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Accounting Software Features
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Microsoft® Office Accounting Professional 2008
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Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2008
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Microsoft® Office Accounting Professional 2007
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Microsoft® Office Small Business Accounting 2006
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Double entry accrual accounting
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Cash basis accounting
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No separate cash basis books |
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Setup Wizard
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Office Accounting Resource Center
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Multi-level chart of accounts & general ledger
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Two Level Chart of Accounts |
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Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
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Invoicing, bill payments and returns
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Bulk e-mail of documents
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Scheduled documents
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Audit trail & change tracking
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Budgeting tools
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Financial reports
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Over 70 reports |
20 reports only |
Over 60 reports |
Over 60 reports |
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Rich form customization
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Granular Role based security
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Backup and restore with data compression
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Spanish language edition
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Microsoft Office Integration
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Data migration - (Import from Excel, QuickBooks & Money)
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Excel & QuickBooks only |
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Import data--including transactions--via Excel or CSV files
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Familiar Microsoft Office user interface
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Full Integration with Outlook with BCM with shared Accounts
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Linked Accounts only |
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Customize and personalize documents in Microsoft Office Word
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Create and send letters to customers with Microsoft Office Word
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Send forms, letters, and reports in e-mail
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Export data to Microsoft Office Excel® for analysis and charting
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Advanced Accounting
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Cash flow forecasting tools & reports
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Actionable company dashboard
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Memorized documents for recurring transactions
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Quotes & sales orders
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Multiple price levels
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Purchase orders
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Convert sales orders into purchase orders
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Finance charges
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Job costing & class tracking
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Create and track inventory & kits
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Multicurrency Support
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Fixed Asset Manager
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1099 Reports
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Excel based manual payroll (in product)
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Integration with Microsoft Retail Point of Sale (POS)
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Multi-user functionality (peer -to -peer OR Small Business Server network)
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Not optimized for SQL Server installs |
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Run on SQL Server 2005 Standard, Workgroup or Enterprise Edition |
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SQL Server Express Edition only
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MSDE |
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Integrated Online Services
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Accept credit card payments via Chase Payment Services
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Integrated online banking
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Fewer banks supported |
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Monitor customer and vendor credit worthiness via Equifax
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List, sell and process items on eBay
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Electronic Invoicing with PayPal
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Process payroll for employees, direct deposit salary and pay taxes via ADP
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Order compatible checks and forms
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Online sharing of books with accountant via Office Live
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Accounting Professional Features
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Multi-client accountant navigator
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Multi-client payroll center
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Batch journal entry (Worksheet)
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Accountant Transfer Export Wizard
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Accountant Business Template Export
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Show/hide voided documents
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