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QuickBooks 2018 R8 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2018 R8, a maintenance release. This update should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. The changes are: Invoices and Microsoft Outlook: There are some fixes to resolve issues where QuickBooks would freeze when working with invoices if you have Microsoft […]

QuickBooks 2019 R3 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2019 R3, which is the first maintenance release for the 2019 product.  In my opinion, each year the R3 release is the version that will have fixes for the last of the issues that may have been discovered in beta testing. This update should be available via automatic updates, although I’m […]

QuickBooks 2016 R15 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2016 R15, a maintenance release. Intuit is well into the maintenance cycle for this product, so we are seeing mostly minor tweaks. This update should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. The changes are: Bank Feeds: This release fixes some […]

QuickBooks 2017 R11 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2017 R11, a maintenance release. Intuit is well into the maintenance cycle for this product, so we are seeing mostly minor tweaks. This update should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. The changes are: Bank Feeds: This release fixes issues […]

Is QuickBooks Desktop Dead? 2018

As Intuit continues to focus on QuickBooks Online, every year people ask me “Is QuickBooks Desktop Dead?” As I’ve done in years past, I’ve taken a look at Intuit’s fiscal year end financial statement for Fiscal Year 2018 to see how QuickBooks Desktop is doing in comparison to QuickBooks Online. Here’s my look at Intuit’s Fiscal […]

Introducing QuickBooks 2019 Desktop

Intuit has announced QuickBooks 2019 for the desktop, here’s my quick rundown of what is new, and changed, for this year. QuickBooks 2019 Customer Invoice History Tracker When you display an invoice on screen you will see a See History link, which opens a window that provides you with additional information about the invoice.  You will be able […]

Intuit Leadership Changes – Good for QuickBooks?

Intuit recently announced several changes in their top-level leadership, is this a good thing for QuickBooks? Time will tell. For many people, the biggest thing announced in the press release Intuit Announces Leadership Succession Plans was that Brad Smith will be stepping down (at the end of 2018) from his position of Chief Executive Officer of […]

QuickBooks 2018 R7

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2018 R7, which should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. This is a maintenance release that will impact a small number of users, in my estimation. I’ve not had a chance to test this particular update, as the changes […]

QuickBooks 2017 R10

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2017 R10, a maintenance release that matches the recent QuickBooks 2018 R6 and QuickBooks 2016 R14 updates. Note that these updates probably won’t be released for QuickBooks 2015, since that product is being officially retired today. This update should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks […]

QuickBooks 2016 R14

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2016 R14, which should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. This is a maintenance release with a few changes that are important to some users but not others. For most people, I recommend that you wait a week or two to see […]