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| Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008 [OLD VERSION] | ![Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Y616xCXoL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $95.00
You Save: $104.95 (52%)
New (26) Used (2) from $77.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 521
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows Xp Professional
Color: 1-user
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Full
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.6
MPN: 9SK-00108
UPC: 882224622356
EAN: 0882224622356
ASIN: B000Y7Y6IQ
Release Date: December 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New! Full commercial version in sealed retail box! MS Part # 9SK-00108. Ships next business day from NY!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ponderous, Slow and Humongous March 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This program takes up almost 1/2 Gig on my drive. It takes a looong time to open.
It is very slow to start, and it offers TOO many choices.
I want to use it with my PayPal Account, my eBay sales and my other sales, and in some cases, it does a very good job, such as in creating categories, accounts and customer data.
BUT it lost an invoice twice already. It was VERY hard to FIND that lost invoice -- and when I printed that invoice (which was a very basic invoice), it truncated.
I expect more from Microsoft. That said, I will use this software for just the basics, as it slows me down and is not as user friendly as it should be.
Good for crunching numbers (B+ Grade) March 28, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was impressed by Microsoft's accounting program, even though it maybe be better suited for the professional or small business. But if you have a hard time controlling your check book or receipts, this is one program I would recommend.
The installment is pretty easy and and easy to use. Just a word of caution because if you want to upgrade, you may have to break out the waller. Overall, an interesting way to keep count of your finances.
Katiebabs
 Move Over Peachtree - There is a New Boss in Town March 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As someone who has used Peachtree for my small business accounting needs for years I always felt that while Peachtree was a good program, it was far too comlicated and bloated for the average small business user. I wanted something that, quite frankly, made doing my books a snap -- as easy as writing a letter -- and I found it with Microsoft Accounting Professional 2008.
First off, let me state this -- if you are an average user of the Microsoft Office suite of products then Accounting 2008 is going to be a snap for you to use. They have went to great lengths to make sure you don't need an Accounting degree to understand it. A lot of the features not only integrate extremely well with Office 2007, but will remind you a lot of using Office (minus the ribbon interface).
One of the really nice features of Accounting is the ability to add third-party add-ins. Out of the box you get an integration module for Paypal, so your invoices can automatically generate Paypal requests and Accounting can automatically classify and deduct the fees for it from the appropriate accounts. As your business grows, and you decide that you need to do direct credit card processing, Accounting 2008 lets you integrate with CC processors directly -- again, handling managing the costs and fees for you.
Dashboards are another strong feature of this product. How is my business doing? What is my accounts payable looking like? How much cash do I have on hand? All that information and more is available through quick, convenient dashboards. You can drill down into the dashboards to pull up reports to see more detailed data.
If you use Business Contact Manager for Outlook then you are in for a treat -- it integrates directly with Accounting to help you track not only customer information, but also communications and marketing camapaigns! No more having to hunt and search for emails sent months ago or wondering if your marketing campaigns via e-mail are working.
All in all, I couldn't be happier with the product. I think it has been a welcome upgrade from Peachtree and thanks to its integration with other products really brings my business into a 360-view. I know immediately how well things are doing, what my customers are up to, and what needs my attention.
If you own a small business then do yourself a favor and give this a try. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Slow and difficult software March 21, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this product to be mainly used for my father's small business. I used Microsoft money and Quickbook and I wanted to try the new Microsoft accoutning software.
The Pros:
1) Paypal integration
2) Can convert Quickbook documents
The Cons:
1) Too slow (in terms of conversion) and often there are missing data
2) Too many features (overwhelming)
I felt that the bad cons outweighed the good and in this case, I'd give it a 3 star.
 I'm not an accountant March 21, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm not an accountant. So I feel I am not able to really evaluate this program fully.
I did find I could use the expense tracking part well (and this was helpful as my previous way to track out of pocket business expenses was discontinued.) And this works well with Outlook (you can export information about contacts to the accounting module here) so if I had billing on my own to do, I could possibly send out invoices based on client or customer information in Outlook. For that reason, I really like this software because that saves a lot of time. But as a non-professional in the field of accounting, I don't think I can give a more in-depth analysis of whether this is superior to other accounting packages ( Quickbooks Pro for an example. )
And personally, I prefer to use a professional accountant for these tasks. But if you are setting up your own business and intend to keep your own books, or if you have a lot of business expenses and want to have something to send to your accountant, this is very helpful software.
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