<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
is	O
an	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Intuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
introduced	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
products	O
are	O
geared	O
mainly	O
toward	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
and	O
offer	O
on-premises	B-General_Concept
accounting	O
applications	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
versions	I-Architecture
that	O
accept	O
business	O
payments	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
pay	O
bills	O
,	O
and	O
payroll	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
Quicken	B-Application
product	O
for	O
individual	O
financial	O
management	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
developed	O
similar	O
services	O
for	O
small	O
business	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Quicken	B-Application
software	O
did	O
not	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
double-entry	O
"	O
accounting	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
was	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Quicken	B-Application
codebase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
versions	O
shared	O
a	O
different	O
codebase	O
that	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
In-House	O
Accountant	O
,	O
which	O
Intuit	O
had	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
soon	O
claimed	O
up	O
to	O
85	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
small	O
business	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2002	O
Intuit	O
launched	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Enterprise	O
Solutions	O
for	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
had	O
74%	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
Intuit	O
Press	O
Release	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
 '	O
share	O
of	O
retail	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
accounting	O
category	O
reached	O
94.2	O
percent	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
says	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
accountants	O
,	O
CPAs	O
and	O
independent	O
business	O
consultants	O
are	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
ProAdvisor	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Intuit	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2015	O
with	O
features	O
that	O
users	O
have	O
been	O
requesting	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Intuit	O
released	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2016	O
that	O
contains	O
several	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
ones	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
batch	O
transaction	O
,	O
bill	O
tracking	O
,	O
continuous	O
feed	O
label	O
printer	O
support	O
,	O
batch	O
delete/void	O
transactions	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Intuit	O
released	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2017	O
with	O
several	O
improvements	O
like	O
automated	O
reports	O
,	O
smart	O
search	O
and	O
improved	O
viewing	O
of	O
report	O
filters	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Intuit	O
released	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2018	O
,	O
adding	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	O
inventory	O
barcode	O
scanning	O
,	O
multi-monitor	O
support	O
,	O
search	O
in	O
the	O
chart	O
of	O
accounts	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Intuit	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2019	O
with	O
some	O
unique	O
features	O
requested	O
by	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
history	O
tracker	O
for	O
customer	O
invoices	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
credits	O
between	O
other	O
jobs	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
customer	O
,	O
payroll	O
adjustment	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2020	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
reliability	O
and	O
experience	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
desktop	O
versions	O
-	O
Pro	O
,	O
Premier	O
,	O
Accountant	O
,	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
-	O
include	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
customer	O
PO	O
numbers	O
in	O
email	O
subject	O
lines	O
,	O
send	O
batch	O
invoices	O
to	O
customers	O
,	O
automatic	O
payment	O
reminders	O
,	O
collapse	O
and	O
expand	O
columns	O
,	O
easy	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
version	O
update	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Intuit	O
rolled	O
out	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
2021	O
with	O
improved	O
payment	O
process	O
and	O
automated	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
's	O
Canadian	O
,	O
British	O
and	O
Australian	O
divisions	O
offer	O
versions	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
that	O
support	O
the	O
unique	O
tax	O
calculation	O
needs	O
of	O
each	O
region	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Canada	O
's	O
GST	O
,	O
HST	O
or	O
PST	O
sales	O
tax	O
,	O
VAT	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
edition	O
and	O
Australia	O
's	O
GST	O
sales	O
tax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
UK	O
edition	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Irish	O
and	O
South	O
African	O
VAT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
Enterprise	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
the	O
UKI	O
market	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
Desktop	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
rental/subscription	O
basis	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
UK	O
and	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
sale	O
with	O
no	O
desktop	O
software	O
replacement	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
being	O
the	O
2021	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
(	O
macOS	B-Application
)	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quickbooks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
their	O
products	O
and	O
service	O
offerings	O
for	O
accountancy	O
and	O
small	O
business	O
customers	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
India	O
after	O
31	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
has	O
integrated	O
several	O
web-based	O
features	O
into	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
,	O
including	O
remote	O
access	O
capabilities	O
,	O
remote	O
payroll	O
assistance	O
and	O
outsourcing	O
,	O
electronic	O
payment	O
functions	O
,	O
online	O
banking	O
and	O
reconciliation	O
,	O
mapping	O
features	O
through	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
marketing	O
options	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
and	O
improved	O
e-mail	O
functionality	O
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
and	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
2008	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
also	O
added	O
import	O
from	O
Excel	B-Application
spreadsheets	B-Application
,	O
additional	O
employee	O
time	O
tracking	O
options	O
,	O
pre-authorization	O
of	O
electronic	O
funds	O
and	O
new	O
Help	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Intuit	O
announced	O
that	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Enterprise	O
Solutions	O
would	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	O
servers	O
,	O
whereas	O
previously	O
it	O
required	O
a	O
Windows	O
server	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
called	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
(	O
QBO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
subscribers	O
for	O
an	O
online	O
accounting	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
624,000	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cloud	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
distinct	O
product	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
work	O
differently	O
than	O
they	O
do	O
in	O
desktop	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Intuit	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
rebuilt	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
create	O
small	O
business	O
applications	O
and	O
gives	O
customers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Chrome	O
,	O
Firefox	O
,	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
10	O
,	O
Safari	O
6.1	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
accessible	O
via	O
Chrome	O
on	O
Android	O
and	O
Safari	O
on	O
iOS	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
may	O
also	O
access	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
via	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
a	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
an	O
Android	O
web	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Intuit	O
introduced	O
a	O
UK-specific	O
version	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
Online	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
specific	O
VAT	O
and	O
European	O
tax	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quickbooks	B-Application
Online	O
offers	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
third-party	O
software	O
and	O
financial	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
banks	O
,	O
payroll	O
companies	O
,	O
and	O
expense	O
management	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
desktop	O
also	O
supports	O
a	O
migration	O
feature	O
where	O
customers	O
can	O
migrate	O
their	O
desktop	O
data	O
from	O
a	O
pro	O
or	O
prem	O
SKU	O
's	O
to	O
Quickbooks	B-Application
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
Point	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sale	I-Application
is	O
software	O
that	O
replaces	O
a	O
retailer	O
's	O
cash	O
register	O
,	O
tracks	O
its	O
inventory	O
,	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
customer	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
reports	O
for	O
managing	O
its	O
business	O
and	O
serving	O
its	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
Solutions	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
Intuit	O
encouraged	O
third-party	O
software	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
programs	O
that	O
fill	O
niche	O
areas	O
for	O
specific	O
industries	O
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
partnered	O
with	O
Lighter	O
Capital	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
$15	O
million	O
fund	O
for	O
developers	O
designing	O
apps	O
for	O
Intuit	B-Application
Quickbooks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intuit	O
Developer	O
Network	O
provides	O
marketing	O
and	O
technical	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
(	O
SDKs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
's	O
Lacerte	O
and	O
ProConnect	O
Tax	O
Online	O
tax	O
preparation	O
software	O
for	O
professional	O
accountants	O
who	O
prepare	O
tax	O
returns	O
for	O
a	O
living	O
integrates	O
with	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
in	O
this	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Office	O
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
for	O
OSX	O
had	O
reported	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
new	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
.	O
</s>
