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QuickBooks® Desktop is Being Discontinued for New Subscribers

QuickBooks® Desktop is Being Discontinued for New Subscribers

QuickBooks® has extended the deadline for discontinuing QuickBooks® Desktop to new subscribers in the United States to September 30, 2024. Existing subscribers will not be impacted by this change and will be able to renew their subscriptions if they are using version 2022 or higher. QuickBooks® Desktop Enterprise products will also not be impacted, and customers can still purchase Enterprise subscriptions after the stop sell date.

What Products Will Intuit® Be Discontinuing?

Intuit® will no longer be selling new subscriptions to the following products:

  • QuickBooks® Desktop Pro Plus
  • QuickBooks® Desktop Premier Plus
  • QuickBooks® Desktop Mac Plus
  • QuickBooks® Desktop Enhanced Payroll

The discontinuation is only for new purchases and is not a complete discontinuation of the QuickBooks® Desktop Product line. Customers can still purchase a subscription to QuickBooks® Desktop Pro Plus, Premier Plus, Mac Plus or Desktop Enhanced Payroll prior to the deadline on September 30, 2024 by contacting Accountant Sales at 844-437-2620.

How Will This Affect Existing Subscribers?

Existing QuickBooks® Desktop Plus, Desktop Payroll and Desktop Enterprise product subscribers will not be impacted by this change if they are using QuickBooks® 2022 or a higher version and will be able to renew their subscriptions after September 30, 2024. The deadline for stopping sales only affects new purchases made by accountants and their clients. Intuit® will continue to provide support along with security and product updates for existing subscribers.

Subscribers who have a suspended QuickBooks® Desktop Plus subscription can renew their subscription before the deadline. For any billing or payment issues, Intuit® sends an email and provides a 30-day grace period to renew after the final notice has been sent out.

What Is the Best Intuit® Accounting Software Options to Purchase After the Deadline?

Intuit® encourages customers to consider QuickBooks® Online as they continue to innovate and improve upon that product. They have products that meet the needs of every client, from the simplest to the most complex. Intuit® will also be releasing QuickBooks® Ledger which is designed for year-end, tax-only and low transaction clients.

Any customers who wish to purchase QuickBooks® Desktop software after September 30, 2024, can use QuickBooks® Enterprise, which will be the Intuit® Desktop solution. QuickBooks® Enterprise 24.0 will have accounting, inventory management, reporting, pricing rules, job costing, payroll, time tracking and more, all in one place. Customers can streamline order management with one central dashboard that controls their entire pick, pack and shipping process while sending instructions to mobile devices.

Can Clients Files Be Migrated?

QuickBooks® has an improved migration process that helps clients discover the flexibility of QuickBooks® Online when transitioning from the desktop software. There is no need to start over again with client files, customers can just move their desktop file to a QuickBooks® Online company file. There is also an accountant migration resource and a tactical guide developed by accountants for accountants for customers to use.

Upcoming Price Changes for Quickbooks® Products

Starting August 1, 2024, pricing for Quickbooks® Online will increase with other products following suit over the next few months. Quickbooks® has stated that they are increasing their prices to continue their goal of delivering an online, integrated platform that helps each of their clients succeed – at every stage of their business journey. They have also made improvements across accounting workflows, added and improved payroll- related features and have created a deeper integration between Quickbooks® Payroll and QuickBooks® Time.

Dates to remember for upcoming price changes:

  • August 1, 2024 – Quickbooks® Online Self-Employed, Simple Start, Essentials, Plus and Advanced new subscriptions as well as existing client-billed subscriptions will increase. Quickbooks® Online Payroll Core, Premium and Elite new subscriptions and client-billed subscriptions will also increase.
  • August 15, 2024 – Quickbooks® Online Self-Employed existing subscriptions will increase.
  • September 1, 2024 – Quickbooks® Online Simple Start, Essentials, Plus and Advanced existing accountant-billed subscriptions will increase. Quickbooks® Online Payroll Core, Premium and Elite accountant-billed subscriptions will also increase.
  • October 1, 2024 – Quickbooks® Pro Plus, Quickbooks® Mac Plus and Quickbooks® Premier Plus subscriptions will increase as well as Quickbooks® Desktop Accountant, ProAdvisor Premier Bundle and ProAdvisor Enterprise Bundle for all subscriptions.
  • December 1, 2024 – Quickbooks® Legacy Enhanced Unlimited and QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Limited annual and monthly subscriptions will increase.
  • January 1, 2025 – New fees will apply when paying W2 employees via direct deposit in Quickbooks® Legacy Enhanced.

For additional information on the monthly and annually pricing changes for each Quickbooks® product and service, please visit Intuit Quickbooks® product update. If you have any questions regarding QuickBooks® in general, please reach out to the Brown Plus Outsourced Accounting Services team today!

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About the Author - Karen MacDonald

Karen is an Outsourced Accounting Senior Manager at Brown Plus with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in QuickBooks® and has over 20 years of experience with the program.

She is a QuickBooks Pro-Advisor® and has worked in several other bookkeeping software packages, including Sage, MIP and numerous industry-specific accounting packages.

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