QuickBooks Premier 2010
Intuit® QuickBooks® Premier 2010
All of the great features of QuickBooks Pro, plus advanced reports and tools designed for your client's industry needs.
"Having clients use QuickBooks Premier has made my job so much easier, as well as making me look like a hero to my clients! By introducing the Loan Manager function, I've been able to eliminate errors in interest/principal payments, as well as offer a tool for clients to compare new loans and the option of refinancing existing loans."
Stacy Kildal
Kildal Services LLC
What's New in 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
2 Scanner not included. Only TWAIN compliant scanners supported. Maximum 100 MB per file. Total file storage 100MB or about 1000 2 page PDFs. Additional file storage available at an additional cost.
3 Add/Edit Multiple List Entries compatible with Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003 and 2007.
4 Not available in QuickBooks Online.
5 Not available in QuickBooks Simple Start or QuickBooks Online.
6 Footnote: Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to application approval, and additional terms, conditions and fees. We authenticate your account with your financial institution, and then use secure data transmissions between your financial institution and Intuit.
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Why Recommend QuickBooks Premier?
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:
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- 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
- Included with QuickBooks Premier Accountant.
- 12-month subscription included with QuickBooks Premier Accountant. Internet access required.
- Open and modify client accounting records from all QuickBooks 2008 and 2009 editions and allow client to import your changes using Accountant's Copy. 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 QuickBooks Support Site to download the QuickBooks Simple Start File Transfer Tool.
Features & Benefits for your Clients
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.
Awards & Customer Quotes
QuickBooks Premier wins 5 Star Rating from CPA Technology Advisor (April 2009):
"Without a doubt, QuickBooks is and will remain the leading supplier of accounting software to small businesses for the foreseeable future."
CPA Technology Advisor 2009 Readers' Choice Award —
Small Business Accounting Category
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
System Requirements
Recommended System Configuration
- Windows XP (SP2), Vista or 7
- 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor (2.4 GHz recommended)
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) for a single user, 1 GB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users
- 1 GB of available disk space (additional space required for data files)
- 232 MB for Microsoft .NET 3.5 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
- Monitor display resolution of 1024x768 at 16-bit color (Supports 800x600 with small fonts)
- 4x speed CD-ROM drive
- All online features/services require Internet access
- Internet Explorer 6 or later must be installed on every computer running QuickBooks
Software Integration and Compatibility
- Microsoft Word and Excel 2002, 2003 and 2007
- Contact synchronization requires Microsoft Outlook, 2002, 2003, and 2007 (sync tool downloadable for free at: http://www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync
- Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale version 6.0 and later
Multi-User Networking Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server, and Windows 2008 Server
- Linux is supported for Enterprise Solutions only (Fedora 10)
Download Requirements
You must have all three of the following to download QuickBooks:
- A high-speed Internet connection (DSL, cable modem, or higher)
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- 2.5 GB free disk space
Important: Customers with dial-up connections cannot download QuickBooks, due to the large file size.
Download File Sizes and Download Times
| Product | Download File Size | Estimated Download Time (cable modem) | Estimated Download Time (DSL) |
| QuickBooks Simple Start | 470 MB | 45 min | 90 min - 2 hr |
| QuickBooks Pro, or Premier | 470 MB | 45 min | 90 min - 2 hr |
- File sizes and typical download times for cable and DSL modems are listed below. Actual download times will vary depending upon modem speed, Internet traffic, time of day, and other factors.
For more details on downloading QuickBooks, see our download faqs1
Important disclaimers, disclosures and System Requirements Notes
1 QuickBooks Reinstall CD-ROM. As part of your QuickBooks purchase & download, we will mail you a reinstall CD-ROM. If your computer crashes or you buy a new computer, you're covered - you can use the CD-ROM to install your QuickBooks software again.
