Microsoft Office Accounting

Microsoft Office Accounting

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Stable release	2009 / 17 February 2009 (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. 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.

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.

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
4.0.3318.0	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.

Microsoft Office Accounting History

Microsoft Office Accounting has its roots in the a 2006 release called Microsoft Small Business Accounting. A new iteration was released in 2007 with the same name. In 2008 however the name was change to Microsoft Office Accounting and it retained that name in 2009, which was its last iteration.

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