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QuickBooks 2016 Discontinuation Scheduled

As is their policy, Intuit has announced that they are discontinuing an older version of QuickBooks. If you are using QuickBooks 2016 (Windows and Mac) then you won’t be able to use certain services and features after May 31, 2019.  Let’s see what the impact will be on your business. For details beyond what I provide here see […]

QuickBooks 2019 R5 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2019 R5, a maintenance release. This update should be available via automatic updates. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. I totally missed the 2019 R4 release that came out over the holidays, and here is the 2019 R5 release hot on it’s heels to […]

QuickBooks 2017 R12 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2017 R12, a maintenance release. This update should be available via automatic updates soon, if it isn’t already. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. Several of the changes here match the recent release of QuickBooks 2018 R10, and there are a few others added […]

QuickBooks 2018 R10 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2018 R10, a maintenance release. This update should be available via automatic updates soon, if it isn’t already. You can also go to the QuickBooks Update site to download the patch. The changes are: Accountant’s Copy File Transfer: There are some unspecified changes to provide “better collaboration with accountants.” Not sure […]

QuickBooks 2018 R9 Released

Intuit has released QuickBooks 2018 R9, 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: E-Invoicing: The E-invoicing workflow shows  reminder to send your e-invoices after every 7th invoice that has been created. I haven’t seen this […]

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 […]