FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ACCENTURE LTD 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/21/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACCENTURE LTD [NONE] (Last) (First) (Middle) CANON'S COURT, 22 VICTORIA STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HAMILTON, D0 HM 12 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 100 I See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Series A preferred stock	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	59,271,768	$ (3)	I	See Footnote (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ACCENTURE LTD CANON'S COURT 22 VICTORIA STREET HAMILTON, D0 HM 12	Â	  X	Â	Â
ACCENTURE SCA 46A, AVENUE J.F. KENNEDY LUXEMBOURG, N4 L-1855	Â	  X	Â	Â
ACCENTURE LLP 1661 PAGE MILL ROAD PALO ALTO, CA 94304	Â	  X	Â	Â
ACCENTURE INTERNATIONAL SARL 46A, AVENUE J.F. KENNEDY LUXEMBOURG, N4 L-1855	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Accenture Ltd by: /s/ Michael E. Hughes, Assistant Secretary		03/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Accenture SCA by: /s/ Michael E. Hughes, a member of the partners committee		03/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Accenture LLP, by Accenture Inc., its manager by: /s/ Michael E. Hughes, its duly authorized agent		03/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Accenture S.a.r.l. by /s/ Michael E. Hughes, manager		03/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reported shares of common stock are directly held by Accenture LLP, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture SCA. Accenture SCA is majority owned and controlled by Accenture Ltd. Accenture SCA and Accenture Ltd are indirect beneficial owners of the reported shares of common stock.
(2)	The Convertible Series A preferred stock is convertible at any time at the holder's election. The conversion rights do not expire.
(3)	The Convertible Series A preferred stock is convertible into Avanade Inc. common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Series A preferred stock.
(4)	51,000,000 shares of Convertible Series A preferred stock are directly held by Accenture LLP, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture SCA. 8,271,768 shares of Convertible Series A preferred stock are directly held by Accenture International S.a.r.l., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture SCA. Accenture SCA is majority owned and controlled by Accenture Ltd. Accenture SCA and Accenture Ltd are indirect beneficial owners of the reported shares of Convertible Series A preferred stock.

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