Accountant 2012/13

Support your QuickBooks customers with one program• Serve your customers using QuickBooks EasyStart through to Premier with one copy of QuickBooks Accountant

Edition

• Toggle between any of these QuickBooks editions (including industry specific versions) without having to login as an administrator or operate in single user mode. You have to log in as an administrator if the file has passwords enabled. Single user mode is not available if you toggle to QuickBooks Plus and below.

• Toggle feature allows you to troubleshoot your client’s problems in their QuickBooks edition.

Work simultaneously with your clients• Dividing Date feature allows Accountants and clients to work simultaneously , delivering enhanced efficiency for

both parties

• Accountants can make financial adjustments on or before the dividing date, while clients can view all transactions and work on the transactions after the dividing date

• A closing date can be assigned, preventing changes being made after tax liability has already been paid

• Clients can also perform a bank reconciliation even if you are working on their file and import all Accountant Copy changes you send them.

Create simple customised reports• Financial Statement Designer tool allows you to create simple customised reports all from within QuickBooks so

there is no need to export data to other applications such as Word or Excel

• Re-use customised financial statements for clients with the same Chart of Accounts and customise the statements with integrated date from the Accountant’s Copy.

Better manage your business with customisable customer snapshot NEW • With just a single click you can drill down into customer details while viewing your business performance

• View a customer’s purchasing history, average payment period and any outstanding money owed on one screen.

QuickBooks Accountant Edition has been developed specifically for accountants and bookkeepers.

Advanced functionality and ease of use enable accountants and bookkeepers to provide a significantly better service to their client whilst also increasing their own efficiency and saving them time and money.

APC Highly Recommended, May 2011

Australian PC User, January 2012

Australian PC User, July 2011

Track GST and lodge BAS online• Connect with the ATO and lodge your BAS online using Reckon GovConnect*, SBR™ enabled software. *Australia only.

• Benefit from real-time feedback and lodgement confirmation including details of refund entitlement or money owed.

Review and adjust account balances• Easily review and adjust account balances with the Working Trial Balance tool

• View beginning balances, current period transactions, current period adjustments, and ending balances for any time frame.

GST Calculation NEW• Now either gross or net amounts can be entered into journal entries, saving you time and helping to ensure greater

accuracy of your accounts.

Smart employee management with Employee Organizer• Record detailed employee information such as leave, wages, promotions and contacts using the Employee Organiser

Wizard and produce sophisticated summaries of your employees’ details and history

• Store your important employee information in one easy-to-access location so you can better manage your employees and improve business efficiency.

Practice management software integration• QuickBooks Accountants Edition integrates the Accountants Data Transfer (ADT) tool allowing you to export

QuickBooks transactions into multiple practice management software suites

• The ADT tool makes it easier than ever to run reports, analyse QuickBooks data, and better support your clients, all from within your own software application.

Control access to confidential account balances• Easily control access to your confidential account balances with the QuickBooks’ Hide/Show preference

• Simply switch your Account Balance previews to “off” to help ensure only you have access to your business’ confidential account balances.

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Unlimited company data files

Unlimited transactions

Invoice, pay bills & track expenses

Prepare BAS and track GST 1

Easy to set up and access help

Weekend support available2

Portable company file

Integrated online data backup3

21 Industry Chart of Accounts

Home page customisation

Customisable Company Snapshot

Customisable Customer Snapshot

Wildcard Search

Reckon GovConnect4

Integrated BAS & online lodgement

12 months updates and upgrades5

Import bank statements6

Microsoft Office integration 7 7

Process credit card payments8

Reports Centre

Track and manage inventory

Payroll & employee management

Employee Organiser

Reckon Tools SuperLink integration

Advanced inventory features

Microsoft Outlook integration

Estimates, quotes & job costing

Accepts payments via PayPal8

Multicurrency enabled

Multi-user enabled 9 10 10

Maximum multiple licences supported 511 512 3013

Multiple price levels per item

Advanced reporting tools

Industry-specific versions 14 14

ODBC driver

Enhanced multi-user security features

Multi-site

Multi-company reporting

Financial statement designer

Variable service billing rates

Online or offline access15

Advanced Reckon Financial Statement Designer

Designed for Mac, iPad, Android & PCs

Features available in Australia only.

Accountant • Retail • Contractor Non-Profit • Professional Services • Manufacturing & Wholesale

1. GST Reporting on cash basis only. 2. Minimum call cost is AU$4.90 incl GST per minute. Higher from mobile and public phones. Call costs are subject to change. 3. Additional fees and charges may apply. One licence for Reckon Tools Backup is included with all current subscriptions and renewals for QuickBooks Hosted Standard and QuickBooks Hosted Premium. This backup licence runs concurrently for the same period as the relevant QuickBooks Hosted product. 4. Only available to current annual licence or Advantage members. 5. For annual licence products: updates and upgrades are available as long as the annual licence is current. 6. Check with your financial institution to see if they support this feature. 7. Limited access. 8. Additional fees and charges may apply. An Internet Merchant account may be required – contact your financial institution. Subject to PayPal’s approval and accepting their terms and conditions The availability of the PayPal services are subject to an arrangement with Reckon Ltd and PayPal Pte Ltd (PayPal). If this arrangement is discontinued for any reason the PayPal services may no longer be available. 9. QuickBooks Pro includes one licence – you must purchase additional licences for a multi-user environment. 10. QuickBooks Hosted includes one licence – you must purchase additional licences for a multi-user environment. 11. One licence with Quickbooks Contractor full version licence. 5 licences included with Quickbooks Contractor annual licence 12. Three licences included, additional licences required for up to 5 multi-users. Upgrades may include up to 5 licences. 13. Single and additional licences for up to 30 multi-users may be purchased. 14. Includes Contractor and Accountant Edition functionality. 15. Offline access for PC only. A corresponding current QuickBooks Enterprise licence is required for each user to work offline and charges may apply. Offline access for Mac requires third party software. Charges may apply.

System Requirements

• At least 2.0 GHZ Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent)• Microsoft Windows XP users: At least 512MB of RAM for a single user

and at least 1GB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users • 1 GB of RAM required for Windows VistaTM and Windows 7 users• 1 GB RAM for Windows Server 2003/2008*• Windows XP/VistaTM /7 operating system• 1 GB of disk space (additional space required for company files)• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later required • Microsoft .Net Framework Common Language Runtime 1.1 (provided on

QuickBooks installation CD. Requires an additional 150MB)• Microsoft .Net Framework Common Language Runtime 2.0 (provided on

QuickBooks installation CD. Requires an additional 150MB)• Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 Client Profile (provided on QuickBooks

installation CD. Requires an additional 1.5GB New Zealand Only)• Requires 9 MB for QuickBooks Pro Timer• At least 256-colour SVGA video• 1024 x 768 pixel screen resolution• 24X CD-ROM• All online features/services require Internet access with at least a 56

Kbps modem (ADSL or Cable Modem recommended)• Reckon GovConnect requires .NET Framework 3.5 and 60MB for install* Windows Small Business Server 2008 requires 4GB RAM. Windows Small Business Server 2003 is not supported

Note: Windows 7 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit currently supported.

Integration/Compatibility requirements

• Microsoft Word and Excel integration requires Microsoft Word and Excel 2003, 2007 or 2010

• If you want to synchronise with contact management software, you need Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010. Contact synchronisation with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook

• Compatible with Reckon Retail Point of Sale Lite, Professional and Enterprise 2012/13.

Multi-user requirements

• Multi-user mode is optimised for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server or Windows Server 2008 operating systems, and for Windows XP Pro/VistaTM /7**

• Terminal Services are supported for QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise 2012/13

** Not all versions of Windows VistaTM/7 are supported. Support is provided for Windows VistaTM Business and Ultimate and Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate.

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