Intuit^® QuickBooks^® Premier 2010

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Electronically "paperclip" your documents to QuickBooks transactions to stay organized
NEW! QuickBooks Document Management¹

• Store receipts, statements and more online (in the internet cloud) for easy sharing
• Easily attach documents to any customer, vendor, employee, account or transaction
• Scan dozens of documents at one time — simply insert blank pages in between and QuickBooks creates individual files2
• Keep important documents at your fingertips and backed-up online
• Streamline collecting and matching documents from clients to specific transaction

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Entering large amounts of List data is now as simple a copy and pasting
NEW! Add/Edit Multiple List Entries

• Enter Items, Customers, or Vendors data using an improved table format
• Copy and paste lists from Microsoft Excel3 into QuickBooks lists
• Edit one list entry then easily copy the changes to many

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Spend less time hunting for the right report
IMPROVED! Report Center

• Use the search box to find reports using plain English
• View recently-run reports — QuickBooks even remembers your custom settings
• Get a shortcut to reports you use most by creating "favorites"

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Instantly see how you are doing
IMPROVED! Company Snapshot

• Select from 5 new reports: Year-over-year expense comparison, Year-over-year Income and Expense Comparison, Income Breakdown, Expense Breakdown, and Top Customers
• Drill down on the data behind the graphs with just a click
• Filter reports instantly to include only the information you want
• Customize which snapshots appear using simple drag and drop functionality

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Get up and running quickly and easily
IMPROVED! Installation Enhancements

• Simplify installation choices with a New Installation Manager
• Choose from Express and Custom installation options
• Reduces installation steps for upgraders by copying existing configuration

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Reduce the size of your QuickBooks file
IMPROVED! Maximize efficiency with Clean Up Company Data

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Make all your QuickBooks forms look like they came from YOUR company
IMPROVED! Forms Customization⁴

Promote your business by presenting a consistent, professional look across all your QuickBooks invoices and forms.

• Easier and faster to add your logo, select fonts and colors, and customize the shading and borders of data grids — changes are applied globally
• Select from new, free professional designs to make your invoices and other forms stand out from the competition
• Connect to a community of professional designers who can create or enhance a custom logo for your business

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Create shortcuts and get there faster
NEW! Favorites Menu⁵

• Add shortcuts directly to specific functions
• Personalize favorites for each user
• Access the Favorites Menu from anywhere in the QuickBooks

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Get the best of both worlds
IMPROVED! Online Banking

Did you know that three out of four accountants recommend QuickBooks to their small business clients?

Save time and work more closely with your clients. Use QuickBooks Premier Accountant to work seamlessly with QuickBooks Premier:

• Clean up client files on one screen with Client Data Review¹
• Create financial statements easily using Intuit Statement Writer (sold separately)

• Get easy access to client documents any time, anywhere via the Internet²
• Reduce errors with less back and forth using Accountant's Copy³
• Get more complete and accurate records at tax time

All the features of QuickBooks Pro, plus:

Clients Can:

Easily create a business plan

Quickly build a professional business plan by answering step-by-step questions. QuickBooks fills in the numbers based on QuickBooks data. Export the projects to Excel for further analysis or save it as a PDF file.

Forecast sales and expenses

Click a button to create a forecast of income and expenses for the coming year, based on existing QuickBooks data. Increase or decrease line items by any percentage to adjust for future changes.

Create industry-specific reports and install industry features

Access over 150 industry-specific reports in QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions such as:

• Profitability by Product for manufacturing and wholesale businesses
• Job/Project Costs for professional services firms & contracting businesses
• Donor Contribution Summary for nonprofit organizations
• Sales Tax Liability for retail businesses

Industry-Specific Accounting Solutions

When your clients buy QuickBooks Premier, they may choose from one of the following industry versions to install, or stay with the General Business Edition. Note that clients can also mix and match certain features within the software, such as inventory, job costing, order tracking, invoicing and reporting — to name a few.

Contractors

Designed for builders, to help your clients document and track change orders, track subcontractor general liability and progressively bill clients by job phase.

Manufacturing and Wholesalers

Designed for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors to manage inventory costs, track customer orders, manage pending builds & assemblies and adjust price levels by item.

Professional Services

Designed for consultants, attorneys and engineers to easily track time, monitor client specific expenses and set billing rates by employee client or service.

Retailers

Designed for brick and mortar stores and online retailers with point-of-sale hardware and software, live inventory tracking and credit card processing.

Nonprofits

Designed for 501(c)(3) organizations to generate nonprofit-specific reports that track program budgets, donations and create professional correspondence with contributors.

QuickBooks Premier wins 5 Star Rating from CPA Technology Advisor (April 2009):

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Read what others are saying:

"The QuickBooks Premier Manufacturing Edition has enabled my small manufacturing clients to operate efficiently and competitively against their larger competitors. The easy-to-use assembly process enables them to convert raw products into various finished goods quickly and accurately. It's a must have for any business who sells products in a different format than they purchase."

Pam Newman
RPPC, Inc.

"The Intuit financial line up is literally a family of products.  The look and feel of the products stay the same while the functionalities grow with your customers.  As a trusted advisor, I can watch over my growing customers with QuickBooks Accountant Edition which works with their products wherever they are in their growth cycle.  Intuit has made sure that my customers and I have solutions, individually and collaboratively all along the way!"

Elissa A. Greeley
ADOS Consulting, LLC

Recommended System Configuration

QuickBooks Simple Start/Pro/Premier:

• Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Vista, or 7
• At least 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor (2.4GHz recommended)
• At least 512MB (1 GB recommended) of RAM for a single user
• At least 1 GB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users.
• 1 GB of available disk space (additional space required for data files).

Disk Space Requirements for Additional Software

• 50MB for Microsoft .NET 3.5 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
• Google Desktop Search (in-product search) space requirements are determined by the size of the company file and the nature of usage. It is not unusual for indices to be as large as 1GB.

Additional Hardware and Software

• Operating Systems supported:
  • Windows XP (SP2 or later strongly recommended), all editions
  • Windows Vista (w/UAC on), all editions
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
• 4x CD-ROM drive
• Optimized for 1024x768 screen resolution or higher, supports 800x600 using "Small fonts" setting in your Windows control panel display settings

Database Server Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows XP (SP2 or later strongly recommended), Windows 2003 Server,  Windows Vista (w/ UAC on), or Windows Server 2008 operating systems
• Linux is supported for Enterprise Solutions only (Fedora 10)

File Server Only Requirements

• Novell Netware server or Linux/Samba file servers can be used with advanced configuration; performance will be impacted on networks running less than 100Mbps.

Integration/Compatibility Requirements

QuickBooks is capable of integrating with hundreds of third-party applications (see http://www.marketplace.intuit.com for the most up-to-date list) in addition to the following standard integrations provided with QuickBooks, additional RAM will enhance the use of these features:

• Preparing letters requires Microsoft® Word 2002, 2003 or 2007
• Exporting reports requires Microsoft® Excel 2002, 2003 or 2007
• Contact Synchronization with Microsoft® Outlook requires Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007
• Synchronization with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook (downloadable for free here: http://www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync)
• Compatible with QuickBooks Customer Manager V2.0 and later, and QuickBooks Client Manager v2.0 and later
• Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale v4.0 and later
• Payroll and other online features and services require Internet access with at least a 56Kbps connection speed (DSL or cable modem recommended)
• Business Planner functionality requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher (Premier and Online)

Additional Notes

• Disk space requirements do not include company data files, so if you manage many companies or if your company data file is very large you may need more disk space.
• Network access speed has a strong impact on performance in networked environments (multi-user, or when accessing data files on other computers). We recommend a minimum 100Mbps network for optimal performance. VPN and wireless networks often cannot provide sufficient, reliable, low-latency performance.
• Disk access speed can affect performance. We recommend a 7200 rpm drive (or 20+ MB/sec); faster is better, and SATA is typically faster than IDE. Disks with large caches may improve performance, depending on usage. Minimum access speed is 4200 rpm.
• QuickBooks will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors running XP and Vista, but is compiled as a 32-bit application. Some capabilities (such as memory access) may be greater on 64-bit machines.
• CPU clock speeds do NOT determine performance nearly as much as in the past, and the above are given as guidelines rather than as absolutes. Customers expect to see clock speed guidelines, but the CPU architecture can have a bigger impact on performance than speed (i.e. dual core will be faster than single core for many things, even if running at a lower clock speed).
• CPU: Intel P4 (2.8Ghz+) or better, or AMD Athlon64 (3800+), X2, or better.