Software:Microsoft Office Accounting

Short description: Defunct accounting software application from Microsoft

Microsoft Office Accounting

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Final release	2009 / 17 February 2009 (2009-02-17)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Accounting
License	Pro edition: Shareware Expression edition: Freeware
Website	office.microsoft.com/accounting

Microsoft Office Accounting (formerly Small Business Accounting) is a discontinued accounting software application from Microsoft targeted towards small businesses that had between 1 and 25 employees.

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. Licensees are to receive mainstream and extended product support from Microsoft or one of its partners through January 2022.

Version history

Name	Service pack	Version	Date published	Note
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 1	20 February 2009	Support started on 24 February 2009
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 2	27 October 2009
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 3	19 February 2010

See also

• Microsoft Small Business Financials
• Microsoft Dynamics

Further reading

• Bsales, Jamie (10 May 2006). "Does Microsoft's Small Business Accounting Add up?". IT Business Edge. QuinStreet. http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/article.php/3605106/Does-Microsofts-Small-Business-Accounting-Add-up.htm. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 
• Simonds, Lauren (8 December 2005). "Microsoft Connects POS and Accounting". IT Business Edge. QuinStreet. http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/buyersguide/article.php/3569491/Microsoft-Connects-POS-and-Accounting.htm. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 

External links

• Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 on Softpedia gives 404 error new citation needed