What's new in QuickBooks 2008

New Features found across the QuickBooks Family

NEW! Next Generation Help

• Introducing context sensitive help, designed to provide new users with an enhanced start up experience.
• The new Relevant Topics list lets user bypass Search by giving them a list of most-likely questions to choose from, based on where they are in the product.
• Can be found in QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier and Enterprise Solutions.

IMPROVED! Excel Import2

• New excel templates make it easy for you to import existing customers, vendors, or product information into QuickBooks. Users can also assign each column in your existing Excel spreadsheet to a corresponding QuickBooks column.1
• Can be found in QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier and Enterprise Solutions.

IMPROVED! Outlook Integration2

• Easily send invoices, sales receipts and other forms using Outlook and Outlook Express.
• Send emails directly from QuickBooks using Outlook or Outlook Express.
• Sync your contacts in Outlook with your contacts in QuickBooks.
• Can be found in QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise Solutions.

IMPROVED! Invoice for Time and Expenses and NEW! Time Tracker Outlook functionality2

• Easily identify which clients to bill. View unbilled time & expenses for all clients on a single screen and transfer to an invoice with one click.1
• Allows customers to mark time in Outlook calendar for billing and transfer to QuickBooks through Time Tracker.5
• Can be found in QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions.4

IMPROVED! Accountant's Copy3

• Users can share accounting records with Accountant for review, and easily import back changes.
• In a single click, users create, encrypt and upload Accountant's Copy file to a secure server for Accountant download and review.
• Accountant can utilize Premier Accountant Edition to review company data received while users continue to work with their QuickBooks files.
• Can be found in QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise Solutions.

NEW! Payroll Availability1

All QuickBooks Financial Management Software, including Simple Start, is now compatible with Payroll.

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1. Subscription, Internet access, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and currently supported version of QuickBooks required, sold separately. Additional fees may apply; including sales tax where applicable. Pricing and limitations vary per service.
2. Requires Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Excel integration requires Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Outlook synchronization requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook tool, available for free at www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync, and Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. Synchronization with Outlook is also possible with QuickBooks Customer Manager (sold separately). For more information visit www.quickbooks.com. Business software applications sold separately.
3. Works with all QuickBooks accounting software except QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks: Simple Start, QuickBooks: Pro for Mac, QuickBooks: Online, Invoice Manager, Easy Estimate or Time Tracker and requires at least QuickBooks 2007. Payroll transactions cannot be adjusted. Note: Accountants wishing to work on clients' QuickBooks 2007 files need QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2007; and accountants wishing to work on clients' QuickBooks 2008 files need QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2008.
4. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions can only be installed on a Windows Client. Ongoing service fees apply for True Commerce and Velocity services.
5. 60-day free trial of QuickBooks Time Tracker online subscription is included. Time Tracker for MS Outlook is included in the 60-day free trial of Time Tracker. Requires Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007. Time Tracker requires at least QuickBooks 2006 or later editions of QuickBooks for Windows (Pro, Premier and Enterprise) updated to the most current release. Internet access required. Fees apply after free trial period. QuickBooks Time Tracker subscription required after free trial period to access Time Tracker for MS Outlook.
6. This testimonial represents the individual experience of this customer. Intuit does not guarantee that results will apply to all customers.