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Many applications in the IT ecosystem are still delivered to end users as desktop applications. These applications serve typical use cases, such as offline access, fast locally-stored data access, and so on. It is a challenge to keep applications up to date, to secure locally-stored data, and to control application access. As a part of digital transformation, enterprise companies are migrating legacy desktop-based applications to cloud-hosted applications. This ensures users are using the most current software versions with optimal security, scalability and ease of management.
On September 16, 2019, QuickBooks 2020 was launched with the aim to improve the reliability and experience of using the software. All the desktop versions - Pro, Premier, Accountant, and Enterprise - include new features like the ability to add customer PO numbers in email subject lines, send batch invoices to customers, automatic payment reminders, collapse and expand columns, easy QuickBooks version update etc.[13]
On September 4, 2020, Intuit rolled out QuickBooks 2021 with improved payment process and automated features. All the desktop editions in this version have streamlined bank feeds, automated receipt management, rule-based customer groups, payment reminders, customized payment receipts, data level permissions, and batch delete sales orders.[14][15]
QuickBooks Desktop is only available on a rental/subscription basis for users in UK and Ireland, and is to be withdrawn from sale with no desktop software replacement with the final version being the 2021 edition.[20]
QBO and QB Desktop are different products. QBO is great for some users who want to have multiple people accessing QB from different locations. As an accountant who works with many small businesses, I know desktop is better for some of my clients and QBO is better for others. They all have different needs and there is no one size fits all solution.
Idiotic bank feeds AI - I've seen a lot more errors in suggested rules and transactions with QBO than desktop, such as mixing up restaurants and utilities, which can be a real problem when clients do their own bookkeeping
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