Cost of Programs

It's a pleasure to have you always post in our Community forum, @dt. Submitting your QuickBooks-related concerns is greatly appreciated. I'd be happy to help you clear things out about the price of QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) programs.

Price increases are necessary to provide the goods, services, and support that will enable you to do your accounting responsibilities more effectively and efficiently. Hence, we periodically boost our rates to give you the best viable product. 

Check out this article for more detailed information: QuickBooks Desktop price update.

You can use the following articles for your reference in handling your account moving forward: 

• Make changes to your QuickBooks account
• Manage your QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions and services.

If you want to switch to QuickBooks Online, please refer to this article: Move your QuickBooks Desktop file to QuickBooks Online.

If there is anything else you need help managing your QuickBooks Desktop, feel free to get back to us. You can reach out by clicking the Reply button below. Have a great day!

@dt 

I am a very small, seasonal business with 26 employees at it's peak and 4 employees on year-round

Is your annual revenue < $50K?

It is not <50K

Could you, or someone like you, please just answer my question? What is the least amount of money I will be paying to get a comparable bookkeeping/accounting package to what I've been using for the last 10+ years, Desktop Pro and it's various upgrades since 2011? I do nothing more than keep track of monies in and monies out, payroll, and generate reports monthly for the BoDs at the company. At the EoY, I get the program to our accountant and she covers/re-enters where I incorrectly entered things and then she does our taxes. 6 of our employees use direct deposit, but can certainly stop that. I can even go back to hand-writing checks to vendors. I'm trying to look for alternate plans as it looks like QBs has become out of my price range. Thank you in advance.

Could you, or someone like you, please just answer my question? What is the least amount of money I will be paying to get a comparable bookkeeping/accounting package to what I've been using for the last 10+ years, Desktop Pro and it's various upgrades since 2011? I do nothing more than keep track of monies in and monies out, payroll, and generate reports monthly for the BoDs at the company. At the EoY, I get the program to our accountant and she covers/re-enters where I incorrectly entered things and then she does our taxes. 6 of our employees use direct deposit, but can certainly stop that. I can even go back to hand-writing checks to vendors. I'm trying to look for alternate plans as it looks like QBs has become out of my price range. Thank you in advance.

If you are working solo on a desktop (PC or Mac) to manage your book and only need basic features, you should explore a free program. You can use the program for as long as you like, use all the features and enter as much data as required. There are no time limits, no usage limits, no ads (at this time). This program is quite popular in Asia and Europe.

Thanks for the prompt reply, @dt. Allow me to chime in and help you with your QuickBooks subscriptions.

As mentioned by Fiat Lux - ASIA, you can use our test drives in QuickBooks to explore and manage your data. In your case, I'd suggest contacting our Sales Support Team. They can advise on what subscription will be fit for your business.

To reach them, click this link: QuickBooks Desktop Plan. You can view their contact number in the upper right corner. It also contains the updated price range for QuickBooks Desktop.

Also, I'll be adding these articles if you want to move your file to other platforms like QuickBooks Online:

•  Move your QuickBooks Desktop file to QuickBooks Online
• Get started and adjust settings after you sign up for QuickBooks Online

Let me know if you have any follow-ups or other questions. I'm always here to help. Stay safe.

Thank you. How do I access the "free" programs?

Thanks for getting back to us, @dt.

You can access the free trial through this link: Download a trial of QuickBooks Desktop. 

Please know that the free program will only be available for free within 30 days only. Before downloading, I suggest contacting our QuickBooks Desktop Sales team for better guidance on which QB plan would be the best fit for you and your business. Here's the link to reach them: QuickBooks Desktop Plan.

Here's an article that you can use in case you want to switch using QuickBooks Online: Move your QuickBooks Desktop file to QuickBooks Online.

Feel free to hit the reply button if you have any further clarification. Help is just a poll away! 

@dt 

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