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The QuickBooks lineup at-a-glance

Whether you're just starting out or your business is growing, there's a QuickBooks that fits your needs. Learn how different versions compare with this easy-to-use QuickBooks comparison chart.

 QuickBooks Online Simple Start Software Mac Accounting Software Pro Financial Software Premier Business Management Software Enterprise Solutions
Online
 Desktop Growing Businesses
Plus Simple
Start 		Mac Pro Premier Enterprise Solutions
Save time when tracking your finances
Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses
Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments
Manage payroll & payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit 1 (sold separately)
E-mail estimates, invoices, reports 2
Create and customize professional-looking invoices & forms 3
Organize and back-up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records 4
Accept credit & debit cards right in QuickBooks 5
Scan and deposit your checks with Intuit Check Solution for QuickBooks (subscription required) 6
Track time and expenses to bill clients
Unlimited technical support, free product upgrades, 25GB online back-up, and more included for a full 12 months 7
Integrates with Mac OS X tools such as MobileMe, AddressBook, and iCal 8
Get insights so you make better decisions
Plus
Simple
Start
Mac
Pro
Premier
Enterprise
Solutions
Allow multiple users to work in QuickBooks at the same time 9 Up to 3 users + accountant 1 Up to 5 Up to 5 Up to 30
One-click business reports 65+ 14 100+ 100+ 150+ Industry 150+ Industry Specific
Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions 10 Excel import only
Track inventory, set reorder points & create purchase orders
Download your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks 11
Get an immediate view into your bottom line all in one page with Company Snapshot
Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies
Easily create a business plan
Forecast sales & expenses
Sample files, menus & chart of accounts tailored to your industry
Create industry-specific reports and install industry features
Consolidate reports from multiple company files 12
Create professional financial statements with the included Intuit Statement Writer (a $150 value) 13
 
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Customer Manager
Online Payroll
Point of Sale Retail Solutions
Accept Credit Cards
Articles & Resources
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The Importance of Business Planning
Starting an Online Business
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Getting Ready for Tax Time
Hiring Employees
Small Business Grant Contest
Switching to QuickBooks
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Important disclaimers, disclosures and notes
1 Requires paid subscription, EIN and Internet access. For Mac: Requires Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac. Additional fees apply. Internet access required. Adobe Reader is required to print checks and forms. Service not available in Canada.
2 Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2002, 2003 or 2007. For Mac: Requires Apple Mail®; Microsoft® Entourage® 2004 or 2008 for Mac.
3 For Mac: Templates customized in prior versions of QuickBooks for Mac will be available but not editable. QuickBooks for Windows templates are not transferable to QuickBooks for Mac.
4 Scanner not included. Only TWAIN compliant scanners supported. Maximum 100 MB per file. Total file storage 100MB or about 1000 2 page PDFs.
5 Additional Fees, Terms, and Conditions apply. For Mac: Requires Intuit Merchant Service for QuickBooks for Mac (sold separately); subject to application approval and debit card transactions are processed as Signature Debit which does not require entering a PIN code. See http://payments.intuit.com/legal.jsp for details.
6 Payments submitted by 3 p.m. PST usually get funds deposited to the merchant's U.S. bank account the next business day. Intuit reserves the right to hold settlement on deposited checks as necessary to manage risk. Deposits held are reviewed with merchants and a decision is made to release funds after reviewing the specific situation. Subsequent deposits then revert to next day funding. Requires QuickBooks accounting software 2010 (for the PC) or higher, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 10, or QuickBooks Online Edition (each sold separately) and a merchant account through Intuit Payment Solutions. Application approval, an Internet connection on a Windows PC and at least Internet Explorer 5.0 required. Not compatible with QuickBooks Pro for Mac. Transaction fees apply. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support options are subject to change without notice. Requires one of two scanners: high speed Panini Vision VX Scanner or general purpose Fujitsu ScanSnap s300/s1300 Scanner (each sold separately).
7 The Full Service Plan is good for 12 months from QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions purchase date or Full Service Plan renewal date. The Intuit support team is available weekdays from 4 A.M. - 7 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. U.S. only. See terms and conditions at www.qbes.com/terms.
8 AddressBook and iCal are included in Mac OS X from Apple, Inc. MobileMe integration requires paid MobileMe account from Apple, Inc.
9 QuickBooks Pro and Premier: Requires purchase of a license for each additional user. All copies of QuickBooks must be the same version-year.
10 For QuickBooks Online Plus, Pro, Premier, and Enterprise: Upgrade from any product QuickBooks 4.0 or later. For Mac: QuickBooks 2010 for Mac can upgrade files from QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition 2008, 2009 and 2010 for Windows; New User Edition 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006; and QuickBooks Pro for Mac 4.0 (M12), 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009(U.S. versions).
11 Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to application approval, and additional terms, conditions and fees. We authenticate your account with your financial institution, and then use secure data transmissions between your financial institution and Intuit.
12 Requires Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007. Company files must all be on the same version of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions.
13 Intuit Statement Writer sold separately for QuickBooks Pro and Premier. Requires Microsoft Office 2003 or greater, sold separately. Does not work with Microsoft Office Student Edition or Standard Edition.
Date: Tue Feb 09 15:07:43 PST 2010
Priority Code: 3969702399
Kbid Value: 3019
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