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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= Feature Included
| Features |
Accounting Professional 2007 |
Accounting Express 2007 |
| Double entry accrual accounting
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| Cash basis accounting |
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| Setup Wizard |
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| Multi-level chart of accounts and general ledger |
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| Accounts receivable and accounts payable |
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| Invoicing, bill payments, and returns |
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| Audit trail and change tracking |
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| Financial reports |
 Over 60 reports |
 20 reports only |
| Rich form customization |
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| Role-based security |
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| Backup and restore with data compression |
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Microsoft Office integration
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= Feature Included
| Features |
Accounting Professional 2007 |
Accounting Express 2007 |
| Data migration — import from Office Excel, Intuit QuickBooks, and Microsoft Money |
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| Familiar Microsoft Office user interface |
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| Full integration with Office Outlook with BCM |
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| Customize and personalize documents in Office Word |
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| Create and send letters to customers with Office Word |
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| Send forms, letters, and reports in e-mail |
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| Export data to Office Excel for analysis and charting |
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Advanced accounting
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= Feature Included
| Features |
Accounting Professional 2007 |
Accounting Express 2007 |
| Cash flow forecasting tools and reports |
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| Actionable company dashboard |
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| Quotes and sales orders |
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| Multiple price levels |
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| Purchase orders |
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| Finance charges |
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| Job costing and class tracking |
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| Create and track inventory and kits |
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| Multicurrency support |
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| Fixed asset manager |
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| 1099 reports |
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| Office Excel-based manual payroll (in product) |
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| Integration with Microsoft Retail Point of Sale (POS) |
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| Multi-user functionality (peer-to-peer or Small Business Server network) |
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| Run on SQL Server 2005 Standard, Workgroup, or Enterprise Edition |
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 SQL Server Express Edition only |
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Integrated online services
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= Feature Included
| Features |
Accounting Professional 2007 |
Accounting Express 2007 |
| Accept credit card payments via Chase Payment Services |
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| Integrated online banking |
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| Monitor customer and vendor credit worthiness via Equifax1 |
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| List, sell, and process items on eBay |
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| Electronic Invoicing with PayPal1 |
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| Process payroll for employees, direct deposit salary and pay taxes via ADP |
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| Order compatible checks and forms |
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| Online sharing of books with accountant via Microsoft Office Live |
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1 Third party service, additional fees apply.
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Accounting professional features
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= Feature Included
| Features |
Accounting Professional 2007 |
Accounting Express 2007 |
| Multi-client accountant navigator |
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| Multi-client payroll center |
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| Batch journal entry (Worksheet) |
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| Accountant Transfer Export Wizard |
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