Intuit has ended discounts for any QuickBooks desktop products and at the same time, pulled the products from retail outlets. All desktop products will be sold at full manufacturer’s suggested price, the company said recently.
Meanwhile, information about price increases will be available in early August for QB Desktop ProAdvisor Bundle, QB Desktop Enhanced Payroll per-employee cost; and QB Desktop Pro Plus, Mac Plus and Premier Plus.
Intuit noted the action stems from increasing demand for QB Online and it will accelerate in that investment in that platform.
Meanwhile the purchase method for the stand-alone QB Accountant Desktop product will be changed to an annual subscription. The product has been sold via a perpetual license, with three years of support for connected services. Subscription licenses for 2023 will be supported through May 31, 2024.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind