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QUICKBOOKS ONLINE ACCOUNTANT

Work better together in the cloud

Migrating to QuickBooks Online gives your clients a comprehensive, scalable, and secure platform to grow their business, and gives you the integration you need to support them along the way.

Make the move

It’s time to leave the desk behind

Working on the cloud means less time spent chasing documents and signatures, and more time helping clients grow their business, from wherever you happen to be.

Comprehensive and connected

Set your clients up for success with a single solution that integrates core functions like time tracking, payroll, and payments so all their tools and data are all in one place.**

Data-driven, collaboration-ready

With live data accessible across devices,** your clients can unlock team collaboration** and smarter decision-making, and through accountant integration you can provide strategic guidance in real-time.

Secure and scalable

Get your clients’ businesses into a supported, secured, encrypted, and backed-up cloud environment that provides space to scale without the hassle and cost of managing IT infrastructure.

Platform powered

Help your clients grow, innovate, and get more done with time-saving automations, continuous product enhancements, a range of integrated platform capabilities, and AI-powered assistance.

Pick your path and make your move

Whether you’re getting expert support or doing it yourself, switching to QuickBooks Online is easier than ever. Pick the data migration path that works best for you and your clients.

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BEST CHOICE

Use Intuit’s tool

Intuit’s internal migration tool helps you migrate client data from any QuickBooks Desktop account. Perfect for people looking to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves.

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Use Dataswitcher

Dataswitcher is an Intuit partner data conversion tool that lets you migrate up to 2 years of data for free, then pay for additional years. Perfect for people with lighter migration lifts.**

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Move with confidence

Migration toolkit

Dive deep into the nuts and bolts of migrating to QuickBooks Online with a migration toolkit.

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Migration webinar

Join your peers for a live webinar that’ll teach you the ins and outs of moving data to QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks Online training for small businesses

Video tutorials

These tutorials show how to do the things your clients need to do in QuickBooks Online.

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Self-serve & search

Clients can browse topics or search for answers that will help them run their business.

Self-serve help

Small Business Center

Free DIY guides, tools, resources, and testimonial videos filled with advice for entrepreneurs.

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Frequently asked questions

Why should I move my clients to QuickBooks Online?

Moving your clients to QuickBooks Online means they gain a single, scalable, and secure solution to run their entire business. With QuickBooks Online your clients can streamline and automate operations, work more efficiently and collaboratively, and take advantage of live data to make smarter decisions. And, with accountant integration, you can provide real-time guidance without the back and forth.

How do I migrate my clients from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online?

Are there any resources I can access for support when moving my clients to QuickBooks Online?

Can I migrate my clients from a competitor desktop product to QuickBooks Online?

How long does the migration take?

Can I manage multiple clients in QuickBooks Online?

How do I get started?

Important offers, pricing details and disclaimers

Dataswitcher migration offer: The migration using Dataswitcher is provided at no cost to the user and is available for a limited time only. As part of the migration the following may be transferred to your QuickBooks Online account for no additional cost: Opening balances, customers & suppliers, Chart of Accounts, invoices, transactional histories, and journal entries, up to two years. Any additional journal years selected past the initial two years will be subject to a cost of $70 per additional year. There is an additional cost for the migration of company information, and classes and locations.

Dataswitcher terms and conditions: Data types that we cannot convert at this time are: Budgets, Memorized transactions, Invoice template and other templates, Sales orders, Payroll records, Projects, Attachments, Non-posting entries (estimates). All additional limitations are listed in our support article please refer to the one corresponding to the software you are migrating from to make sure you are clear on the migration process and the DataSwitcher limitations.

Collaborate with your accountant: You can connect up to the following for each product: 1 billable user and 2 accounting firms for QuickBooks Online Simple Start, 3 billable users and 2 accounting firms for QuickBooks Online Essentials, 5 billable users and 2 accounting firms for QuickBooks Online Plus, 25 billable users and 3 accounting firms for QuickBooks Online Advanced. Accounting firms must connect using QuickBooks Online Accountant.

Work where you want: QuickBooks Online requires a computer with a supported Internet browser (see System Requirements for a list of supported browsers) and an Internet connection (a high-speed connection is recommended). The QuickBooks Online mobile app works with iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. Devices sold separately; data plan required. Not all features are available on the mobile apps and mobile browser. QuickBooks Online mobile access is included with your QuickBooks Online subscription at no additional cost. Data access is subject to cellular/internet provider network availability and occasional downtime due to system and server maintenance and events beyond your control. Product registration required.

Free QuickBooks Online Accountant subscription: Free subscription to QuickBooks Online Accountant is available for a limited time only. To be eligible for this offer you must be an active, licensed public accountant. Intuit reserves the right to cancel at any time any and all licenses that are not compliant with Intuit eligibility requirements. Terms, conditions, availability, pricing, features, service and support options are subject to change without notice.

QuickBooks Payments: QuickBooks Payments account subject to eligibility criteria, credit, and application approval. Subscription to QuickBooks Online required. Money movement services are provided by Intuit Canada Payments Inc.

Auto Payroll: Available if setup for the company is complete. At least one employee has completed setup and has consistent payroll that qualifies for automation (i.e. salaried or hourly with default). Company must complete bank verification if the employee has direct deposit as the payment method, and the first payroll must run successfully. The account must not have a hold.

Time tracking: Time tracking included in the QuickBooks Online Payroll Premium and Elite subscription services. Features vary and may be available in English only.

Terms, conditions, pricing, special features, and service and support options subject to change without notice.