Business investment accounts?

Does anybody know how to add an investment account under the business
catergory?
Money forces you to make them personel accounts and I am becoming extremely
frustrated. Doesn't anybody at Microsoft realize that companies make
investments too!?

SteveC
Sat May 03 10:15:41 CDT 2008

I am new to this program, but I cannot find it either. My guess is that =
Home and Business is designed for small home businesses that are not too =
far along. If your company is far enough along to have its own =
investment accounts (are you incorporated?) then you probably need to go =
to something like Quickbooks and separate your business and personal =
transactions completely. If you just have an asset in your name that is =
really making business interest/dividends, then you can categorize them =
into your Business income so they will be included on Schedule C.

"Robv832000" <Robv832000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:B685870D-2926-4471-A343-25ACDFCBD986@microsoft.com...
Does anybody know how to add an investment account under the business=20
catergory?
Money forces you to make them personel accounts and I am becoming =
extremely=20
frustrated. Doesn't anybody at Microsoft realize that companies make=20
investments too!?

Steve
Sat May 03 14:30:05 CDT 2008

"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in
news:451ADC0D-CED0-494B-B719-AD52A282E08A@microsoft.com:

> "Robv832000" <Robv832000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B685870D-2926-4471-A343-25ACDFCBD986@microsoft.com... Does
>> anybody know how to add an investment account under the business
>> catergory? Money forces you to make them personel accounts and I am
>> becoming extremely frustrated. Doesn't anybody at Microsoft realize
>> that companies make investments too!?
>
> I am new to this program, but I cannot find it either. My guess is
> that Home and Business is designed for small home businesses that are
> not too far along. If your company is far enough along to have its
> own investment accounts (are you incorporated?) then you probably
> need to go to something like Quickbooks and separate your business
> and personal transactions completely. If you just have an asset in
> your name that is really making business interest/dividends, then you
> can categorize them into your Business income so they will be
> included on Schedule C.

Microsoft offers a product called "Microsoft Office Accounting" that is
a full-up accounting package. It might be just what you want, but all
the competitors sell something similar.

Microsoft keeps sending me free copies of MOA every year, and I keep
telling them I'll be interested when they fix the bug that keeps me from
importing my Money file because it was created more than a couple of
years ago. So far, no luck. My accountant is looking forward to MOA, for
what it's worth.
--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement

SteveC
Sat May 03 23:00:10 CDT 2008

I downloaded it today to take a look at it. I am now an accountant for =
a law firm using TABS (I am learning as I go) and was interested in it. =
Much more than I need for my consulting business, but not enough for the =
law firm. Quickbooks Pro Legal is probably what we need but the lawyers =
love TABS. I thought it was interesting (MOA) but was clunky about =
downloading transactions and definitely not user friendly. Maybe MOA =
Pro, which is what they hope you will buy does it better. =20

"Steve" <respond@online.newsgroup> wrote in message =
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"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in
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> "Robv832000" <Robv832000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B685870D-2926-4471-A343-25ACDFCBD986@microsoft.com... Does
>> anybody know how to add an investment account under the business=20
>> catergory? Money forces you to make them personel accounts and I am
>> becoming extremely frustrated. Doesn't anybody at Microsoft realize
>> that companies make investments too!?
>=20
> I am new to this program, but I cannot find it either. My guess is
> that Home and Business is designed for small home businesses that are
> not too far along. If your company is far enough along to have its
> own investment accounts (are you incorporated?) then you probably
> need to go to something like Quickbooks and separate your business
> and personal transactions completely. If you just have an asset in
> your name that is really making business interest/dividends, then you
> can categorize them into your Business income so they will be
> included on Schedule C.=20

Microsoft offers a product called "Microsoft Office Accounting" that is=20
a full-up accounting package. It might be just what you want, but all=20
the competitors sell something similar.

Microsoft keeps sending me free copies of MOA every year, and I keep=20
telling them I'll be interested when they fix the bug that keeps me from =

importing my Money file because it was created more than a couple of=20
years ago. So far, no luck. My accountant is looking forward to MOA, for =

what it's worth.
--=20
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement