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QuickBooks 2009 Feature Comparison by Product
 Feature Pro 2009 Premier Accountant 2009 Enterprise Solutions Accountant 2009 Online
 Price $199+ $399+ $849+ $9.95/month+
 This product is best for: Small bookkeeping practice with less than 2 QuickBooks clients or providing limited accounting services to clients on Pro Accounting professionals who currently provide accounting services to clients on Pro or other QuickBooks editions Accounting Professionals who support QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions clients Accounting professionals who want to build an online practice
 Support all QuickBooks Clients with one program
Contains all QuickBooks 2009 accounting software1   Enterprise Solutions Edition only  
Launch and work in any QuickBooks 2009 edition1   Enterprise Solutions Edition only  
Open and modify client accounting records from all QuickBooks 2008 and 2009 editions and allow client to import your changes using Accountant's Copy2   Enterprise Solutions 8.0 & 9.0 only  
One click for client to download & send accounting record via secure server2    
Client is locked from the prior period but can work in current period2    
Access client data files any time, any where via the internet3 6-month subscription included, from remote computer 12 month subscription included, from remote computer Using Windows Terminal Services, from remote computer9 Anytime, anywhere. SSL encrypted access from any PC
 Built-in Tools & Controls (All include the ability to print checks, pay bills, and track expenses.)
Clean up client entry errors on one screen with Client Data Review    
Customize financial statements with Intuit Statement Writer, a tool based on Microsoft® Excel   Sold Separately  
Review balances, adjust entries and enter workpaper references all in one trial balance    
Automate integration with Intuit Lacerte tax software (sold separately)    
Calculate depreciation with full-featured Fixed Asset Manager    
Rapid data entry screens & ability to enter recurring & reversing journal entries    
Prevent changes to prior periods by protecting data with a password  
Always-on Audit Trail tracks client changes to current & prior periods  
Detect errors with reporting to find Void/Deleted transactions & Reconciliation errors  
Easily enter, validate and adjust client payroll in a customizable screen4  
Correctly account for voided checks  
Advanced user permissions control     For 115 activities, lists and reports  
Customer, vendor and employee records capacity5 14,500 14,500 100,000+ 10 14,500
G/L, Bank Reconciliation, A/P, A/R
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Assisted data conversion for most accounting programs6  
Peachtree® and Microsoft® Office Accounting to QuickBooks Conversion Tool7  
Free dedicated QuickBooks Technical Support Included   30 days 12 months 10   
 Help Product-Based Clients Control Inventory
Track inventory with Bill of Materials & Product Availability    
Back-order Tracking tools show shipping & receipt status    
 Integrates with Third-Party Applications
Easily transfer data to and from Microsoft® Excel, Word and Outlook8 Excel only
  Pro 2009 Premier Accountant 2009 Enterprise Solutions Accountant 2009 Online
  1. Does not include QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks Pro for Mac, QuickBooks Online, Invoice Manager, Easy Estimate or Time Tracker. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions: Accountant Edition 8.0 does not contain the features of QuickBooks Pro 2007 for Mac or QuickBooks Online.
  2. Works with all QuickBooks accounting software except QuickBooks Simple Start, QuickBooks Mac, QuickBooks Online and works with QuickBooks 2008 and 2009. Payroll transactions cannot be adjusted. Not all fields can be accessed for clients using QuickBooks 2008; including 1099 Account Mapping and modify and merge class lists. Previous versions of Accountant's copy restricted reconciliation after the dividing date. Simple Start has similar file transfer capabilities. Go to http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/pages/contentsections/pages/simplestartfiletransfer to download the QuickBooks Simple Start File Transfer tool.
  3. Internet access required. QuickBooks Premier: 1 single user subscription (12 months of QuickBooks-only access) included, valid for customers who purchase and install QuickBooks Premier 2009 software before 12/31/2009.
  4. Subscription begins at time of product registration. QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll for Accountants is sold separately and requires a subscription, EIN and at least QuickBooks 2007. Internet access required for download delivery and Direct Deposit. Nominal additional fees apply for Direct Deposit. Checks sold separately. 24x7 access subject to occasional downtime due to systems and servers maintenance. State forms are supported for over 40 states. Terms, conditions, features, pricing and service options subject to change without notice.
  5. Enterprise Solutions allows you to add up to one million names (e.g. customers, vendors, employees) and up to one million items (e.g. inventory, non-inventory, and service items). Some performance degradation is likely as your lists approach these size thresholds.
  6. Assisted data conversion includes a one-time conversion case which can be applied to multiple files. Assisted data conversion must be completed within 30 days from the date you register your software.
  7. Transfer data from Peachtree 2001-2008; Microsoft SBA 2006; and Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 using free tool available at http://accountant.intuit.com/convert.
  8. Requires Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Excel integration requires Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook synchronization requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook tool, available for free at www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync/, and Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Synchronization with Outlook is also possible with QuickBooks Customer Manager (sold separately). For more information visit www.quickbooks.com. Business software applications sold separately.
  9. 30 consecutive days of Intuit QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2009 support included from first-time registration. Offer valid 90 days from software purchase; U.S. only. Assisted data conversion includes a one-time conversion case which can be applied to multiple files. Assisted data conversion must be completed within 30 days from the date you register your software.
  10. Enterprise Solutions Accountant Edition (1-user) includes 30 days of support. Enterprise Solutions Accountant Edition multi-user SKUs (i.e. 5-user and above) includes 12 months of support. The Enterprise Solutions support team is available weekdays from 4 A.M.- 7 P.M. Pacific Time. Intuit reserves the right to limit each telephone contact to one hour and to one incident. Support availability subject to occasional downtime for systems and server maintenance, company events, observed U.S. holidays, and events beyond our control. Terms, conditions, pricing, service offerings, and availability of the Full Service Plan are subject to change at any time without notice.

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