EasyACCT early access program

The version of EasyACCT you will install for early access to tax year 2026 is fully functional.

Program prerequisites

• You have signed up and been accepted to participate in the Early Access program. If you have not yet signed up click here.
• You should have valid My Account sign-in credentials.
• Your EasyACCT license should be renewed for 2026.
• Make sure you meet the current system requirements.

Providing feedback and getting help:

Once you have completed the feature testing share your test results, report issues and provide feedback in this form.  If you need any other assistance support for this Early Access release will be done via email. Please use this email to submit any issue you run into: team-easyacct@intuit.com

Downloading & installing

• Download EasyACCT and Information Return System from My Account
• Installing EasyACCT on a network

Signing into EasyACCT

If it is the first time Signing in to EasyACCT or Information Return System

1. First, open the newly installed 2026 Version.
2. On the Getting started with EasyACCT screen, enter your Customer Account Number and Billing Zip code.
   • To locate your customer account number:
     • Review the email with the payment invoice after purchasing EasyACCT or the Information Return System.
     • Or, sign into MyAccount and select the Account icon, upper right, to view your account number and zip code.
   • If you see a No valid license found error but have already purchased EasyACCT:
     • Go to MyAccount to verify the account number and billing zip code.
     • Call our EasyACCT Support line (866)-220-0488.
3. Enter your username and password to sign into EasyACCT
   • If this is your first Intuit product, select the Create an account link to get started.
     For more information, see Manage Users for EasyACCT
   • If you are unable to sign in, see this article: Resolving sign in problems when signing into your tax product

Setting up the program

• How to use the Company Setup Wizard in EasyACCT
• How to Set Up Passwords in EasyACCT
• How to Back Up and Restore Company Data

What features should be tested in EasyACCT Write-Up System:

Company Data Conversion:

1. Open an existing TY25 company in TY26 EasyACCT and validate that the file opens without any issue.
2. Make sure all your data intact:
   • Review your data accuracy in all modules used. This includes Employee, Vendor, Asset, Bank, Payroll etc.

Core Utilities: 

1. On converted client files try the following core utilities:
   • Create, Rename, Copy, Move, Backup/Restore, and delete a company.
   • Backup/Restore to a flash drive.

Write-Up Module:

1. Automatic Journal:
   • Execute Payroll Posting (after Process Payroll) and validate the payroll Journal Entries
   • Execute Automatic Tax Accrual and validate tax accrual liability, including calculations
2. Enter Transactions:
   • Enter-transaction->Verification Data entries on the screen for 2026/2027
   • Validate Payroll Entry screen and its calculation
   • Validate Write checks screen entry and its print check
3. Payroll Reports:
   • Validate Payroll Journal Report within Print Reports section
   • Validate Earnings report after payroll processing
4. SUTA Special Reports
   • NY and FL SUTA
5. Year End:
6. Financial Statements:
7. Write Checks:

Batch Payroll:

1. Process payroll:
   • Validate Manual processing screen and verify its calculation
   • Validate Print Check advice generation
   • Validate Review Computed checks Screen Data.
2. Execute Payroll check computation and verify its calculation, then:
   • Validate G/L Distribution Reports.
   • Validate Payroll Journal Reports.
   • Validate Year End
   • Validate W-2

Accounts Payable:

1. Update company files:
   • Validate A/R Automatic invoice generation after making entries in A/R Transaction Entry screen
2. Validate Transaction Reports->Check Register
3. Validate Year End.

 Accounts Receivable:

1. Update company files
   • Validate A/P Automatic Invoices generation after making entries in A/P Transaction Entry screen
2. Check printing
   • Validate generation of the automatic invoice
   • Validate Print checks calculation
3. Validate Year End

Asset Distribution:

1. Enter update Assets:
   • Validate Calculation of current and prior-year depreciation
2. Validate Year End

Bank Reconciliation:

1. Validate Reconciliation of Bank Account Entries and its calculations
2. Print reports
   • Validate current period transaction reports
   • Validate current/previous outstanding transaction report

EasyAcct Utilities:

1. Fund Transfer
   • Execute Process Transactions and validate ACH file creation and its modifications

What features should be tested in EasyACCT Information Return System:

1. Validate you can download a CSV.
2. Validate the W-2 Form.
3. Validate the 1096 Form.
4. Validate the W-3 Form.
5. Validate the Prior Year Utility.