports manually and transferring data between systems can be both time-consuming and prone to errors. Sage Intacct’s Smart Excel reporting tool (for Early Adopters) enables you to build reports directly in Excel using financial data stored securely in Sage Intacct.
The financial data remains linked to your report, so all you have to do is simply refresh to access the latest information, saving you from going back and forth and making manual edits.
In practice, this frees up time for finance teams to spend less time maintaining reports and more time analysing performance, helping to support strategic decisions and drive the business forward.
Numerous changes to Sage Intacct’s core financials enhance user experience and reduce repetitive admin tasks
The 2026 R3 release brings a host of changes to core financials, all designed to improve efficiency and accuracy. Here are just a few of them:
Accounts Payable (AP)
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Purchasing
General Ledger
By refining many of the everyday processes that users rely on, Sage Intacct helps reduce day-to-day admin, so finance teams can focus on higher-value work.
Streamline your construction processes with new billing and retainage enhancements
For construction businesses, managing finances often means balancing complex project billing, retainage requirements and payment schedules across multiple jobs. The Sage Intacct 2026 R3 release introduces new features designed to simplify these processes.
Automated retainage holding on primary documents
With this new advanced retainage feature, companies can define and assign automated retainage withholding rules on primary documents, enabling them to:
- Track retainage holds to reduce manual tracking activities and improve accuracy
- Handle advanced retainage scenarios beyond simple per-line percentages
- Use simple (single-rate) and advanced (multi-tiered or stepped) retainage calculation methods within the same primary document
- Update retainage rules and preview calculations for accuracy before posting an invoice.
These are particularly valuable for construction businesses operating across multiple regions, where different retainage rates and calculation methods are often required.
Enhanced project contract billing workflow (Early Adopter)
New improvements to the project contract billing workflow provide greater flexibility when managing project expenses across billing periods and invoices. It allows you to:
- Include expenses not originally marked as billable or linked to a customer
- Update billable expenses from closed periods without deleting and recreating invoices
- Save invoices in progress and return to complete them when you’re ready
- Bill and track project expenses in multiple currencies.
These are just a couple of the changes, so make sure to drop us a message if you’d like to learn more about what’s new and how it could support your processes.
Unlock the full potential of Sage Intacct’s 2026 R3 update with guidance from our Sage Intacct specialists
From practical AI enhancements to numerous features streamlining workflows, Sage Intacct 2026 R3 introduces a wide range of improvements designed to make the lives of finance teams easier.
While we’ve covered some of the key features, the release includes many additional enhancements across areas such as:
- Inventory and Supplies
- Order Entry
- Administration
- Cash Management
- Fixed Assets Management
- APIs and Developer updates
From practical AI enhancements to numerous features streamlining workflows, Sage Intacct 2026 R3 introduces a wide range of improvements designed to make the lives of finance teams easier.
While we’ve covered some of the key features, the release includes many additional enhancements across areas such as:
- Inventory and Supplies
- Order Entry
- Administration
- Cash Management
- Fixed Assets Management
- APIs and Developer updates
Understanding how these updates apply to your organisation will help you get the most out of your Sage Intacct software, whether that’s improving efficiency, strengthening financial controls or simplifying everyday processes.
Our experts are on hand to answer any questions you may have or if you’d like to learn more about Sage Intacct. Please get in touch by calling 0115 840 5075 or emailing us at enquiries@solutionscloud.uk.
