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Release notes for QuickBooks Desktop 2023

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 155 •
Image Alt Text Updated 6/1/2026 11:22

Learn what’s new and improved in the latest updates to QuickBooks Desktop 2023 and Enterprise 23.0.

We update QuickBooks regularly to give you a better experience and fix issues. These release notes explain what's new and improved.

If you have automatic updates turned on, QuickBooks will download updates for you. But you can check for updates manually at any time.

Release 18 (R18_15.1_1) March 24, 2026

Release notesAdded prompts to messages that service discontinuation will occur after May 31, 2024 for the following:

• Accountant Copy File Transfer (ACFT)
• Multicurrency - Download exchange rates
• Contributed Reports - Sharing, rating of custom reports
• Online banking services
• Payments and eInvoicing
• QuickBooks email
• Payroll
• T-sheets
• IPD
New Shipping ManagerThe Old Shipping Manager in QuickBooks will no longer be available after December 7, 2025. To keep using shipping tools, set up the New Shipping Manager. If you don’t see it, make sure your QuickBooks Desktop is updated to the latest version.
Mandatory Job Title for VA payroll employeesThe "Job Title" field is now required for any employee subject to Virginia (VA) payroll taxes. You'll need to enter a job title before you can save or update records for employees in Virginia.
1099-MISCThe Account Mappings for “Excess golden parachute” have been moved from Box 14 on Form 1099-MISC to Box 3 on Form 1099-NEC, in line with the latest 1099-form requirements.
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Product update notificationCustomers get update notifications where they can install right away or choose to postpone. After three deferrals, customers must install the update in order to launch the program. This works with QuickBooks Desktop 2023 Release 3 (R3) and newer.
Accountant's changesWhen you import accountant's changes, you can now save a pdf of the changes without error when the company name contains special characters.
Accountant changes PDFFixed - A pdf of accountant's changes will save without error when the company name contains special characters.
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.
Open Prepayments by Customer reportYou can now filter the Open Prepayments by Customer report by transaction type.
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