Editorial Review

Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006 is a comprehensive financial management program designed for companies with up to 25 employees. It allows small business owners and office managers to manage their business financials using software that is easy to set up and has the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Office 2003. With Small Business Accounting 2006, companies with employees already familiar with Microsoft Office products can save hours of training and set-up time. This easy-to-use, comprehensive accounting software can help small businesses reduce costs by helping them make more informed decisions and work more efficiently.Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• One year of free unlimited support.
• Integrates fully with Microsoft Office 2003 Editions.
• Designed to be installed in-house by the small business itself.
• Create quotes, invoices, and purchase orders easily; manage inventory; track payroll and timesheets; forecast cash flow; and more.
• With more than 60 lists and reports that can easily be customized, you can forecast and track cash flow, inventory, and sales.

Reviews (39)

Never loaded it due to the negative comments here.
I just hate the way MS offers a viable alternative that does not cut the mustard out of the starting gate.No wonder Gates has billions.He keeps the money for himself rather then plowing back into key launches of product with a perfect track record out the gate.
Warning - This product comes with daily ads
The "feature" that makes me sorry I bought Microsoft SBA is the "Spotlight" -- a bulleted list of text ads that appear on every major screen, and that download new content on every one of those screens, every time you open the program. These text versions of pop-ups slow the application even more than its already-glacial pace (it's a bigger memory hog than Photoshop or Dreamweaver).You have the option to remove this "content", but on only one of the five screens where it appears. It is beyond annoying -- it's as if you brought a box of cereal, and were forced to listen to a commercial every time you wanted to eat some of it.
Ambivalent feelings
I brought this accounting software to use for basic tasks in my business. The general look appears to be similar to quickbooks. I am used to Peachtree, yet I had no difficulty with the basic navigation.
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Editorial Review

If you know how to track your finances through your check book, you'll find Quicken Premier 2007 a breeze to use. Just like your checking account, Quicken Premier lets you easily track where you money goes and where it comes from. But unlike your checkbook, which can take hours to balance, Quicken Premier 2007 can help you reconcile your bank statements in a matter of minutes. With more than 123 customer-suggested improvements over the 2006 version, Quicken Premier 2007 is designed to make tracking your personal finances easier than ever. Quicken Premier 2007 lets you control your spending. With a single click, you can run reports that will show you exactly where you're money is going, and how much is coming in. You'll never find budgeting your finances, or managing your investments, so easy. Read more

Features

• No rebate needed - not eligible for Intuit mail in rebates.
• Get instant insights into your spending with quick reports, charts and graphs
• Easily track and analyze the performance of your investments and 401(k)s; powerful investment tools help you define your goals and conduct research
• Connect with over 4,000 participating financial institutions to download your bank and credit card information for easy reconciliation
• Keeps all your tax documents in one place; use Schedule A, B, and D tax reports to help you stay on top of your tax situation throughout the year

Reviews (20)

How could they release this crap!!
I have been a gnucash user since 2002, but needed a windows solution (also, gnucash 1.8 reporting sucks).So I bought Quicken 2006 from Costco last year, but it sat on the shelf for quite some time as the porting from gnucash isn't trivial [...].By the time I had all the ducks lined up, Quicken 2007 came out and, I feel like such an idiot now, I bought the upgrade.I figured I might as well jump to the latest version.
Does not covert Money files
With quite disappointment, I found that Quicken 2007 does not convert Money files even if its sales material says so.In the Quicken support forums, Quicken Steve writes, "The Money data converter will not be updated for Quicken 2007. The decision was made to allocate engineering resources to issues that affect people that are new to personal finance software and people upgrading from prior versions of Quicken instead of people switching from one software package to another."
Ouch
I'm the last one to recommend a Micosoft product, but if you're looking for a good finance managing application, don't look here. Go back to money 2007.
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Editorial Review

Things just got a bit easier for small businesses and self-employed professionals. Quicken Home and Business 2007 can offer you unprecedented control over both your business and personal finances. By simplifying the tasks of managing your payables and receivables, and providing you with easy-to-read graphs and charts at the tips of your fingers, Quicken Home and Business makes it easier than ever to run your business efficiently and profitably. Read more

Features

• No rebate needed - not eligible for Intuit mail in rebates.
• Easily track supplies, telephone, vehicle costs and more to monitor your P&L, budget and spending
• Business Center gives you instant overviews of all your unpaid invoices, upcoming bills and more
• Connect with over 4,000 participating financial institutions to download your bank and credit card information for easy reconciliation
• Creates visual picture of sales, profits and expenses for any time period; prints or saves PDFs of cash flow reports, balance sheets, P&L statements and more

Reviews (5)

So how long before the patches are released to address bugs?
OK, so I bought 2006 back in July, because I'd previously been at 2003, and needed to upgrade so that I could take advantage of the online banking and account download, which was going obsolete with 2003 (Grrr.)
Don't upgrade to this product.
I purchased and installed the new version of Quicken Home & Business.The first thing I noticed was that some software design genius decided that it would be a good idea to put black text on a dark background in the account bar.Also when the balance amounts are checked to not show in the total they a light grey color and become almost invisible.I searched everywhere for a place to change the color and after contacting Intuit I found out that you can't change it.
Don't buy!
We wish we could give this junk a zero star...
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Features

• CD-ROM
• MODEL- ITICD01156WI VENDOR- INTUIT, INC. FEATURES- Learning Quickbooks v2.0 Interactive training software for Quickbooks Users. For use with Windows 98 SR2/ME/2000/XP.* Getting Started and Orientation - How Accounting helps your business - Guidance on important setup decisions - Navigating screen and menus* Bookkeeping Basics - Introduction to Financial statements - Setting up you chart of accou

Editorial Review

Microsoft Money 2007 Home & Business makes managing business and personal finances fast, easy and automatic. You'll get precise tools that guide you through business taxes, inventory tracking, and online payroll alongside your personal credit, debt, investment and taxes, so you can spend less time on finances and more time with customers.

Features

• CD-ROM
• 1-year online payroll from PayCycle calculates and prints paychecks, fills out tax forms (including W-2s), and reminds you of tax deadlines
• Create great-looking invoices and manage the billing process
• Track business finances and generate business reports and charts
• Savings & Spending Budget helps you plan for retirement, savings, and debt repayment
• See all of your accounts--checking, savings, investments, and credit--in one place

Reviews (4)

Seriously disappointed no Support for WM5 PPC
After getting my clients and myself over to Microsoft Money with them on the way to upgrade to SBA since "Microsoft products play well" microsoft pulls stupid yes stupid things like this. This was a record year increase in sales of PPC. Who at Microsoft don't get it? If you release WM5 you would expect any product 2005 on would work on it! When I saw 2007 was out I was happy to be able to go to my clients and say here the wait is over we can go ahead and move up.... But no. Sad. Sorry MS not getting your money and your not getting ours this time. Someone screwed up.

Switching to Quicken
I've been using MS Money for 5 or 6 years now, with only minor issues.Prior to that I used Quicken, but when I got a Pocket PC I wanted to be able to enter transactions on the PPC, and the only handheld version of Quicken at the time was for Palm OS.So I switched to Money, and have been generally happy.
They refuse to listen to customer requests.
It works okay for me.For three years, I (and a lot of people) have been asking for the capability to simply show customer payments on the invoices.They havn't listend even though they've acknowledged the probelm.I'm giving Quicken a shot for 2007. ... Read more

Features

• Pay bills, print checks, track expenses, create customized estimates, invoices, purchase orders and reports -- all from a single interface
• Manage customers, vendors and employees easily with access to contact information, balances and transaction histories
• Organize everything in one place, including sales, expenses, business loans, and more
• Share data with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook, to save time and reduce errors
• Built-in tutorials and onscreen helps you start working fast

Reviews (14)

A huge disappointment over 2005 version
When converting my 2005 data over to 2006 version it lost all of my time data.I have to rebuild my datafile just to use the check register now.Also the new program will not allow me to add a vendor or a customer.I've had to change names and addresses of obsolete customers and vendors just to add new ones.
Great product!
I use this program daily and it is awesome!It has lots of great new features especially the new home page that has the customer, vendor and employee centers where you can now see all of the information in one place.The features and functionality of the program are everything any small to mid size business needs to run their company from a financial point of view.Great improvements over previous versions.

Excellent tool for Small Business.
I believe it is important to say that I am a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. As a technical consultant to small businesses, I began supporting QuickBooks several years ago after I saw how it benefited my clients.
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Features

• Finish basic tasks faster, with one-click access to checkwriting, time tracking and payroll from the new simplified Home Page
• Organize all your job details in one place - Customer and vendor information, expenses, estimates, change orders, invoices, purchase orders, bills, payments, and more
• Boost your profits with easy-to-use job costing tools, reports, tutorials, and a profitability snapshot of any open job
• Integrates with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word and Outlook Contacts
• Onscreen help focused on contractor-specific issues -- helping you start fast and get help when you need it

Reviews (4)

Should have upgraded sooner!
This was a long overdue upgrade from 2003 version. Should have upgraded sooner. This release fixes all those little annoying extra steps you used to have to take to get lists and reports. Much quicker and easier to use on daily AR/AP. I haven't had time yet to delve deeper for further review. So far - two thumbs up .

minor updates for the $$
I still don't understand why Intuit justifies charging a ridiculous amount for minor updates to their program - and then you still have no support!Even the upgrade cost is outrageous for what you get.I've been using Quickbooks for 10 years now and only stay with them because the better programs are way out of reach and moving my data would take great amounts of time and energy.Will they ever listen to their customers and their needs?

Wait till they get the bugs out
Purchased this version to upgrade from 04 Simple install did not work,had to uninstall,thats where the problems started. Somehow it locked up my system. Was not able to reboot at all, could not start up in safe mode, could not use system restore or use last good configuration. called Intuit Thur PM was told by a tech I was not alone, there were quite a few others with the same problem. I was told my situation was placed on high prioroty and should be resolved in a few hours, they would call me with the solution well after 10 more phone calls and no help at all my only solution was to reformat and reinstall my operating system . Files lostand much time wasted.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Organize all your information in one place, into simple sheets
• Track all your income, expenses, and tax information
• Save time retrieving financial information -- Easily categorize your financial information throughout the year using the income and expense log
• See how your properties are performing -- get instant answers to your questions about profitability
• Take every allowable deduction all year, as you record your expenses into a Schedule E category list

Reviews (6)

Very disappointing
This product will be just fine if: you don't have to enter historical data, you're tenants never move out, you never sell a property, you don't mind entering data manually instead of having the program do it for you (silly you).
BAD PROGRAM
The info doesn't transfer onto quickbooks. I couldn't keep track of late fees automatically. Rent isn't automatic every month, it must be manually entered monthly. This was a pain to use.BAD PROGRAM

Good software for the small property manager
I have found QRPM to have all the functionality I expected. The reports are very good. It allows me to enter and retreive data as needed. It also lets me update entries. It is the best program for the price I have found. ... Read more

Features

• Track your organization's finances with the Nonprofit Chart of Accounts as you enter donations, fund programs, and pay bills
• Get direct access to bills, bank accounts, pledges, donations, vendors, and reports from the new simplified Home Page
• Turn pledge forms into thank you letters and receipts with just a few clicks
• See contact information, pledge status and contribution history for any donor at a glance in the new Customer Center
• Works easily with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook Contacts to save time and reduce errors

Features

• CD-ROM
• Personal finance software for small businesses and self-employed professionals
• Instant overview of all unpaid invoices, upcoming bills, and more
• Simplify tax preparation; easily separate business and personal expenses
• Create reports and graphs; customize business forms
• Monitor expenditures and gain flexibility to allocate funds where needed

Reviews (28)

A much needed update!
I have been a long time user of quicken and MS Money but always seem to gravitate back to quicken. However I have not been very happy with 02 and 04 versions of quicken. They were buggy, ran slow, had issues with downloading data.
Hard to understand.
The original 30 minutes I devoted to setting up with info was the easy part. This program is tough to learn or understand. I have no problem with Photo Shop, Flash or Quick Books Pro but this is crazy. I'll try something else.

Not Bad, QIF Can be Made to Work
I have used several previous versions of Quicken, 98 Standard and 2000 and 2003 Home and Business.I thought 2003 was more style than substance, and 2006 simply continues that trend.Very little functionality has been added in the last few years, just prettier menus.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Financial management software for small businesses
• Easily pay bills, print checks, track expenses, and much more
• Customize 100+ pre-designed forms to create a unique look
• Exchange data with Microsoft Excel and 325+ other software applications
• Track employee time and job costs; compare estimated costs to actuals

Reviews (72)

The company is so bad, they overshadown their own product!
This is probably one of the best examples of the worst kind of company!They got where they are because they gave small business an accounting program, and in return, small businesses gave their loyalty and their dollars, and now Intuit abuses those same customers by forcing upgrades they don't need and often can't afford in light of the skyrocking cost increases.The real kicker is, if you don't upgrade, they TAKE AWAY PROGRAM FUNCTIONALITY from the version you've already bought and paid for(tax tables, email capabilities, to name two).I despise this company and their product, and after 14 yrs., we've bent over enough and we're DONE!They expect our 5 person company to upgrade to the next version, which would require an upgrade of our operating systems in order to be compatible, PLUS the cost of another payroll subscription , costing us hundreds and hundreds of dollars we can't afford and don't need to spend!I've already found a shareware program that will restore the function that allows for emailing invoices to customers (STOLEN by Intuit when we didn't upgrade) and am currently searching for some way to import a tax table (also STOLEN by Intuit when we didn't upgrade). If I can find that, we can keep the version we're using for years as it suits our needs just fine.We should have the right to make that decision and not have it result in the crippling of a program we've already bought. Intuit makes Microsoft look like warm, fuzzy teddy bears, and I think it's time we all get together and raise a big enough fuss that their business practices will finally come under the same kind of scrutiny Microsoft has been subject to for years.I dare say we'd see some changes.....at the very least, an end to the theft of our property!!

Greedy
I have never ever used an application that was totally designed to get more and more money.Every other page is a sales page and after paying $300 plus for the application and another $200 for the payroll, now I have to pay if I want their help.It is a good tool but the company mission is to make more money, no longer has anything to do with their customers.
Going, going, gone
Purchased this software because I got a deal with a special price break.I have a very small business, so a purchase of several hundred dollars needs to pay back quickly.
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Features

Reviews (2)

A blessing...
If you own a small manufacturing or wholesale business, then you must get this software.It has streamlined so many aspects of our business that i do not know where to begin.It will save you time and money.It is simple to use and the reports you can create are endless.This software is a must.

Painful
This version is painfully slow.I have never complained about a software product's performance before buying this version.Last year's version is fine; stick with it until Intuit addresses this problem.The new version changes the file format thus you can't go back after the conversion. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Comprehensive personal financial management software
• Optimize investments and maximize return; receive investment alerts
• Monitor spending with quick reports, charts, and graphs; stay on budget
• Find ways to save and invest; optimize returns and avoid April 15th surprises
• Investment-management tools for defining goals and balancing portfolio

Reviews (40)

Incorrect Securities Matching Algorithm
If you plan on using Quicken to track investments beware that they will assign improper prices for any security that you hold where you have more than one class of that security.
not so quick
This program is not easy to use.It takes a long time. Some of the information you want to add (name of some investment companies) you can't. I don't think I would buy it again.

OK but would go for Primer
This is great--- much better than Money that I replaced as Money requires a password on the passport system and if you forget you get lost in the sponge of their system. Would recommend the upgrade to Premier as it has better features-investments etc and it is only$10. It is a great program but of course it has a few guitches as they all do but this seems to be one of the best-at least that is what I feel until it mucks up. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Robust accounting solution for streamlining business operations
• General ledger; accounts receivable/payable; inventory; payroll solutions
• Analysis and reporting; more than 100 business reports
• Basic inventory; integrates with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Easy startup, easy to learn; time savers and customization options

Reviews (2)

Excelent Buy
We was looking for an Accounting Package for our business, and we find Peachtree Accounting 2006 that is great for our use. We currently using to carry the accounting of our business. We reccmmend it

Works as advertised, but expect no support, complicated menus and junk mail
I purchased Peachtree Accounting for my small business to keep track of my inventory, purchase and sales.The software is a power tool with numerous reports and abilities which to be honest, are beyond my needs as the owner of a small business, but that means that there is room to grow.Initial setup of my company records took a bit of time due to navigation which is counterintuitive and poor descriptions in the manual.Basically, the authors of the software and manuals assume that the software user has an accounting background and done offer a lot of help if you do not.The process is also hindered by the fact that you must start with accounts already set up based on an example business which means that I have dozens of account numbers which I will never use and had to go back and delete.
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Features

• MODEL- ITICD01196WI VENDOR- INTUIT, INC. FEATURES- QuickBooks: Premier Professional Services Edition 2006 Designed for consultants, attorneys and other professionals. All-in-one financial management to help professional service firms manage clients and projects more easily and more profitably. Recommended for consulting, engineering, architecture, law and graphic design firms, and more.* Customi

Reviews (3)

Good product
Quickbooks Premiere for Professional Services is definitely the best software in its class for consultants and contractors. It really streamlines the billing process and provides you with detailed info on the status of your business. However, there are soe features I found to be unduly complex (like the template designer). Overall a good buy though.

QuickBooks 2006 is greatly improved
The latest version of QuickBooks is much easier to use.It is easy for non-accountants to do the bookkeeping now.There is a great new home page that makes it easy to navigate to the tasks you want to do.The new user set up process is a quick, easy interview.For small business owners, this is a "must try" product.

How about getting on the ball in Security, Intuit?
In the year 2006 it is INSANE that we as IT pros still have to hack registry hives to get this software to run as a limited privilege account to better secure our computers.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Comprehensive personal financial management software
• View outflow spending using 1-click reports, charts, and graphs
• Ensure accuracy of charges, payments, and deposits; maximize tax deductions
• Manage a personal budget, pay bills on time, track investments
• Save time by downloading data directly to Quicken from financial institutions

Reviews (66)

And the third choice is...
I've been using Quicken since 1990, though I'd hesitate to say I'm a loyal user. Oh how I wish there was a company to come out with an alternative to Quicken or Money! Like the two internet services available locally, both are expensive and both provide poor service, but they are the ONLY TWO AVAILABLE. JayD's review below, "A less extreme view" is so true. So is the one by "Jo Gusto." The 2006 version of Quicken implemented a feature that rendered my carefully maintained database of investment accounts tied to on-line downloads utterly unmanageable. I probably would have gone back to the 2005 version, but I know that Quicken eventually disowns previous versions and makes it impossible to download tranasactions AT ALL! Us Quicken users are like Charlie Brown who always thinks he'll be able to kick the football only to have it pulled out from under him by Lucy. We buy the new version because SURELY they will have fixed the bugs only to find the old ones AND some new ones!Aaaargh!

Quicken Deluxe 2006
It is not much different from my 2004 version. Somehow though I have double records of some accounts. Some accounts have reappeared that were hidden. Overall it still works for my checking and other accounts. There should be some way to get rid of the double accounts without losing the other one.
A less extreme view
Seems you either love Quicken or hate it.I'd like to give an unbiased review, if that is possible.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Create estimates, invoices and sales receipts
• Write checks, pay bills, record expenses
• Track money in, money out
• Keep it simple and start working right away
• Work with familiar, everyday forms

Reviews (4)

Doesn't support Quickbooks Transaction import!
I got this because I use PayPal and Quicken doesn't support importing QIF files, and I thought it would be useful to get on Quickbooks anyway.PayPal does support the exporting of Quickbooks format (iif I think) - so I figure this would be perfect.
Helps the micro small business get out of the shoe box
I am a CPA who has advised clients with small businesses to use this product to organize income and expenses.This is a very stripped down version of the Quickbooks line, but it is built to get those micro businesses out of the shoebox and rag-tag spreadsheets, and into a structured, logical format.
Good for beginners, finicky interface
I like QuickBooks basic because it does everything I need and is simple to use.It's help feature when deciding how to categorize expenses is good.Some things are a little difficult to get the hang of (such as how to enter invoices, etc.) but it does a lot and is worth the price if you need to organize your small business finances. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Not very impressed with Simply Accounting Basic
I was hoping I'd like this more than the corporate bookkeeping system I currently use.We have an acccountant, but like to keep track of the day to day books and cash flow.I was hoping this would be a little easier on us (two of us handle bookkeeping and neither of us have a background in finance or accounting).
A great piece of software at a great price!
I' would like to start by saying that I made the mistake of buying Microsoft's Small Business Accounting 2006 first.I got sucked in because Microsoft offered a rebate that made it about the same price as Simply Accounting.I thought, "What a bargain!"
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Complete accounting software; integrates with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Quickly generate customer quotes; detailed invoicing; 125+ business reports
• Create and track sales orders and back orders; onscreen "out of stock" warning
• Payment status tracking to view partial payment info and net due for invoices
• Comprehensive time tracking; info auto-flow to both invoices and paychecks

Reviews (3)

I don't even think a "FOR DUMMIES" book could help me with this
I've been around my share of software in my time, both on Mac and PCs.But I have never, ever experienced such a user-UNFRIENDLY bit of software as Peachtree Complete Accounting.Navigation is not at all straightforward, actually there is nothing about Peachtree that is remotely straighforward!Even attempting to register the product was a nightmare.
Software ok, support is horrible
This program is very inflexible and rigid.On board Help files are very limited and I've never dealt with another company who seems to care less about supporting their product as you can tell just by trying to find out where to write or call.Unless you're paying the bucks for a support plan, you're toast.However, given the price of the software, which is expensive, you'd think some consideration would be given to users.If I ran my company the same way Peachtree support is managed, I'd be bankrupt.

Easy to use
We've been using Peachtree software for years and it has served our needs. The software is very easy to use. Much better than Quickbooks. The new text auto-complete feature saves a lot of time for data entry. Make sure you get the "Complete" version, not the regular Peachtree 2006 because the Complete version has many useful features not found in the regular version. ... Read more

Features

• MODEL- ITICD01220WI VENDOR- INTUIT, INC. FEATURES- QuickBooks: Premier Retail Edition 2006 Created for independent retailers selling clothing, gifts & more! All-in-one financial management for retail businesses. Use it alone or pair with QuickBooks Point-of-Sale software to manage your sales, inventory and customer information. * Save time managing your retail activities. Track your sales result