To which version of QuickBooks Desktop should I upgrade?

[MargieC]

I currently use QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2023 for my tax prep business's accounting but support ends at the end of the month.  I don't run payroll.  To which version of QuickBooks Desktop (not Online) do you recommend I upgrade?  To be honest, I want only and exactly what I have right now.  Which version is the closest?  I'm hoping someone else in this Community has done this recently and has advice.  Thank you!

[sjrcpa]

Intuit is killing the Desktop version so I don't know if you can even still buy it. They want you to use QB Online. Somewhere there is QuickBooks user forum.

[IRonMaN]

They want you to use QB Online and they want to take over all of your payroll tax payments and reporting.  I would be really pissed if I was using the software and they took over my control over those functions.  I'm really happy that I went with Sage years ago and stuck with them.

[abctax55]

MY understanding is that unless you are a *grandfathered* as a legacy ProAdvisor - your only option is Enterprise (and it ain't cheap).

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I can't vouch for this organization, but they reportedly are a third party vendor for QB's and might be able to help:

info@fourlane.com

[khorshed]

does Sage offer payroll?

[IRonMaN]

Yes it does.  It's not as flexible as QB can be but it does the job.

[TaxGuyBill]

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@MargieC wrote:

support ends at the end of the month. 

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You even need to change?

If you use bank feeds you might lose that if you don't upgrade (but I'm not sure of that).  But other than that, you can still use your existing product (which is why Intuit changed things to an annual subscription rather than letting you use it for multiple years).

[abctax55]

@TaxGuyBill 

Good point - I missed the "don't do payroll"  in the OP.  I think you are correct about the bank feed issue tho.  I've tried it myself & found it's more work that just entering the info.

I have clients still using QB xxxx  from the last decade (despite Intuit's threats). 

[ljr]

I have desktop (accountant version whatever) - I don't do payroll or download / upload bank info - basic accounting hasn't changed so I will stick with what I have even if I can't get a newer version. I wouldn't use half the stuff anyway. 

[dascpa]

QB 2021 was the last version without a subscription, so I've kept that. If I need a new copy (like a new computer) I use a company OCITHUB who sells lots of desktop versions at discounted prices.

Since QBO is so expensive I've transitioned most clients to QBO Ledger. At $10 per month (plus in MD it's now 3% sales tax...) it does everything regular QBO does but (a) a lot cheaper, (b) no A/R, A/P, or inventory. So for most of my write-ups no client has complaned about $120/yr I bill them. For payroll I use ADP and it automatically imports into Ledger.

[qbteachmt]

The Accountant Edition was always better, and it has a toggle function to make it run like Premier, Not For Profit, even Pro.

You posted here in a user group forum for ProSeries, an Intuit income tax prep program.

Here is the link to the QB Community:

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/us-quickbooks-community/misc/03/community-us

Your same log in here works there.