Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008
Microsoft Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 is comprehensive accounting software, with everything small businesses need: a general ledger, A/R, A/P, inventory control, multiple currency settings, reporting, invoicing, and a direct link to eBay. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 also comes with one year of free payroll service, including check printing and tax filing. And thanks to an interface that’s similar to other Microsoft software, it’s easy to learn and easy to use.
Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 includes new features to help you get started quickly, save time, sell online, and work more effectively with the Microsoft Office system. Key enhancements include:
- New–Spanish language edition. Manage your business in either Spanish or English. Switch between languages in just a few clicks, so you can manage your accounting, create invoices and print reports in the language of your choice.
- New–Office Accounting Resource Center. Get the most out of Office Accounting with demos, step-by-step guides, training videos and community forums, all conveniently available with one click in Office Accounting.
- New–Universal Import of Transactions. Import your existing financial data including transaction history from virtually any accounting package into Office Accounting via Microsoft Office Excel or CSV files.
- New–Budgeting tools. Easily create a budget in Office Accounting and track how your budget compares with your actual results.
- New–Bulk e-mail of documents. Mail merge Office Accounting data so you can email PDF or Word statements, invoices and other documents to multiple customers in one transaction.
- New–Scheduled Documents. Memorize your recurring transactions such as invoices or purchase orders to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. Recurring transactions appear as reminders on your company dashboard on the date you set.
- New–Convert sales orders into purchase orders. Save time and eliminate additional data entry by automatically generating a purchase order from a sales order.
- New–Re-order Inventory Automatically create purchase orders to replenish inventory that has fallen below a minimum level you set.
- Improved–Streamlined Microsoft Office Excel data import. No need to map fields from your spreadsheet to Office Accounting. Simply paste your accounting data into our preformatted Excel spreadsheet for easy import into Office Accounting.
- Improved–Business templates Choose from dozens of industry templates and Office Accounting automatically configures itself to how you run your business.
- Improved–Bulk processing of transactions. Process multiple transactions such as customer invoices, vendor payments or purchase orders all at once to save time.
- Improved–Enhanced reporting and analysis tool pack. Create your own Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft Office Access reports and add them to the list of standard reports for easier access. Powerful analysis tools are now incorporated directly into Office Accounting for easier access.
- Improved–Expanded online banking features. Office Accounting supports more financial institutions than ever and sports a streamlined online banking sign-up process. And you can now synchronize vendors in Office Accounting 2008 with online payees you’ve set up with your bank.
- Improved–Preferred vendors. Designate preferred vendors for certain documents to reduce data entry and save time.
- Improved–Status watermarks. Print professional looking watermarks such as Paid or Not Paid on documents you send to customers.
Special Features for Accountants
- New–Accountant Business Template Export CPAs can set up clients with a custom chart of accounts based on a template they create.
- New–Show/Hide voided documents. Instantly see voided transactions so you can more easily spot mistakes or unusual transactions.
Save Time and Work More Efficiently
During a typical day, small business owners and employees rely on a variety of documents to get their jobs done. Essential financial and customer information can be stored in diverse places such as paper files, Excel spreadsheets, Word forms, and other documents. In such a situation, accomplishing simple accounting tasks such as creating customer quotes, invoices, and sales reports can be time-consuming. Yet, for many small business owners and employees, the prospect of switching to a new accounting solution, even if that solution would save them time and resources, may be intimidating.
If your business is currently using any other accounting solution, Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 provides an easy and fast way to switch to a solution that will help you save time with everyday financial tasks. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 tools are easy to use and have the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft Office system.
Get Started Quickly and Easily
Most small businesses do not have the time or IT staff to install and configure complicated business software. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 is easy to set up and learn, so you can get started in just a few minutes. Because Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 looks and feels like familiar Microsoft Office programs, you can be productive right away with minimal effort or training.
Get Up and Running in Minutes
The Startup Wizard imports your existing accounting data from sources such as Microsoft Office Excel, Intuit QuickBooks 2006 or earlier, and Microsoft Money. The Startup Wizard gets your company’s financial processes set up, connected, and working right away so that you can be writing your first invoice within minutes. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 is intuitive and easy to use, and it doesn’t require extensive training to become proficient. Best of all, Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 looks and works just like other familiar Microsoft Office system programs.
If you are starting a new business, the Startup Wizard makes it easy to select a list of your accounts and enter information about customers, vendors, and items. Your accountant or CPA can also use the Startup Wizard to set up accounts, taxes, and other accounting information.
The new Resource Center provides a single location to access helpful information to get you started. Get the most out of Office Accounting with demos, step-by-step guides, training videos and community forums, all conveniently available with one click in the Office Accounting Resource Center.
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Import Data from QuickBooks and Other Sources
Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 is designed to import data from many sources. You can easily use existing financial information including transaction history and not be concerned about starting from scratch or losing valuable data. Import data from Microsoft Office system programs such as Excel and other accounting software such as Intuit QuickBooks 2006 and Microsoft Money.
QuickBooks 2006 users can easily import their data by using the Convert from QuickBooks Wizard. You can import all your QuickBooks data including master records such as chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items, employees, and supporting tables as well as beginning balances and transactions. If you are using a previous version of Office Accounting Professional, such as Office Accounting 2007, it is very easy to upgrade to Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008.
Work in a Familiar Interface
Most small businesses rely on Microsoft Office programs to get work done. The familiar Microsoft Office interface and functionality help people communicate more effectively and be more productive right from the start. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 helps extend that ease of use and productivity to managing your company’s finances.
A Navigation Pane provides centralized navigation and easy access to home pages to start commonly performed tasks. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 is so easy to use that you can be productive right away, whether you are new to accounting software or an advanced user. Furthermore, Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 works smoothly with Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager to provide customer information in one place.
Save Time Managing Everyday Tasks
Time is money, and routine but necessary accounting tasks such as tracking expenses and managing payroll can take up hours that could otherwise be spent growing your business. Even simple tasks such as paying bills and invoicing customers may require that information be written down or entered multiple times, which not only is time-consuming but can lead to errors. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 streamlines those financial processes to help you manage everyday accounting tasks more efficiently.
Enter Information Once
Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 simplifies everyday tasks because you can share and re-use common data across different forms rather than re-typing the information. To make entering recurring transactions easier and faster, Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 tracks your transactions and stores the information for future use. You can easily share accounting data across other Microsoft Office programs you use. For example, within Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 you can easily export a quote to Office Word to create a professional-looking proposal customized for your business.
Easily Create Quotes, Invoices, and More
With Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008, you can easily create common documents such as quotes, invoices, purchase orders, and more. For example, quickly convert information such as a customer quote into an invoice without tedious data reentry. You can also now convert sales orders into purchase orders automatically. With Office Accounting 2008, you can also easily customize each form to suit your business’s specific needs. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 works smoothly with Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager to put customer information and financial data in one place. From within Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, employees can view financial information about customers and create quotes, orders, and invoices in Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008–without having to transfer data from one program to another.
Sell Online More Effectively
With the Microsoft Small Business Online Sales option, you can easily and cost-effectively sell on Internet marketplaces such as eBay. Whether you’re selling online for the first time or already have an eBay business, working through Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 can save you time and help you sell more.
Sell on eBay
Office Small Business Accounting 2008 helps you reach out to millions of potential customers with its full-featured eBay integration. From the online sales home page, you can easily list inventory items, check the status of your listing, download and process orders, and track activity in real time from within Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008. A single listing screen helps you manage all inventory items in real time, including quantity, reserve prices, and images. You can easily upload multiple listings simultaneously. After an item sells, the order information including commissions and fees is downloaded directly into Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 (one year included for free). The online orders can be processed in Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008, and payments can be received by using the integrated credit card services or PayPal.
Do Business with Confidence
Managing customer transactions can be a constant challenge for small businesses. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 provides integration with services to help you check the financial health of your customers and provide them with more payment options so that you can receive payment more quickly.
Get Paid Faster Through PayPal
Smart businesses offer customers a variety of payment methods. Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 gives you the ability to offer customers a PayPal payment option to help you get paid faster. Using Microsoft Office Outlook, you can easily generate an e-mail message with an invoice that includes an integrated PayPal option. Customers click an automatically generated link and use the PayPal service to enter payment. All transactions are tracked in Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008, dramatically simplifying the payment process.
Credit Profile with Equifax
Office Accounting Professional Plus 2008 provides easy access to Equifax credit report services. Obtain one-time credit reports or ongoing credit monitoring of customers and prospects to help you evaluate business risk and make decisions about customer sales with more confidence. You can also order a credit report for your business to keep track of your own credit history.
Product Description
Office Accounting Professional 2008 is a complete accounting solution that helps small businesses save time managing everyday financial tasks, get organized, and grow their business online. With its familiar Microsoft Office interface, this program is easy to learn, so you can be productive right away. Smooth integration with other Microsoft Office programs makes information sharing simple and helps boost productivity. By organizing all of your business information in one place, Office Accounting Professional 2008 helps you find the right information at the right time, so you can make better-informed business decisions. Plus, new features will help you sell products online, get paid faster, work easily with your accountant, and more.
Office Accounting Professional 2008 keeps all of your financial data and business information in one place to easily provide the information you need. Take advantage of more than 70 customizable reports that help you gain insight into all aspects of your business. Tailor the reports to meet your specific business needs Features in Office Accounting Professional 2008 help you easily sell online, get paid faster, and gain easy access to credit reports.
