Choose the Product That's Right for You

Does your business have simple accounting needs? You may want to consider the basic tools in Simple Start Free. Need more than just the basics? You may want to consider Pro - it includes everything in Simple Start Free plus inventory, online banking and more.
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Key Features

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Save time when tracking your finances
Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses
Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments
Track customer and vendor contacts Up to 20 10,000+ 10,000+
Manage payroll & payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit 1 (sold separately)
E-mail estimates, invoices, reports, and more 2
Create professional-looking invoices and forms 3
Organize and back-up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records.4
Get insights so you make better decisions
Allow multiple users to work in QuickBooks at the same time 5 1 1 Up to 5
One-click business reports 14 14 100+
Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions 6 Excel Import Only Excel Import Only
Track inventory, set reorder points & create purchase orders
Download your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks7
Get an immediate view into your bottom line all in one page with Company Snapshot
Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies8
Important disclaimers, disclosures and Chart Notes
1 Requires paid subscription, EIN and Internet access. For Mac: Requires Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac. Additional fees apply. Internet access required. Adobe Reader is required to print checks and forms. Service not available in Canada.
2 Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. For Mac: Requires Apple Mail®; Microsoft® Entourage® 2004 or 2008 for Mac.
3 For Mac: Templates customized in prior versions of QuickBooks for Mac will be available but not editable. QuickBooks for Windows templates are not transferable to QuickBooks for Mac.
4 Scanner not included. Only TWAIN compliant scanners supported. Maximum 100 MB per file. Total file storage 100MB or about 1000 2 page PDFs.
5 QuickBooks Pro and Premier: Requires purchase of a license for each additional user. All copies of QuickBooks must be the same version-year.
6 For QuickBooks Online Plus, Pro, Premier, and Enterprise: Upgrade from any product QuickBooks 4.0 or later. For Mac: QuickBooks 2010 for Mac can upgrade files from QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition 2008, 2009, and 2010 for Windows; New User Edition 5.0, 6.0, 2005, and 2006; and QuickBooks Pro for Mac 4.0 (M12), 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 (U.S. versions).
7 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.
8 Internet Access Required. Additional fees may apply.