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Release notes for QuickBooks Desktop 2024

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Find out what's new and improved in the latest updates for QuickBooks Desktop 2024 and Enterprise 24.0. We release regular updates to improve your experience and fix issues. These notes explain what's new and improved.

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Release R21 (R21_52) July 7, 2026

Release notesMemorized report migration enabled for Enterprise

Faster search, simpler setup, and better visibility.

Find accounts instantlyFind the right account faster by searching within descriptions. This helps you select the right record every time.
Duplicate in secondsSave time when creating similar records. You can now right-click to duplicate accounts, customers, suppliers, and jobs.
Categorize with confidenceUse the new Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet columns that show reporting impact at a glance.
Streamline your workflowCreate new accounts faster with a simplified account creation process designed to reduce manual errors.
Scale your business more effectivelyManage growth more efficiently with a cleaner and more organized Chart of Accounts.
Fixed: Missing Billboard Screens during installationBillboard screens now appear correctly during installation.
Fixed: Hangs during Company File creation for CA trial versionsQuickBooks hangs during Company File creation.
Fixed: Enable max cache to avoid performance issuesQuickBooks didn't use all your computer's available resources. This caused errors when working with large QuickBooks files. QuickBooks now uses system resources better. Large files work more smoothly.
PO number in Customer statementsCustomers can view PO numbers directly on statements and match invoices faster. Your PO numbers create a clear trail that supports smooth reviews and strong records.
Invoice ProfitabilityInvoice Profitability improvement lets you view profit for each line. You can group data, use filters, see subtotals, and open any invoice with one click.
CEF migration from V109 to V136V136 has new build tools and only supports Windows 10 and newer. Websites can now show faster 3D graphics. It can protect your privacy without old tracking cookies and keep cookies limited to one site so you aren’t followed around. This helps you run the program quicker thanks to a more efficient engine.
Transaction improvementWe aim to help customers be more efficient and productive with existing transactions and transaction templates by showing the supplier on all the sales forms.
Invoice inactivationUsers can mark an estimate as inactive when generating a sales order or non-progressing invoice from it. This simplifies processes, saves time, and eliminates confusion by ensuring outdated estimates don’t remain active.
Invoice profitabilityIdentify your most profitable invoices and uncover the least profitable ones to help you make smarter, more impactful business decisions.
Get a consolidated view of all  invoice transactions by customer. View important stats like aggregate profit margins, percentage margins, and percentage markups.
Email enhancementThe last used email for a transaction becomes the default for that transaction.
Manually assign a contact as default emails for a transaction by navigating to the contacts section in customer info.
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Alternate suppliers enhancements• Manage and track multiple suppliers or suppliers better with a faster way of onboarding and mapping items to suppliers easily from the Supplier Item in Add/Edit multiple list entries.
• Easy setup of alternate suppliers for items using Inventory Parts in Add/Edit multiple list entries.
Email enhancement• Easily select customer contacts from the dropdown menu in the recipient section when emailing from a transaction.
• View the full name and job title of each contact alongside their email in the dropdown, to make sure you connect with the right person.
Alternate Suppliers EnhancementManage and track multiple suppliers/suppliers better with a faster way of onboarding and mapping items to suppliers easily from the Supplier Item in Add/Edit multiple list entries (QuickBooks Enterprise only).

Easy setup of alternate suppliers for items using Inventory Parts in Add/Edit multiple list entries (QuickBooks Enterprise only).
Email_enhancementEasily select customer contacts from the dropdown menu in the recipient section when emailing from a transaction

View the full name and job title of each contact alongside their email in the dropdown, ensuring you connect with the right person
Import PDF of Accountant company fileFixed - Users can click Print or Save as PDF on the Client Data Review window even when the company file name includes special characters.
Insights tab on the homepageFixed - users with a full access role to the company file can access the Insights tab on the homepage without error.
Accountant's changes PDFA PDF of the imported accountant's changes can be saved when the company file name has special characters like accent marks.
Import IIF filesWhen IIFs containing time activities are imported, the duration value is imported without being rounded off by 1.
Customer Contact List reportFixed - This report won't return a warning about invalid date format when filtering by Rep.
Payroll Michigan unemploymentAdded a new payroll item for Michigan unemployment increased wage limit.
Payroll Update Any tag line containing the value "0.00" will be removed from the XML except those for Box G and Box I.
RL1 XML file rejectedA formatting issue caused RL1 XML files to be rejected by Revenue Quebec. This has been resolved.
Crash when changing the date on RL-1 or T4QuickBooks will no longer crash when the date is changed on the RL-1 or T4 forms.
RL-1 incomeFor employees that are transferred either into or out of Quebec from another province or territory, then RL1 must populate both Box G and Code G-2.
Box G = Pensionable Income under QPP
Code G-2 = Pensionable Income under CPP.
The two boxes combined can't exceed the YAMPE. For 2024, the YAMPE = $73,200.00.
Client Data ReviewClient Data Review will now open maximized by default when the view settings are set to "one window".
Open company fileFixed crash when opening a company file.
Inventory Turnover ReportYou can now add, remove, and filter by columns.
Landed CostThe following updates have been made to the Landed Cost calculator:

• Include the Memo field in the Calculate Landed Cost screen to easily identify the relevant Bills. 
• Suggest item Selling Price with proper markup to maintain appropriate margins.
• Centre alignment of New selling price window with updated content message for customers (as per legal requirements).
• Fixed the description column in the Inventory and assembly items table.
Search in all ListsSearch field added to the top of all lists to make finding list items easier.