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Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 edition comparison

Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 is the successor to Office Small Business Accounting 2006. Office Accounting 2007 is offered in two editions: Office Accounting Express and Office Accounting Professional. Use this page to compare features of each edition.

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Accounting software features

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Features Accounting Professional 2007 Accounting Express 2007
Double entry accrual accounting
Cash basis accounting
Setup Wizard
Multi-level chart of accounts and general ledger
Accounts receivable and accounts payable
Invoicing, bill payments, and returns
Audit trail and change tracking
Financial reports
Over 60 reports

20 reports only
Rich form customization
Role-based security
Backup and restore with data compression

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Microsoft Office integration

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Features Accounting Professional 2007 Accounting Express 2007
Data migration — import from Office Excel, Intuit QuickBooks, and Microsoft Money
Familiar Microsoft Office user interface
Full integration with Office Outlook with BCM
Customize and personalize documents in Office Word
Create and send letters to customers with Office Word
Send forms, letters, and reports in e-mail
Export data to Office Excel for analysis and charting

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Advanced accounting

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Features Accounting Professional 2007 Accounting Express 2007
Cash flow forecasting tools and reports
Actionable company dashboard
Quotes and sales orders
Multiple price levels
Purchase orders
Finance charges
Job costing and class tracking
Create and track inventory and kits
Multicurrency support
Fixed asset manager
1099 reports
Office Excel-based manual payroll (in product)
Integration with Microsoft Retail Point of Sale (POS)
Multi-user functionality (peer-to-peer or Small Business Server network)
Run on SQL Server 2005 Standard, Workgroup, or Enterprise Edition
SQL Server Express Edition only

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Integrated online services

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Features Accounting Professional 2007 Accounting Express 2007
Accept credit card payments via Chase Payment Services
Integrated online banking
Monitor customer and vendor credit worthiness via Equifax1
List, sell, and process items on eBay
Electronic Invoicing with PayPal1
Process payroll for employees, direct deposit salary and pay taxes via ADP
Order compatible checks and forms
Online sharing of books with accountant via Microsoft Office Live

1 Third party service, additional fees apply.

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Accounting professional features

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Features Accounting Professional 2007 Accounting Express 2007
Multi-client accountant navigator
Multi-client payroll center
Batch journal entry (Worksheet)
Accountant Transfer Export Wizard

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