Microsoft Office Accounting

Microsoft Office Accounting

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Stable release	2009 / 17 February 2009; 2 years ago (2009-02-17)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Accounting
License	Proprietary / Commercial
Website	Microsoft Office Accounting Homepage

Microsoft Office Accounting (formerly Small Business Accounting) is a discontinued accounting software application from Microsoft targeted towards small businesses that have between 1 and 25+ employees.^[1] It is a direct competitor to Intuit's QuickBooks.

The last version, Microsoft Office Accounting 2009, was available in both Express and Professional editions. It included several new features, including tax preparation add-ins, 20 new reports, and a Spanish language pack.^[2]

On 16 November 2009, Microsoft discontinued its distribution of the Microsoft Office Accounting product line in the US and UK. Existing customers will continue to receive mainstream and extended product support from Microsoft or one of its partners through January 2019.^[3]

Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Versions

Version (as shown in Help/About)	Service Pack	Date Published	Source	Note
4.0.2325.0	Service Pack 1	20 February 2009	[1]	Microsoft Product Lifecycle page claims that the release date was 24 February 2009[4]
4.0.3318.0	Service Pack 2	27 October 2009	[2]
4.0.3610.0	Service Pack 3	23 February 2010	[3]

Microsoft Office Accounting Express

Microsoft Office Accounting Express is the free version of Microsoft Office Accounting, available for download online and also being distributed in certain editions of Microsoft Office 2007, including Office Professional 2007, Office Small Business Edition 2007 and Office Ultimate 2007. This free version does not support local requirements outside of UK and USA.

References

1. ^ Feature comparison of financial accounting software from Microsoft
2. ^ What's new in Microsoft Office Accounting 2009^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Accounting Professional Home Page". Microsoft Office Online. Microsoft Corporation. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/accounting/default.aspx. Retrieved 15 May 2010. "Distribution of Microsoft Office Accounting was discontinued effective November 16, 2009. We would like to thank the many dedicated users and partners who have been enthusiastic supporters of Office Accounting over the years. Customers who purchased a product license for Office Accounting before November 16, 2009 may continue to use Office Accounting. Product support for Office Accounting will continue in accordance with the published Microsoft product support life cycle." 
4. ^ "Microsoft Accounting 2009 Life-cycle Information". http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Accounting+2009&Filter=FilterNO. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

External links

• Download Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 from cnet.com
• Download Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 from softpedia.com
• Microsoft press release about 2007 version
• Small Business Accounting 2006 Product Information
• Does Microsoft's Small Business Accounting Add up?
• Microsoft Connects POS and Accounting
• Microsoft Accounting Forums