Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2008 is an essential tool for managing your business finances. Whether you’re a small or home-based business, you can use this simple accounting program to make pen and paper-based tasks a thing of the past. With the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Office, Office Accounting Express 2008 is easy to use and helps you save time and get organised. You only need to enter data once so you can save time managing everyday financial tasks. All of your customer and financial information is stored in one place so that you have a complete view of your business.
Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2008 is designed for millions of starting businesses and home based businesses that currently use pen & paper or spreadsheets to run their business. It provides a single place to manage the company’s business finances with the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Office system programs.
Office Accounting Express 2008 offers the following benefits:
Easy to learn and use
- The startup wizard gets your company set up within minutes.
- No training is required because Office Accounting Express 2008 shares the same familiar look and feel of Microsoft Office system programs.
- Easily import data from other programs such as Sage© or Microsoft Office Excel format.
- Share and reuse information, enter information only once and reduce errors.
- Create customised estimates, invoices, and purchase orders.
- Track expenses automatically.
- Automate customer payments.
- Store and organise customer, contact, employee, supplier, and financial information in a single location.
- Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager and Office Accounting Express 2008 share the same data so you always have up-to-date information on your customers.
- Create templates for documents and customise any form to suit your needs.
- Get real-time insights into your business by using more than 20 predefined reports.
- Export reports to Excel 2007 for further analysis in just one click.
- Share your books with your accountant and still continue using them for your day-to-day business.
- Share data more securely with your accountant via Microsoft Office Live.
- Send invoices in an e-mail message that includes a direct link to PayPal.
- Use the integrated PayPal option to get paid faster.
| Accounting Software Features | Microsoft® Office Accounting Professional 2008 | Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2008 | |
| 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 & nominal ledger |  |
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| Sales Ledger & Purchase Ledger |  |
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| Invoicing, purchase invoices and returns |  |
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| Audit trail & change tracking |  |
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| Financial reports |  Over 60 reports |
 20 reports only |
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| Rich form customisation |  |
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| Granular Role based security |  |
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| Backup and restore with data compression |  |
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| Visit the Resource Centre to get help with common questions |  |
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| Generate VAT returns |  |
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Microsoft Office Integration
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| Data migration - (Import from Excel or Sage© ) |  |
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| Familiar Microsoft Office user interface |  |
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| Full Integration with Outlook with BCM with shared Accounts |  |
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| Customise and personalise documents in Microsoft Office Word |  |
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| Create and send letters to customers with Microsoft Office Word |  |
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| Send forms, letters, and reports in e-mail |  |
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| Export data to Microsoft Office Excel® for analysis and charting |  |
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Advanced Accounting
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| Cash flow forecasting tools & reports |  |
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| Actionable company dashboard |  |
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| Memorised documents for recurring transactions |  |
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| Quotes |  |
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| 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 & class tracking |  |
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| Create and track inventory & kits |  |
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| Multicurrency Support |  |
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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 |  |
 SQL Server Express Edition only |
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Integrated Online Services
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| Electronic Invoicing with PayPal |  |
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| Process payroll for employees |  |
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| Order compatible cheques and business stationery |  |
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| Online sharing of books with accountant via Office Live |  |
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| Multi-client accountant navigator |  |
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| Batch journal entry (Worksheet) |  |
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| Accountant Transfer Export Wizard |  |
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* Third party services may require a fee.
