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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080311173519
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000003370-08-000071
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080310
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080311

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000003370
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-COMPUTER & PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE [5045]
		IRS NUMBER:				230334400
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 834
		CITY:			VALLEY FORGE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19482
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6102968000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 834
		CITY:			VALLEY FORGE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19482

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALCO STANDARD CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALCO CHEMICAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680218

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hickling Jeffrey W
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001321398

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05964
		FILM NUMBER:		08681701

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		610-296-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.
		STREET 2:		70 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
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        <issuerName>IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>MALVERN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19355</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">A total of 108,665 of the shares directly held are subject to vesting requirements. Full beneficial ownership of some or all of these shares may not fully vest in reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Stock units acquired pursuant to the terms of the issuer's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (&quot;the Deferred Plan&quot;). The shares subject to the units will be issued to the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the Deferred Plan and the reporting person's Deferred Plan election.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Stock option vests 1/3 per year beginning one year from the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Maryanne Messenger, Power of Attorney  For: Jeffrey W. Hickling</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-03-11</signatureDate>
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