How do I know which edition of QuickBooks I need?

QuickBooks offers a range of accounting and business planning tools designed to help small businesses organize their finances with ease. Because every business is unique, only you can decide which QuickBooks edition is best for you, but we make it easy by letting you try QuickBooks for up to 60 days at no risk. Learn more about your different QuickBooks options.

In addition, you can save time and boost your efficiency with additional products to help solve all your business needs. Process payroll with QuickBooks Payroll, accept credit card payments with QuickBooks Merchant Services, order Quickbooks Checks, Forms, and Supplies, run your store with QuickBooks Point of Sale, and more.

What if I decide QuickBooks isn't right for me?

Try QuickBooks for up to 60 days at no risk. If you're not 100% satisfied for any reason, please call customer service within 60 days of purchase at 1-800-446-8848 to request a refund. To process your request, the agent will need the product license number located on the CD.

I've never used QuickBooks before. Can I start with a Premier industry-specific edition?

All of our products, including our Premier industry-specific products, are designed to be easy to learn and use. Our industry-specific products also offer tools tailored specifically to the work you do, so everything you do should be familiar. In addition, we provide sample data files from different types of businesses and unique tutorials for industry-specific products to help you get started fast.

What type of businesses would benefit from an industry-specific edition

We've worked with small business owners like you to customize our products for the needs of all types of businesses. This includes:

Contractor: General Contractors, Subcontractors, Builders, Remodelers, and Trades — anyone who would benefit from tools for billing for time and expenses and managing job costs

Manufacturing and Wholesale: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Distributors — anyone who needs to manage both raw goods and finished materials as well as track customer orders

Professional Services: Lawyers, Consultants, Designers, Engineers — anyone who needs to bill for time & expenses and manage project costs

Nonprofit: Religious and charitable organizations — anyone who needs to provide financial reporting to donors, funders & boards of directors as well as manage donations & pledges

Retail: Retail and retail service businesses — anyone who needs to manage retail sales including payments, credits, & refunds and manage inventory & pricing

Accountant: Specifically designed for accountants providing an integrated accounting solution with all-in-one bookkeeping, write-up, and financial reporting tools to help accounting professionals work efficiently with multiple QuickBooks clients

What if I'm not one of these industries? Should I still choose Premier?

Premier General Business offers business planning tools that help you forecast and create a business plan. And, when you buy Premier on our web-site, you can choose whichever industry version best fits your feature needs during installation.

How is QuickBooks 2009 different from my earlier edition?

QuickBooks offers a wide range of solutions for virtually every business, from those just starting out to those which have grown bigger and more complex. As your business needs change, you can upgrade to other QuickBooks products with more features or more capacity easily and painlessly–all of your data goes with you.

Can Quicken do the same thing as QuickBooks?

Quicken is specifically designed to handle personal finances, while QuickBooks handles small business finances. Each product is tailored (features, reports, and workflows) to meet the needs of those specific audiences. If you prefer to track personal and business income and expenses in the same place, pay your personal bills and business expenses from the same account, and run a small, home-based, Schedule C filing business with no employees, then Quicken Premier Home & Business might be the right solution for you.

Can I use QuickBooks to run my payroll? Is payroll included?

QuickBooks Payroll, a subscription-based service, works right inside QuickBooks. QuickBooks Payroll Services help you make your payroll easier and more accurate through automatic calculations, the latest tax tables and forms, at-a-glance screens to manage activities, and built-in Direct Deposit. There's no double-entry, and nothing new to learn.

Learn more about a variety of timesaving, easy-to-use Payroll Solutions.

Is there third-party, industry-specific software that works with QuickBooks?

Yes, you can meet your business needs with tested and proven software that integrates with QuickBooks. Search by your specific industry, business function and/or QuickBooks version for solutions that will help eliminate double data entry, streamline business operations, and save you time, so you can focus on growing your business. Research and compare software applications for tasks such as project management, complex estimating, and customer scheduling, created by credible, top-rated developers.

Can QuickBooks handle credit card and debit card payments?

Yes. You can accept all major credit cards and debit cards right in QuickBooks if you have an Intuit QuickBooks Merchant Service account, the only payment processing solution that allows you to process payments directly into QuickBooks. 11 No new hardware, software, or phone lines are required. Eliminate the need for double data entry; just process the credit card and debit card transactions directly in QuickBooks and the data is automatically recorded in your QuickBooks software.

QuickBooks now also helps you keep more accurate records by telling you which customer payments have been deposited to your bank and by allowing you to download your QuickBooks Merchant Service fees directly into QuickBooks. QuickBooks Merchant Service is sold separately. No teaser rates, no hidden fees, no cancellation fees, and no long-term contracts.

What other business products and services work with QuickBooks?

Intuit offers a variety of solutions to help you meet all your business needs, including: Point of Sale, Checks, Forms and Supplies, Time tracking, and much more!

What is QuickBooks Remote Access?

With QuickBooks Remote Access, you can access your computer remotely from another location. For example, if you go on a business trip with your laptop and need to access your company file on your desktop PC, you can access the desktop PC through QuickBooks Remote Access. You don't have to have QuickBooks installed on your laptop; just leave your desktop computer running while you are away. Internet access is required for both the desktop computer and the laptop. When you buy QuickBooks Pro Edition 2009 software, you get QuickBooks Remote Access at no additional charge for 6 months. When you buy QuickBooks Premier Edition 2009 software, you get QuickBooks Remote Access at no additional charge for 12 months.