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Microsoft Money 2006 Premium helps you plan and achieve long-term financial goals, optimize investments, and make tax-smart investment decisions. All in one place. Track spending, schedule bills, and manage all your accounts together—checking, savings, investments, and credit cards. Staying on top of your financial future has never been easier.

QuickBooks: Basic 20005 has the tools you need to manage your business finances faster with complete confidence. And now we have streamlined many features you use most.* Key Features and Benefits - Track expenses just by paying your bills. Track bills and get reminders when they are due. View bills and create checks in one click and track your expenses automatically. - Create invoices and track sales tax. Create invoices instantly. Calculate sales taxes automatically. - Locate customer and vendor records instantly. Save time and give your customers excellent service. - Get key facts forms and resources all in one place. New Business Checklist offers valuable links and tips. - Get the accounts and features you need. Answer easy questions about your business. QuickBooks sets up your company file with the accounts you need.* What is New for 2005 - Find the right report faster. Report Navigator with sample views and descriptions make selection a snap. - Boost your confidence using QuickBooks. New Learning Center tutorials show you how to work faster smarter better with QuickBooks. - Easily manage payments including overpayments underpayments credits and refunds. REQUIREMENTS- At least 500 MHz Intel Pentium II (or equivalent) with 256 MB of RAM (recommended).Windows 98SE/2000/XP 400 MB of disk space for QuickBooks InstallationInternet Explorer 6.0 required (6.0 provided on CD. Requires an additional 70 MB).Microsoft .NET Framework CLR 1.1 (Provided on CD. Requires an additional 23MB).At least 256 color SVGA video800x600 resolution with small fonts2x CD-ROMAll online features/services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps modem.www.intuit.com

Microsoft Money Small Business 2006 has all the tools you need to stay on top of your small business and personal finances, all in one place. Track cash flow, manage invoicing and keep an eye on tax planning and expenses. With Money you can easily see your complete financial picture, keeping you on top of your bottom line.

Save invest and track your profits in minutes. Express Account Setup makes it faster and easier to set up new accounts in Quicken while exclusive tools help you minimize taxes manage your investments and track your home inventory. * Easily connect to online accounts. (Improved!) Connect to banks credit card and brokerage companies in fewer steps. Now creating new accounts in Quicken is a breeze because we cut the number of steps by up to 50%! * Track your home inventory. (New!) Create a visual record of all your valuables by using pictures from your iPhoto library -- perfect for insurance purposes. * Get the tax deductions you deserve. (Improved!) The updated Tax Planner helps you minimize and estimate your taxes and makes tax prep faster and easier. * Reach your financial goals. Dozens of charts and graphs give you instant answers to long-term financial questions. * Manage investments and optimize returns. Optimize investment sales and estimate capital gains before you make trades. * Stay informed. Get investment news flashes related specifically to your portfolio -- like stock quotes the Morningstar Rating for mutual funds and more. Online features require Internet access and are subject to change. Services vary among participating financial institutions or other parties and may be subject to application approval additional terms conditions and fees. Available with Mac OS 10.2.8. iPhoto is available separately from Apple Computer Inc. REQUIRES- Macintosh with PowerPC processor Mac OS 10.2.8 Mac OS 10.3.4 128MB installed RAM 40 MB free hard drive space (100MB to install) Color monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution and thousands of colors. Double speed CD-ROM drive (4X or higher recommended for multimedia). 56 Kbps or faster modem required to access online features; Tested with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.2 and Safari 1.0.2.www.intuit.com

See your complete financial picture in minutes! Find out what you have and where it is going pay bills plan for your future help save more money and take control of your finances. * Smarter categorization of your spending. (New!) Hide categories you do not use; rename downloaded payees; eliminate clutter by expanding collapsing or merging categories - and other new customization features. * Forecast your cash flow with the Monthly View. (New!) See upcoming bills and scheduled transactions so you will know exactly what you need to spend and how much you will have in reserve once bills are paid. * Pay bills on time. (Improved!) Avoid late fees - whether you use Quicken Bill Pay write checks or go directly to your billers web site.* More flexibility with scheduled transactions. (Improved!) Quicken now accommodates more scheduling options for payments and deposits so you can manage Social Security checks property taxes school tuition paychecks and more.* Reach financial goals. (Improved!) Dozens of charts and graphs give instant answers to long-term financial questions. Better categorization gives you improved spending report details.* Monitor your retirement plan. (Improved!) Get your complete retirement picture in minutes by downloading from top 401(K) providers. * Easier export into Excel. (Improved!) Now it is easy to move your Quicken data into Excel. * Back up and archive your Quicken files quickly and easily. (Improved!) Online features require Internet access and are subject to change. Services vary among participating financial institutions or other parties and may be subject to application approval additional terms conditions and fees. REQUIRES- IBM or compatible Pentium 200 (Pentium II 300 recommended) Windows 98/2000/Me/XP 32 MB RAM (128 MB RAM recommended) 100 MB free hard drive space plus 45 MB for Microsoft Internet Explorer if IE 6.0 or higher is not already installed (IE 6.0 included on CD-ROM). SVGA (800x600) with 256 colors ...

Microsoft Money 2005 Small Business is the comprehensive finance solution for small companies. It makes managing your finances easy so you can spend more time with your customers.* Categorize income and expenses Money automatically categorizes all your business and personal transactions so you can see exactly where your money goes.* Get expert advice The Business Resource Center puts the latest news and useful articles at your fingertips; Business Reports provide a snapshot of your business finances.* Handle billing effortlessly Money makes it easy to keep track of customers stay on top of accounts payable and receivable and create professional-looking invoices.* Simplify taxes Keep up with taxable expenses automatically link categories to your Schedule C report and find hidden deductions.* Includes free financial services One year of online payroll from PayCycle plus all free financial services included in Money 2005 Premium (Experian GainsKeeper and H&R Block). REQUIREMENTS- Multimedia PC with Pentium 166 or faster processor (or compatible); Pentium II 266 (or compatible) processor required for Windows XP (Pentium II 300 recommended).Windows XP: 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended); Windows 2000 or Windows 98 SE: 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended).130 MB of available hard-disk space plus 60 MB for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (if not already installed) plus an additional 200 MB while installing product updates.2x or faster CD-ROM drive Super VGA color monitor with minimum 256 colors capable of displaying 800 x 600 resolution 16-bit color recommended.Windows XP Windows 2000 SP3 or later or Windows 98 SE or later.Most online features require Microsoft .NET Passport; for more information see the Microsoft Money 2005 Internet-based services policy.Super VGA graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter.Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.28.8 Kbps or faster modem; Internet functionality requires an Internet Service Provider (ISP); local and long distanc...