ProConnection® Newsletter | March 2007 | Vol. VI, No. 3
ProConnection® Newsletter | March 2007 | Vol. VI, No. 3
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Intuit has broken the one million mark now with more than one million active customers across its payroll business.*
With more customers than either ADP or PayChex,
Intuit Payroll solutions now provide paychecks for over 12 million employees.
Practitioners are finding more ways to add value to their clients' payroll efforts with QuickBooks Payroll. Read how they do it here.
*NOTE: The one million total includes customers of Standard Payroll, Enhanced Payroll, Enhanced Payroll for Accountants, Assisted Payroll, Complete Payroll, Premier Payroll, Online Edition Payroll, and QuickPayroll. Over 90% of this total are from QuickBooks Payroll solutions.
New Payroll Offering. For clients with one to three employees who process their own payroll, QuickBooks Basic Payroll (Limited Employees) is a new offering designed just for them.
First Year Price of $69. Basic Payroll (Limited Employees) is priced at $69 for the first year, and $99 for subsequent years. Basic Payroll (Limited Employees) will be available April 2.
The product
Last month Intuit announced that it will sell its fully outsourced payroll business to Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). All Intuit Premier Payroll customers, and some Intuit Complete Payroll customers, are being transitioned. (Complete Payroll customers will move to ADP if they enter payroll data by phone or fax or use certain add-on discontinued services.
Learn more, including how Intuit will continue to serve customers during the transition.
We have restructured our newsletter to focus on your practice, your clients, your tips, your tools, and your voice. We do this so
you can find more to help you get more out of your practice and serve your clients better.
Note: As we work on some of the Subscriber Center functions over the next few weeks, some functions are not currently available. We appreciate your patience.
Faster Access to Resources. We've redone this Website to help you find what you need faster and easier. Changes include
Parents of children with special needs can use your expertise in getting them the full benefits of tax relief available.
Our tax specialists Terry Myers and Dee DeScherer show you how.
Read their tips here (includes client letter).
Dr. Bob Spencer shows how to polish and update your engagement letter for maximum effect. See why you should never embark on a
relationship with a client without a well-defined and signed engagement letter on file.
The change order is a perfect complement to a good engagement letter. If you've ever lost money on a job that crept beyond your best estimates, you already understand the need for something to protect you. Industry consultant August Aquila shows you how to use the change order as part of your engagement strategy to make sure you get paid for extra work.
Important information on the tools you are likely to use most.
As we go to press, Intuit is overseeing the Automatic Update of QuickBooks 2007 with Release 6. The release addresses over 40 individual issues, including numerous enhancements to payroll functions.
New program gives you more for less.
The feature your clients have been waiting for.
When clients look to you to help their small business survive and thrive, you can let them know about the new series of Small Business Podcasts from the makers of QuickBooks. Check out recent free podcasts you can share with clients to answer their questions:
A new podcast is available each week. See our list of episodes available so far.
Your Voice Matters. We're interested in learning more your views on QuickBooks Simple Start Edition, especially if you have clients using the software, although all QuickBooks practitioners can offer their comments.
One Lucky Winner. Take the survey and be entered to win a new, 4G iPod nanos, available in your choice of silver, aqua, light green, or, while supplies last, the special red edition.
Application Period Now Open. Intuit wants to hear from you if you are interested in joining the select group of accounting and tax practitioners: the 2007-2008 Accountant and Advisor Customer Council. Members meet twice a year at an Intuit location and join in several teleconference calls throughout their term, to provide Intuit's product managers, marketers and top executives with action-oriented feedback.
Starting with this issue, we'll be carrying a convenient link in our newsletters for QuickBooks Feedback so you can make sure your point gets made and brought to the attention of our product managers.
We're about to release our data based on region and population density for popular QuickBooks and related services. We'll show you variations by region and population density and even summarize rates in the more populous states. Please Stay Tuned.
For general matters or issues, you can mail letters and comments to Intuit Inc., Customer Communications, 2800 E. Commerce Center Place, Tucson, AZ 85706.
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Brandon Wilson, Publisher
Bill Teague, Managing Editor
Amy Munson, Web Production
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*NOTE: These figures include customers of Standard Payroll, Enhanced Payroll, Enhanced Payroll for Accountants, Assisted Payroll, Complete Payroll, Premier Payroll, Online Edition Payroll, and QuickPayroll. Estimates based on 2006 Intuit sales and customer survey data.
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