QuickBooks Accountant Desktop 2024

Help your clients get more visibility and control with QuickBooks Desktop 2024

QuickBooks Desktop gives you and your clients visibility across their business so you can help them improve decision-making, efficiency, and productivity.

Tom Eisenberg

QuickBooks Desktop Accountant

Our latest tools automate everyday tasks, so you and your clients can focus on business. Bypass busy work and streamline projects so you can do more than ever for your clients.

Enhanced security

You can be confident your data is protected with our enhanced security using industry-leading AES 256-bit encryption.1 QuickBooks safeguards your reputation by protecting critical customer and vendor data, such as business financials, banking information, and credit card details.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise seamless product updates

Improved search of item lists

Work faster by using enhanced search to find specific items within a large list of memorized transactions, fixed assets, or payroll items. You can also edit transactions and items by quickly using the search functionality, rather than manually scrolling to find them like before.

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Seamless product updates

Now your clients won’t be interrupted by product updates. QuickBooks Enterprise installs them quietly in the background.2 Plus, they can easily learn what product updates are available, and when, so they can decide when to install.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise seamless product updates

More to love in QuickBooks Desktop Accountant

Powerful productivity

Take action from anywhere with Accountant Toolbox

Get quick access to your most essential tools so you can make your day-to-day feel a whole lot lighter.

  • Access your Accountant Toolbox4 from your clients’ QuickBooks Pro or Premier, remotely or in a hosted setup.
  • Find and fix entry errors fast with Client Data Review.
  • Delete, void, or reclassify hundreds of transactions at once.
  • Write off multiple invoices in one screen.
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Client collaboration

Their books. Your schedule.

With Accountant’s Copy, you and your clients don’t have to plan work around each other.

  • Transfer files seamlessly instead of having to save your work to a computer or thumb drive.
  • Work on your own copy of your client’s files, even if clients are working at the same time.5
  • Your adjustments are merged quickly and easily.
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Work flexibility

Find your sweet spot

Make it easier to view and access multiple client files and work how you’re most comfortable.

  • Tailor your office for enhanced efficiency and productivity with Multi-Monitor mode.6
  • Save time by working in two company files at the same time with Multi-Instance.7
  • Locate items, accounts, and clients faster with search auto-fill.
  • Search a range of values to help recall transaction amounts.
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QuickBooks Accountant Desktop 2024 system requirements

System and browser requirements



  • Client: Windows 10 (64-bit) , or Windows 11 (64-bit), update/version supported by Microsoft. Windows 8.1, Windows 10 S mode, Windows 11 IOT, and Linux are not supported.
  • Server: Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 (Regular or Small Business Server)
  • 2.4 GHz processor
  • Client RAM: 8GB RAM; 16GB RAM recommended; Server RAM (for multi-user support): 8GB (5 users)
  • 2.5 GB disk space recommended (additional space required for data files); Solid State Drive (SSD) recommended for optimal performance
  • Plus subscriptions, Payroll, and online features require internet access
  • QuickBooks Desktop App access is included with Desktop subscriptions. Must be installed on a camera-enabled mobile device using Android 6.0 or iOS 12 or later
  • Product registration required
  • Optimized for 1280×1024 screen resolution or higher. Supports one Workstation Monitor, plus up to 2 extended monitors. Optimized for Default DPI settings.
  • Google Chrome recommended

Integration with other software



  • Microsoft Word and Excel integration requires Office 2016-2021, or Microsoft 365 (64-bit)
  • E-mail Estimates, Invoices, and other forms with Microsoft Outlook 2016 - 2019, Microsoft 365 (64 bit), Gmail™, and Outlook.com®, other SMTP-supporting email clients. Integration with QuickBooks POS 19.0.®, other SMTP-supporting email clients. Integration with QuickBooks POS 19.0.
  • Transfer data from Quicken 2016-2022, QuickBooks Mac/Mac Plus 2021-2024 (US only) and Microsoft Excel 2016 - 2021, Microsoft 365 (64-bit)
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