Money

Now that you have set up your Internet connection, you can set up your accounts for online banking. With online banking, you can quickly download all of your transactions and keep your Money file up-to-date even when you are not using Money.

Based on the services each individual account supports, use the appropriate instructions below to begin online banking.

If you tend to manually enter all of your deposits and withdrawals, Money will match them with the transactions downloaded from your financial institutions.

The old-fashioned way to pay a bill was to write a check and mail it, but now Microsoft Money 2003 has a fully integrated online bill paying service.

If you aren’t connected to the Internet while you perform the steps in the Pay a bill online section on the previous page, Money will save the bills in the Bills Outbox and note each pending electronic payment....

If you are using direct statement download and online bill payment, you probably have quite a few passwords to remember. Rather than trying to memorize them all, and entering them individually whenever Money connects to your bank, you can keep them in the Password Manager.

As you increasingly rely on Money to manage your personal finances, you might find that you want to access the information in your Money file when away from your primary computer. For example, entering a check that you write at the supermarket or checking the performance of your investment from your office are common scenarios for accessing your Money data anywhere and anytime. As you might expect, Microsoft Money has the right answer for you with Microsoft Money for Pocket PC and synchronization with MSN Money.

Another method for accessing your Money data remotely is by synchronizing with MSN Money on the Web. With this option, your account and investment information is uploaded to the MSN Web site where you can access it from anywhere that you have access to a Web browser.

You might find it hard to get excited about preparing your taxes. However, Microsoft Money 2003 has a set of powerful features that can turn this time-stealing chore into a delightfully easy task. While your friends and family spend many sleepless nights preparing for the April 15 tax deadline, you can sit back and relax, because Microsoft Money has your tax information all ready for you.

Although entering deductions as you incur them is an excellent start, Money can also help you discover other tax deductions that you may not realize you are eligible for. The Deduction Finder helps you identify deductions by answering sets of questions, and then displays the potential deductions with the requirements you must meet to qualify for each deduction.