Money: Business Categories and Subcategories
  
PSS ID Number: Q149874
Article last modified on 08-17-1998
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Money 99
 - Microsoft Money 98
 - Microsoft Money version 5.0 for Windows 95
 - Microsoft Money versions 4.0, 4.0a for Windows 95
 - Microsoft Money versions 3.0 and 3.0a
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SUMMARY
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Money versions 3.0 and later allow any combination of categories and
subcategories up to a total of 253. This article lists suggested
business categories and subcategories that can be added to track
business finances.
 
NOTE: Microsoft Money versions later than version 2.0 do not include
business categories. This is by design because the focus of the product
is personal finance.
 
SUGGESTED BUSINESS CATEGORIES AND SUBCATEGORIES
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Income Categories                  Shortcut     Taxable
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Interest Income                                    Y
Other Income                                       Y
Rental Income                                      Y
Revenue                            Sales           Y
 
Expense Categories                 Shortcut     Taxable
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Advertising                        Ads             Y
Automobile                         Car             Y
    Gasoline                       Fuel            Y
    Maintenance                    Fix             Y
    Payments                       Pmt             Y
Bank Charges                       Fee             Y
Entertainment                                      Y
    Meals                          Eat             Y
    Other                                          Y
Freight                            Ship            Y
Insurance                                          Y
    Automobile                     Car             Y
    Health                                         Y
    Liability                                      Y
    Life                                           Y
Interest Expense                                   Y
    Late Payment Fees                              Y
Miscellaneous                      Etc             Y
Office Expenses                                    Y
    Equipment                                      Y
    Furnishings                                    Y
    Rent                                           Y
    Repairs                                        Y
    Supplies                                       Y
Payroll                                            Y
    Bonus                          Bn              Y
    Commissions                    Cm              Y
    Federal W/H (Withholding)      IRS             Y
    FICA W/H                                       Y
    Overtime                       OT              Y
    Salaries & Wages               Pay             Y
    State W/H                                      Y
Purchases                                          Y
    Discounts                      Less            Y
Returns & Allowances                               Y
Services                                           Y
    Accounting                                     Y
    Legal                                          Y
Taxes                              Tax             Y
    Federal Income Tax             IRS             Y
    Other Taxes                                    Y
    Permits                                        Y
    Property & Use Taxes                           Y
    Sales Tax                                      Y
    State Income Tax                               Y
Travel                             Trv             Y
    Airfare                        Plane           Y
    Ground Transportation          Cars            Y
    Hotel                          Lodging         Y
Utilities                                          Y
    Electricity                    Power           Y
    Heating Oil/Gas                                Y
    Telephone                      Phone           Y
    Water/Sewer/Garbage            WSG             Y
 
For additional information on how to add and remove categories,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q114645
   TITLE     : Money Err Msg: Maximum Number of Categories Exceeded
 
Additional query words: w_money 97 6.0 7.0 small business dolly
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Keywords          : kbdta
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo
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