Is there any version of Quickbooks that you can pay a one-time fee for (without a subscription?) And use it without upgrading after it expires?
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Yes, buy the type you want in a office supply store or online. Have talked to people who are using a 7 - 10 year old version though they cannot get the updates due to the version “sunsetting” (expiring) after a period of time.Always cite your source for support to defend your opinion -
You can use Quickbooks Pro desktop version after after it expires.
Now if you want payroll... thats a yearly fee and I believe you have to update every three years no matter what.
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Probably not a good look for a tax professional, with a duty to protect client data, to be using a many-years-out-of-date version of software which is not being patched with security updates. Maybe before answering the OP question, one should review the mandatory data security plan that each tax pro has and see what it says about using unsupported versions of software?"You said it, they'll never know the difference. Come on, we'll paint our way out!" - Moe HowardComment
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True story... Maybe its for a client?? Of course, really the situation is no different.. Can the client not really afford $200/yr for accounting software???Originally posted by Rapid Robert View Post
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Even if they can afford it, why pay more than necessary if lower cost option will do what they want?Originally posted by spanel View PostComment
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Probably not a good look for a tax professional, with a duty to protect client data, to be using a many-years-out-of-date version of software which is not being patched with security updates. Maybe before answering the OP question, one should review the mandatory data security plan that each tax pro has and see what it says about using unsupported versions of software?Originally posted by kathyc2 View Post
That is why
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Burke never said it was going to be used to process client data.Originally posted by spanel View Post
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He also never said it wasn't, and this is a tax professional forum, so it's a reasonable assumption. Burke also never said why he was asking the question in the first place.Originally posted by kathyc2 View Post
I wonder what "NT" in the topic title is supposed to mean?
Don't forget, like most software, you are only granted a license to use it, you do not actually "purchase" it. Plus, even with the desktop version, Intuit is going to require you to create an online account, you can no longer register the software offline like you could in years past.
From the license agreement:
2.1. Registering the Software. After installation, you may be required to activate and register the Software before use and to do so you may be asked to provide a valid Software product or license number. You agree to keep your registration and/or account profile information accurate, complete, and current. Allowing or enabling others to use your license number(s), product number(s), and validation number(s), if any, is strictly prohibited.
2.2. Account Sign Up or Sign In. You may be required to create or sign up for an account (or sign in) with Intuit and you agree to do so within the time specified by the Software, otherwise you will not be able to continue to use the Software. To help avoid unintended access to your account or profile information, the Software may be designed to automatically sign you out of your account (and require sign in), including after periods of inactivity. When signing up or using the Software, you may be prompted to create a (one-time) private encryption key or password in connection with your account and data file(s). Once created, please take care to memorize or securely store all passwords and encryption keys. If you forget or misplace an encryption key, you may lose access to your data that is encrypted with that key. Intuit is not responsible or liable for passwords or encryption keys stored insecurely, forgotten, or misplaced, or for any unauthorized access or inability to retrieve or recover access to data resulting from such unsecured, forgotten, or misplaced passwords or encryption keys.
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NT= non tax. It's a courtesy so that people who aren't interesting in non tax posts won't click it open.Originally posted by Rapid Robert View PostComment
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Oh, OK. Across forums of all types, the more conventional indicator is "OT", or "off topic" (for the forum). Burke can use whatever he wants, of course, but if he had stuck to OT, more people would know what was intended.Originally posted by kathyc2 View Post
On Quickbooks, a further note: once the 3-year service life is over, you may no longer be able to install the software on a new computer. For example, QB 2018 sunsets in a few months, and then:
"Furthermore, any service associated with an Intuit server including license verification may not be functional for the QuickBooks 2018 product-line. Intuit does not guarantee that you can register products or retrieve product-license-codes or product-id-codes for these products after the sunset date."
If one is only using basic double-entry bookkeeping features and none of the other features & services provided with current versions of Quickbooks, there are other options, including open source ones, to enable basic double-entry accounting on the desktop with no vendor payment required.
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