Microsoft Office Accounting Explained

Microsoft Office Accounting
Developer:	Microsoft
Latest Release Version:	2009
Discontinued:	yes
Operating System:	Microsoft Windows
Genre:	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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Express edition

Microsoft Office Accounting Express was the freeware version of Accounting, made available for download and also being distributed in certain editions of Microsoft Office 2007, 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.^[3]

Version history

Name	Service pack	Version	Date published	Note
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 1	4.0.2325.0	20 February 2009^[4]	Support started on 24 February 2009^[5]
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 2	4.0.3318.0	27 October 2009^[6]
Accounting 2009	Service Pack 3	4.0.3610.0	19 February 2010^[7]

See also

• Microsoft Small Business Financials
• Microsoft Dynamics

Further reading

• Web site: Does Microsoft's Small Business Accounting Add up? . IT Business Edge . QuinStreet . 10 May 2006 . 12 December 2012 . Jamie . Bsales.
• Web site: Microsoft Connects POS and Accounting . IT Business Edge . QuinStreet . 8 December 2005 . 12 December 2012 . Lauren . Simonds.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://wiki.uiowa.edu/display/obclinical/What%27s+new+in+Microsoft+Office+Accounting+2009 What's new in Microsoft Office Accounting 2009
2. Web site: Accounting Professional Home Page . Microsoft Office Online . Microsoft Corporation . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100426210430/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/accounting/default.aspx . 26 April 2010.
3. News: Bolat . Alex . Microsoft Office 365 . 10 November 2022.
4. Web site: Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Service Pack 1 (KB959057). Download Center. Microsoft. 12 December 2012. 20 February 2009.
5. Web site: Microsoft Accounting 2009 Life-cycle Information. Support Center. Microsoft. 12 December 2012.
6. Web site: Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Service Pack 2 (KB971975). Download Center. Microsoft. 12 December 2012. 27 October 2009.
7. Web site: Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Service Pack 3 (KB2006634). Download Center. Microsoft. 12 December 2012. 19 February 2010.