Microsoft Office Accounting (formerly Small Business Accounting) is a discontinued
accounting
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software application from
Microsoft
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targeted towards
small businesses
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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
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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.
Express edition
Microsoft Office Accounting Express was the
freeware
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version of Accounting, made available for download and also being distributed in certain editions of
Microsoft Office 2007
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, including ''Professional'', ''Small Business'' and ''Ultimate'' editions. This free version did not support local requirements outside of UK and USA.
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 changed to Microsoft Office Accounting and it retained that name in 2009, which was its last iteration.
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Microsoft Small Business Financials
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Microsoft Dynamics
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Accounting software
Accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...
Accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...
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