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December 3, 2025
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accounting software

  • December 3, 2025
  • 2 replies
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intuit is shutting down quickbooks desktop, all versions, except the extremely expensive enterprise version, in may of 2027 after gauging us for an immense amount of money (2026 do it yourself payroll is $2300, that's just for payroll)  We refuse to quickbooks online, anybody have any recommendations for a non cloud based accounting software?

2 replies

SIAB
Level 2
December 3, 2025

What QB Desktop version do you run now?

How many user license?

PASCAuthor
December 10, 2025

I am using 2024 Desktop Accountants Version of QuickBooks, 2 licenses

 

What I am looking for in accounting software:

Desktop NOT Cloud based

Downloading

DIY Payroll

HIPAA compliant

 

Thank you 

 

SIAB
Level 2
December 10, 2025

What is your budget outside of payroll app?

Rainflurry
Level 11
December 11, 2025

@PASC 

 

AccountEdge may be your only option.  There are many other good cloud-based programs if you don't want to use QuickBooks Online - Sage, Xero, Zoho, Wave...