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QuickBooks: Simple Start Edition

QuickBooks: Online Edition 2006

QuickBooks: Pro 2006

2006 - Pro for Mac Edition

Manufacturing & Wholesale Edition

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Simple Start
Online Edition
Pro 2006
Pro 2006 for Mac
Premier Manufacturing & Wholesale Edition 2006
Enterprise Solutions: Manufacturing & Wholesale Edition 6.0




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1 3 plus free accountant (Up to 20 users with add'l fee) Up to 5
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Print checks, pay bills & track expenses




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Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments




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Manage payroll & payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit (subscription required)6




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Print checks, pay bills & track expenses

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Invoice customers, track payments & sales taxes

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Manage payroll, direct deposit and payroll taxes (additional fees apply)


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QuickBooks: Simple Start Edition

QuickBooks: Online Edition 2006

QuickBooks: Pro 2006

2006 - Pro for Mac Edition

Manufacturing & Wholesale Edition

Manufacturing &  Wholesale Edition
Simple Start
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Pro 2006
Pro 2006 for Mac
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1 For QuickBooks Online: Additional Fees Apply. For Pro and Premier: Requires purchase of a license for each additional user. All copies of QuickBooks must be the same version-year. For Enterprise Solutions: Enterprise Solutions licenses are available by 5, 10, 15, or 20 simultaneous user packs.

2 For QuickBooks Online: Support is included at no extra charge with your subscription. For Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Pro for Mac: 30 consecutive days of QuickBooks 2008 support included from first-time registration. Questions must be submitted online to receive free support via e-mail or phone. Fees apply for requests submitted by phone. Internet access required. Valid 90 days from software purchase; U.S. only. Terms and conditions inside software. For Enterprise Solutions: The Full Service Plan for QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions is good for 12 months from purchase. Dedicated support engineers available weekdays from 5 A.M. - 5 P.M. Pacific time. Intuit reserves the right to limit each telephone contact to one hour and to one incident. Support availability subject to occasional downtime for systems and server maintenance, company events, observed U.S. holidays, and events beyond our controls. Terms, conditions, pricing, service offerings, and availability of the Full Service Plan are subject to change at any time without notice.

3 For Pro and Premier: Requires Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Excel integration requires Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook synchronization requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook tool, available for free at www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync/, and Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Synchronization with Outlook is also possible with QuickBooks Customer Manager (sold separately). For more information visit www.quickbooks.com. Business software applications sold separately. For Pro for Mac: Microsoft® Excel integration requires Excel X or 2004 for Mac. E-mail requires Apple Mail® 1.3.11 or 2.0.7; Microsoft® Entourage® X or 2004 for Mac; or Eudora® 6.2.3

4 For QuickBooks Online: Online Banking is only available with QuickBooks Online Plus. For Pro, Premier, and Enterprise: Transfer data from Peachtree 2001-2008; Microsoft SBA 2006; and Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 using free tool available at http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/about_quickbooks/peachtree_conversion.jsp. Transfer data from Quicken 98 through current version, QuickBooks 4.0 through current version and Microsoft Excel 2000-2007. For Pro for Mac: Converts register transactions from Quicken for Mac version 2005, 2006 and 2007 for use with QuickBooks Pro 2007 for Mac. Customers may need to make adjustments to their converted Quicken for Mac file to take advantage of QuickBooks features. Details included in product documentation and are available online at www.quickbooks.com/support.

5 The Full Service Plan for QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions is good for 12 months from purchase. Dedicated support engineers available weekdays from 5 A.M. - 5 P.M. Pacific time. Intuit reserves the right to limit each telephone contact to one hour and to one incident. Support availability subject to occasional downtime for systems and server maintenance, company events, observed U.S. holidays, and events beyond our controls. Terms, conditions, pricing, service offerings, and availability of the Full Service Plan are subject to change at any time without notice.

6 For QuickBooks Online: Online Banking is only available with QuickBooks Online Plus. For Pro, Premier, and Enterprise Solutions: Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to additional terms, conditions and fees. For Pro for Mac: Pro 2007 for Mac supports Web Connect only. See a list of currently participating financial institutions.

7 For Pro, Premier, and Enterprise Solutions: Outlook synchronization requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook tool, available for free at www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync/, and Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. For Pro for Mac: Requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) sold separately by Apple Computer, Inc. Address Book is included in Mac OS X 10.4. Synchronization with mobile phones and PDAs requires an iSync 2.1-supported phone or PDA. For a list of supported devices, visit www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html.

8 Additional fees, terms, and conditions apply.

9 Turbo Tax and forms sold separately.

10 QuickBooks Time Tracker comes with free 30-day trial period. Fees apply after trial period. Requires Internet access and registration, Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007.

11 iCal is included in Mac OS X from Apple Computer, Inc

12 For Online Edition, Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Enterprise Solutions: Requires paid subscription, EIN and Internet access. For Pro for Mac: Requires QuickBooks Payroll for Mac, powered by PayCycle, Inc. Additional fees apply. Internet access required. Adobe Reader is required to print checks and forms. Service not available in Canada. You can also choose to use Aatrix Top Pay (software not included).

13 Requires pre-printed form

14 No QuickBooks fee for using shipping features, but FedEx and UPS will charge their standard shipping fees for packages from within QuickBooks. Registration and agreement to terms and conditions required. UPS, the UPS brandmark, and the color Brown are registered trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

15 For QuickBooks Online: This only applies to QuickBooks Online Plus. Additional fees, terms, and conditions apply.

16 Pro, Premier & Enterprise: Your Accountant must be using QuickBooks Accountant Edition 2008. For QuickBooks Online Edition: 1 accountant user included in subscription.

17 For Enterprise Solutions: Receive a year's worth of upgrades through the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Full Service Plan (offer good for 12 months from date of plan purchase). Terms, conditions, pricing, service offerings, and availability of the Full Service Plan are subject to change at any time without notice. Consult http://www.qbes.com/fsp for more information.

18 For Pro for Mac: Requires paid .Mac account available separately from Apple Computer, Inc. For Enterprise Solutions: Included as part of the Full Service Plan subscription.

19 Enterprise Solutions allows you to add up to one million names (e.g. customers, vendors, employees) and up to one million items (e.g. inventory, non-inventory, and service items). Some performance degradation is likely as your lists approach these size thresholds.

20 Non-Intuit applications sold separately

21 Additional fees apply for monthly subscription

22 QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions can only be installed on a Windows client. Enterprise Solutions 7.0 database server must be updated to the latest release to work on Linux.

23 QuickBooks Online Edition requires an IBM-compatible 450 MHz (1 GHz recommended) computer with 128MB RAM (256MB RAM recommended) with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista, an Internet connection (a high-speed connection is recommended), 800x600 screen resolution and at least Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. Availability subject to regular maintenance periods. Terms, condition, pricing, features, and service options subject to change without notice.

24 Internet access required. QuickBooks Pro: 1 single-user subscription (6 months of QuickBooks-only access) included, valid for customers who purchase and install QuickBooks Pro 2008 software before 12/31/2008. Subscription begins at time of product registration. QuickBooks Premier: 1 single-user subscription (12 months of QuickBooks-only access) included, valid for customers who purchase and install QuickBooks Premier 2008 software before 12/31/2008. Subscription begins at time of product registration.

25 For QuickBooks Online: Online Basic includes 1 user plus your accountant. Online Plus includes as many as 20 users. You must setup your own Microsoft Windows® Terminal Services on your own server. Additional fees may apply. Requires Windows Server 2000, 2003 or XP Pro licenses. For multiple users, Windows 2000 Terminal Services Client Access Licenses required.

26 Checks not included in packaging and must be ordered within 3 months following product registration. Registration must be completed by 1/31/09.

27 Subscription of Online Backup begins at time of activation. Activation must be completed by 1/31/09 to receive full year of service of up to 1 GB of data.

28 Does not include QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks: Pro for Mac, QuickBooks: Online Edition, Invoice Manager, Easy Estimate or Time Tracker.

29 Works with all QuickBooks accounting software except QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks: Simple Start, QuickBooks: Pro for Mac, QuickBooks: Online Edition. Payroll transactions cannot be adjusted.

30 Billing Rate Levels only available in Premier Professional Services, Contractor and Accountant Editions.

31 For QuickBooks Online: Create Estimates feature only available with QuickBooks Online Plus.

32 For QuickBooks Online: Customize feature only available with QuickBooks Online Plus.

33 For QuickBooks Online: Only available with QuickBooks Online Plus.