QuickBooks® Desktop for Mac 2019, Download Version. QuickBooks Mac Online 2018 is an easy and intuitive way to run your business on your Mac and on. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting is a subscription and only available on a monthly payment plan. If you purchase QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting user licenses 1-10, you must purchase an equal number of hosted users as you purchase Enterprise licenses.
QuickBooks for Mac is financial accounting solution from Intuit for small businesses and accounting professionals. The solution allows users to create professional invoices, track sales and expenses, and manage accounts payable. QuickBooks provides Mac-specific features. For example, users can embed a notification bar in Mac's menu bar, add reminders to iCalendar and sync contacts with their Mac OS address books. Users can also share data with Windows-based users.
QuickBooks for Mac's online version can be accessed on from anywhere and any device. The online version provides more features than the desktop version, such as automatic scheduling and invoice sending, advanced security and access for up to five users.
QuickBooks for Mac also offers a mobile app for iOS. I've been using it for over 5 years and so far it's been good Overall, I haven't had too many problems. I had to deal with one missed quarterly filing but I think that was the EDD's fault since QB says that it was filed online but EDD says that it wasn't. Other than that, I've been happy.
Pros It is relatively a cheap option vs hiring an accountant and I haven't gotten into any trouble with IRS so I'm guessing that it's calculations are correct. Cons Lack of easy customer support. They really try to get you to solve your own problems with online stuff and no one to answer your questions.
Highly Recommend Since implementing QuickBooks Payroll, our process has been streamlined which allowed our team to focus on other tasks which are value-add to the business. Pros The support received during setup was outstanding. The whole process was very easy and all of our questions were answered. Since implementing QuickBooks Payroll we have saved a lot of time and frustration. It's great to know that everything is taken care of automatically and our employees like the timeliness.
Cons I would like a feature to set up multiple employee groups which are on different pay schedules. Bookkeeping for non-accountants Pros I'm clueless when it comes to keeping our books and so the ease of use in QBO is really helpful. If I don't know what to do, I can find an article to tell me how or get someone from their tech staff on the phone to help. It's easy for accountants to log into our account too once we grant them access.
I like the ease of processing payments, invoices, and receipts, as well as running reports on how we're doing. Quickbooks online a lot better than the offline version of the software. Cons Some features need some accounting knowledge, I will say.
Mainly if you don't know how to file a charge or something it doesn't tell you waht to do, but once you know (or learn from the CPA) the features are easy to use in the program. QuickBooks PayRoll is the Small Biz Solution! I’ve had great experience with the ACH payroll integrative services. I love being able to print paycheck stubs from anywhere and not having to worry about missing a deadline! Pros I love being able to run payroll from anywhere (even the app) while traveling and on the go! As a small business owner who does a lot of the work myself, it’s critical to be able to pay my staff from anywhere in a simple way! I also really love the payroll reminders that come on email and the app!
It’s also very easy to set different pay rates and everything is as simple as 1-2-3! Cons I least like the cost. There is tremendous value provided, but as a small business owner barely able to pay oneself sometimes - the decisions have to be made about cutting apps and services.
I would like to see a tiered system for more entrepreneurs to be able to use this feature when I recommend it!
Qbmac2019(4x4) Yes, Mac lovers, that is what I said. Intuit has re-released ‘QuickBooks for Mac’ for 2019 with enhancements to boot. Even though the last updates to QuickBooks for Mac were back in 2016, and we didn’t even see a ‘2017 or 2018 version’ of the Mac product, you now have a new and improved version for 2019. This isn’t a ‘fool you with a box’ and only give you the Mac App for QuickBooks Online this is the real thing to run locally on your Mac computer under the Apple-Mac-OS. Speaking of the OS, the requirements for this version are at least Mac OS X v10.12 (Sierra), but also supported are Mac OS X v10.13 (High Sierra), and Mac OS X v10.14 (Mojave). You will need a Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo (or higher) Processor, a minimum of 2GB of RAM available to the application (4GB is recommended), at least 250 MB of available disk space for the application, and a CD/DVD drive or Internet connection for installation. You must use a 100% Macintosh-compatible printer if you plan to print invoices, check, deposit slips, lists, purchase orders, mailing labels, reports or graphs.
You will need Intuit (QuickBooks-for-Mac-formatted) checks if you plan to print checks. As you can see in the image below, when the QuickBooksMac2019.dmg file is downloaded it opens to allow you to simply copy the QuickBooks for Mac program into you Mac 'Applications' folder. It takes only moments to then activate the software, register your license and be set and ready to go with the QuickBooks for Mac you always loved, plus more. QBMac2019Install-and-GUI Now not being a QuickBooks for Mac (regular) user and not having anything but a 'sample file' provided with QuickBooks for Mac to play around with, there wasn't really any data supporting the new features. But I did my best to capture some meaningful images that will show you the variety of new and/or enhanced features in this 2019 version including:. Bank/Credit-card Reconcile Discrepancy Report which identifies changes made to reconciled transactions since the last reconciliation.
But note, this will only impact transactions created in this version, it won’t track transactions entered into older versions of the software. (Might be a reason to think about starting a new file when you transition to this newest version of QuickBooks for Mac.). QBMac2019iCloud-file-sharing Please note that this feature is not intended for multiple users to be working on the same file by syncing copies simultaneously while other users are still in the file. For more details about ‘file-sharing’ using iCloud, consult the official Apple website regarding iCloud Drive and file-sharing functionality. Passwords will now be required if your file contains any sensitive information.
All such information including social security, tax identification, bank account, and other identifying information is now encrypted by QuickBooks. Complex passwords with a 90-day reset requirement will be required for access to such files for each user account. (Note: I was required to create a complex password (even in this sample file) the moment I started to open it initially.). QBMac2019Report-options By the way, I do realize that this isn't the entire Balance Sheet (or even the entire first page). But you get the idea. Square Import feature allows users to incorporate their sales data from Square by means of a.csv file import. Since I don't have a Square account I didn't have a way to test this feature, but it seems pretty straight forward. When you click on the little 'Square' icon at the top of an import transaction window (like the one for Sales Receipts as shown below), you are presented with a dialog box from which to select the.csv file for import. Pretty straight forward stuff.
QBMac2019Square-file-import To me this seems like the 'good old Mac' product that most QuickBooks for Mac users liked so well. It offers these, and perhaps a few more enhancements and improvements we were not made aware of. Without spending a lot more time with the product it would be hard for me to say what else users of the Mac version may find to their liking. Undoubtedly, the thing the Mac users will find most appealing is that what they thought was an 'abandoned product' back in 2016, with notice that it would not be supported as of 2019, is now 'back' with a new version.
So, from all of us here at Insightful Accountant, 'welcome back, Mac!' Notes & Disclosures: Graphics or other illustrations used in this article have either been prepared using an early-release version of QuickBooks for Mac 2019 software, or were furnished and/or adapted from Intuit source content. Be aware that certain aspects of features described or illustrated herein may have changed between the pre-release software version we used and the release of QuickBooks for Mac 2019 desktop products scheduled for September 11, 2018. This article is intended to serve as a summary of QuickBooks for Mac 2019 product feature reported to us by Intuit as being new to the software.
This article is not an in-depth review of QuickBooks for Mac 2019, nor has it been written to provide instruction in the proper use of the software, or any of the specific 'new' features within the software. While the writer or editor may express a personal opinion within this article regarding this feature and/or the software as a whole, such personal opinion does not constitute a formal endorsement by Insightful Accountant or the publisher regardless of any phrasing used by the author. Tags by September 12, 2018 12:00 AM.