Title: Top 5 Accounting Software for Small Business Word Count: 320 Summary: Every small business needs

to know where the money went - and is going. These to p selling accounting software programs simplify your small business accounting t asks, and provide all the reports and tools you need to effectively use your fin ancial data. Simply Accounting and QuickBooks are available for Windows, NT, and Mac platforms Keywords: Accounting Software, QuickBooks, Software, Accounting, accounting program , Article Body: 1) Intuit QuickBooks Accounting Software Quickbooks is a popular full featured accounting and payroll program designed fo r small businesses - or, I should say, a small business accounting software seri es. QuickBooks is available in Basic, Online, Pro, and Premier editions; the Pro Edition of this accounting program includes management tools such as a Vehicle Mileage Tracker and a Cash Flow Projector 2) Simply Accounting Accounting Software Full featured accounting and payroll package with all the features and reports a ny small business needs, including Internet and e-commerce features. This small business accounting software's data entry screens resemble their paper counterpa rts, and the screen tips and drag and drop functionality make the accounting pro gram easy to learn. Professional versions include a time and billing module. Com es multi-user ready. 3) MYOB Plus Accounting Software A double entry small business accounting software system with a user-friendly in terface and over 100 financial and management reports. Includes a Professional T ime Billing Module that is ideal for service businesses and the Officelink featu re allows direct one click access to MS Word and Excel. Comes multi-user ready; just purchase an additional workstation license for each additional accounting p rogram user. 4) Peachtree Complete Accounting Software The Complete version of this small business accounting software program includes over 125 reports and features such as in-depth inventory, time and billing and job costing. The accounting program comes multi-user ready and "value packs" for 3 or more users are available. Peachtree accounting software is also available in Premium and First Accounting versions 5) Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting The big selling feature of this small business accounting software is integratio n and that s a pretty big selling feature if you re already using Microsoft Office. Being able to reuse data already entered into Excel or Outlook is a really usefu l feature and the integration with the Business Contact Manager makes it easy to stay on top of accounts. A slate of addon services ranges from online payroll through PayPal invoicing