Here’s What To Do About Intuit’s Discontinuation of QuickBooks Desktop

AUSTIN, TX – May 9, 2024 – If you’re not prepared, now’s the time. Intuit is discontinuing QuickBooks Desktop v21 on May 31, 2024, and after July 31, 2024, the only version of Desktop that will be available for purchase is Enterprise.

This includes all 2021 versions of QuickBooks Desktop:

  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro
  • QuickBooks Desktop Premier
  • QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
  • QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
  • QuickBooks Premier Accountant (affected)
  • QuickBooks Enterprise Accountant (affected)

According to Intuit:

“Your access to QuickBooks Desktop Payroll, Desktop Payments, live technical support, Online Backup, Online Banking, and other services through QuickBooks Desktop 2021 software will be discontinued after May 31, 2024. This also means you won’t receive critical security updates protecting your data starting June 1, 2024.”

Which means the QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Premier 2021 versions or older will be fully discontinued June 1, 2024, and after August 1, 2024, Enterprise will be the only version available for purchase.

 

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Services Affected by QuickBooks Desktop 2021 Discontinuation

Payroll Services

  • Assisted Payroll: After May 31, 2024, QuickBooks Desktop 2021 won’t automatically calculate correct payroll taxes, provide payroll forms, or allow you to send your payroll data. Your subscription will be deactivated and tax forms won’t be filed on your behalf.
  • Basic, Standard, or Enhanced Payroll: After May 31, 2024, QuickBooks Desktop 2021 won’t automatically calculate correct payroll taxes or provide payroll tax forms. Your paychecks may be inaccurate and your subscription will be deactivated.
  • Workers’ Comp Payment Service: You won’t be able to process Workers’ Comp Payments through QuickBooks Desktop 2021. A supported version of QuickBooks and an active Payroll subscription are required to run the payment service.
  • QuickBooks Workforce (formerly ViewMyPaycheck): You and your employees won’t have access to QuickBooks Workforce. You are required to have an active Payroll subscription and supported version of QuickBooks to use this service.
  • Payroll: After May 31, 2024, QuickBooks Desktop 2021 won’t automatically calculate correct payroll taxes or provide payroll tax forms. Your paychecks may be inaccurate and your subscription will be deactivated.

Credit Card Processing

  • Payment processing: You’ll get a message that the service is no longer available. You won’t be able to process credit card and check transactions through QuickBooks Desktop 2021. The message will include instructions for processing credit card and check transactions outside QuickBooks.
  • Merchant Service Deposit (reconciliation): After May 31, 2024, QuickBooks Desktop 2021 won’t download credit card and check info in the product.
  • Recurring Payments: QuickBooks Desktop 2021 won’t download your recurring payments. These transactions will continue to process. You can manage your Recurring Payments at MerchantCenter.intuit.com.
  • eInvoice: After May 31, 2024, you won’t be able to process eInvoice (email of invoice with pay link enabled) through QuickBooks Desktop 2021. You’re required to have a supported version of QuickBooks and an active payments subscription to run this service.

Other Services

  • Accountant Copy Transfer Service: You won’t be able to send accountant copies in QuickBooks Desktop using this service.
  • Contributed Reports: You won’t be able to use this feature in QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Multi-currency/Exchange Rate: You won’t be able to use or turn on this feature to assign specific currency types to your profiles and accounts in QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Online Banking: You won’t be able to download transactions, send online payments, or send online transfers. The exact error message depends on your download method. For example, you may receive, “QuickBooks Desktop is unable to verify the Financial Institution Information for this Download.” — Note: Uploading transactions will also be discontinued.
  • QuickBooks Time: The use of QuickBooks Time within QuickBooks 2021 won’t be available. To sync your QuickBooks Time Data with QuickBooks, move to QuickBooks Online or use a web connector.

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