All Accounting and finance

The Bottom Line: For do-it-yourself tax preparers, H&R Block TaxCut Premium 2006 is a solid buy. TaxCut is a breeze to learn and notably less expensive than archrival TurboTax Premier.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 90 MHz, Printer, Speaker(s), 2x CD-ROM, Sound card, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 90 MHz, MacOS, Windows, Safari 1.3.2, Internet Explorer 6.0

The Bottom Line: For do-it-yourself tax preparers, H&R Block TaxCut Premium 2006 is a solid buy. TaxCut is a breeze to learn and notably less expensive than archrival TurboTax Premier.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 90 MHz, Printer, Speaker(s), 2x CD-ROM, Sound card, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 90 MHz, MacOS, Windows, Safari 1.3.2, Internet Explorer 6.0

The Bottom Line: If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.

Specs: 1 PC, Complete package, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later, 500 MHz, CD-ROM, 500 MHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0

The Bottom Line: Despite its lean list of improvements, QuickBooks 2007 remains a terrific small-business accounting package. Longtime QuickBooks users who haven't already upgraded to QuickBooks 2006 should leap to 2007 instead.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 500 MHz Intel Pentium II (Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP) 500 MHz, 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III (Microsoft Windows Vista) 1.2 GHz, 2x CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection 56k, 500 MHz Intel Pentium II (Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP), 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III (Microsoft Windows Vista), 500 MHz, 1.2 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

The Bottom Line: Intuit Quicken 2007 Premier offers a thorough overhaul of its interface, as well as useful new features and conveniences that other financial software products can't match.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, 200 MHz, Printer, 2x CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection 28.8 Kbps, 200 MHz, Windows

The Bottom Line: With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to manage inventory.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, 1 GHz, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 1 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

The Bottom Line: With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to manage inventory.

Specs: 5 users, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 1 GHz, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 1 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

The Bottom Line: With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to manage inventory.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, 1 GHz, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 1 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

The Bottom Line: With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to manage inventory.

Specs: 5 users, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 1 GHz, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 1 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

The Bottom Line: With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to manage inventory.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, 1 GHz, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, 1 GHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1