Microsoft Office Accounting Express

2009 Small business accounting utility for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Software used for managing and tracking finances, inventory and payroll for small businesses.

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Microsoft Office Accounting Express screenshot
Microsoft Office Accounting Express screenshot
Microsoft Office Accounting Express screenshot

Provides a number of tools for small business owners to perform general accounting tasks including payroll, banking, expenses, income and online sales with Microsoft Office integration.

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 is a freeware accounting app and accounting tool, developed by Microsoft for Windows. It's pretty professional.

The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Microsoft Office Accounting Express to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this accounting program.

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Microsoft Office Accounting (formerly Small Business Accounting) is a discontinued accounting software application from Microsoft targeted towards small businesses that had between 1 and 25 employees.

The last version, Microsoft Office Accounting 2009, was available in both Express and Professional editions. It included several new features, including tax preparation add-ins, 20 new reports and a Spanish language pack.

On 16 November 2009, Microsoft discontinued its distribution of the Microsoft Office Accounting product line in the US and UK. Licensees are to receive mainstream and extended product support from Microsoft or one of its partners through January 2019.

Features of Microsoft Office Accounting Express

  • Backup and restore: Backup and restore data.
  • Bank reconciliation: Automatically reconcile bank accounts.
  • Bill payment: Schedule and pay bills.
  • Budgets: Set up and track budgets.
  • Contacts: Manage customer and vendor contacts.
  • Customizable chart of accounts: Create and maintain a chart of accounts that best fits your business.
  • Integration: Integrate with Microsoft Office programs.
  • Inventory tracking: Track inventory, including costs and reorder points.
  • Invoicing: Create invoices and track payments.
  • Multi-currency: Support for multiple currencies.
  • Payment processing: Accept customer payments online.
  • Reporting: Generate financial and business reports.
  • Sales orders: Create, view and manage customer sales orders.
  • Security: Control access to the program and data.

Compatibility and License

Is Microsoft Office Accounting Express free to download?

Microsoft Office Accounting Express is provided under a freeware license on Windows from accounting software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2009 is the latest version last time we checked.

on newer versions of Windows like Windows 11 and Windows 10 but more likely to be stable on older versions of the operating system with Vista and XP coming to mind. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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Microsoft Office Accounting Express has been picked by our editors as very good.
Microsoft Office Accounting Express has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.