Intuit released new editions Monday of QuickBooks 2013, including Accountant, Pro, and Premier, with numerous key enhancements including an entirely new interface.
Of specific interest to accountants, Intuit has added numerous tools to the Accountant edition aimed at helping accountants save time in their workflow, invoicing and navigation. The latest version offers improved centers for key customer information and transactions, along with additional tabs, a “send journal entry” workflow feature, and the ability to batch-enter transactions such as check deposits and credit card charges.
“Every year we ask what are the two or three big things we can add,” said product manager for QuickBooks Accountant Jacint Tumacder. “We also get feedback on lots of little things. While we did the big things, in this version, we said, ‘Let’s go back and make it work really well for all of our users.’ We did that through dozens of ‘delighter’ enhancements, including a completely new interface, which is familiar but optimized for efficiency.”
Other notable improvements in QuickBooks 2013 Accountant include the ability to
• batch enter up to 1,000 transactions from Excel into QuickBooks.
• email journal entries to clients directly from QuickBooks, and clients can click to import the entries automatically from an email attachment.
• edit and format custom financial statements and documents using familiar Microsoft Excel and Word functions. These reports can be created for distinct client business types, and the data is automatically refreshed.
• have one-click access to the tools used the most. This customizable feature includes the new Reconcile Widget, which provides a fresh look at account balances, reconciled balance and last reconciled date all in one place.
For more information, visit www.quickbooks.com.
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Just spoke with Intuit as I'm in need of an upgrade -- they claim that the new version has not yet been released. I directed them to this website, and they informed me that you are sadly misinformed.
Thanks for the goose chase accounting today !
Posted by: bshirl | September 18, 2012 3:34 PM
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The new software is incredible! The screen is so much easier on the eyes!
Posted by: Skeeter | September 11, 2012 8:39 PM
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I'm tired of QB changing their product every year. I have clients that are using QB 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. They have no need to change because it works for them and since they don't use the payroll function they are not forced to change. This forces me to update to support them or new clients. Enough already!
Posted by: wjstern | September 11, 2012 4:36 PM
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It makes no sense to change something that needs no change, except that Intuit likes our $.
Posted by: TK | September 11, 2012 10:50 AM
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Wow, I just installed my new QB Accountant. The new look is different but I can see the advantages. If you don't like the new view, looks like you can change it back to the old icon view on top. I've been using QB so long, I still tend to use the top drop downs, that are unchanged. I viewed the What's New in 2013 video in the Help, Learning Center - This really helped me.
Posted by: #thatsbillable | September 11, 2012 8:40 AM
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Really.. Another new interface? How stupid is that? Almost as dumb as Microsoft changing Excel's interface. Biolliions of hours in lost productivity.
No surprise hat these companies go from dominate to history.. because of horrific decisions and NOT understanding there customers.
We are all now forced to upgrade because of the end of support for 2010.
Hello - if ain't brokes, stop messing with it..
Note: Jourbnal entry feature wil be great if it works.. Truth is we will all soon work in th cloud and wil work directky with clients data real time..
Posted by: Korody | September 11, 2012 8:38 AM
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We REALLY don't need another interface to learn. What new interfaces typically mean is that they ran out of ideas for useful features.
The e-mail journal entries feature may be useful if we can get past version issues.
Posted by: fstitely | September 10, 2012 12:57 PM
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