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QuickBooks Pro Edition 2008 makes accounting easy with tools to organize your finances all in one place. Complete tasks like payroll, invoicing, bill tracking and check-writing. With one click, view past-due invoices or overdue bills. Or instantly see your entire account history with any customer or vendor. With QuickBooks Pro, you'll spend less time on routine tasks and more time on business! Amazon.com:
QuickBooks Pro Edition 2008 makes accounting easy with tools to organize your finances all in one place. Complete tasks like payroll1, invoicing, bill tracking and check-writing. With one click, view past-due invoices or overdue bills. Or instantly see your entire account history with any customer or vendor. Easily track sales and expenses. Quickly create your own professional-looking custom forms such as customer estimated, invoices and reports by using any of the over 100 included templates. Share your data with programs like Word and Excel. With QuickBooks Pro, you’ll spend less time on routine tasks and more time on business. Movies See how QuickBooks Pro can help your business succeed. Pro Edition Overview (2:13) New Features (2:44) Quickly Pay Bills and Print Checks (0:51) Invoice a Customer and Apply Payments (1:17) |  |
 Answer a few basic questions, and get a customized setup you can change at any time. |  Robust new Help functionality allows you to find the information you need quickly and easily. |
Easily Get Started
IMPROVED! Import Data from Excel
Excel templates make it easy for you to import your existing customers, vendors, or product information into QuickBooks. You can also assign each column in your existing Excel spreadsheet to a corresponding QuickBooks column. Save these settings to use again the next time you want to pull in data. You can even preview your data before you transfer it. Import Data from Quicken, Peachtree, and Microsoft Office Accounting
Access the Quicken conversion tool in QuickBooks to convert your data from Quicken 1998 through 2007. If you are currently running your business using Peachtree 2001-2008, Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006, and Microsoft Office Accounting/ Office Accounting Express, you can also easily convert your data into QuickBooks 2008. Get Set Up and Running Quickly
Answer a few basic questions, and get a customized setup you can change at any time. NEW! Step by step coaching for new users to help you learn QuickBooks faster
Get up to speed on QuickBooks easily. The new QuickBooks Coach guides you step by step, so you can learn how to use QuickBooks features faster and explore QuickBooks as you enter your data. Learn QuickBooks Quickly with Built-in Tutorials
Learn QuickBooks skills as you need them--in your own time, at your own pace. The built-in Learning Center offers short tutorials on basic and advanced features to help you get the most out of QuickBooks. Upgrade your QuickBooks effortlessly
Easily transfer your existing data file into QuickBooks 2008. Your company file and preferences will transfer automatically. In just a few steps, you can start working in QuickBooks using your information, including customer lists, vendor lists, balances, and inventory lists. Get Help When You Need It
NEW! Find Answers Fast
Robust new Help functionality allows you to find the information you need quickly and easily as you work in QuickBooks, so you can get back to business. You'll find answers to most questions in QuickBooks in-product onscreen Help. Type a question, choose from a list of topics, or search by keyword. Enjoy Free QuickBooks support included for 30 days from registration for questions submitted online
Have a question about QuickBooks? Submit your questions online at www.quickbooks.com/contactme. We'll email or call you back usually in 30 minutes or less. No waiting on hold! Tap into the knowledge of the QuickBooks User Community
Visit the QuickBooks User Community to connect with other QuickBooks users and experts to ask questions and share advice. Search or browse through a variety of discussion topics or post your own question.  Choose from dozens of pre-designed QuickBooks templates, or send the key invoice data to a customizable Microsoft Word document. |  Use your existing e-mail address to send invoices, statements, estimates, sales receipts, purchase orders, reports, and pay stubs from your QuickBooks to your customers, vendors, employees, and accountant. |
Save Time on Everyday Tasks
Easily track and pay bills; set due date reminders
Record bills as they arrive directly from the QuickBooks homepage. Never mistakenly miss a bill due date--QuickBooks will alert you with due date reminders. And when you are ready to pay bills, QuickBooks shows you all bills that are outstanding. Track inventory assemblies and finished goods
Let QuickBooks track your raw materials and finished goods to avoid overbuying and backorders. Combine them in the appropriate quantities to create "finished goods" items. Each time you log a sale or complete a work order, QuickBooks deducts materials as it increases finished goods. Instantly see how many assemblies you can build with current stock. Quickly create estimates & invoices
When it's time to bill your customer, turn any estimate into an invoice with one click. Choose from dozens of pre-designed QuickBooks templates, or send the key invoice data to a customizable Microsoft Word document. NEW! Send estimates, invoices & reports directly from QuickBooks using MS Outlook or Outlook Express
Use your existing e-mail address to send invoices, statements, estimates, sales receipts, purchase orders, reports, and pay stubs from your QuickBooks to your customers, vendors, employees, and accountant. Download credit card and bank statements
Download cleared checks, deposits, and credit card transactions into QuickBooks to save time on data entry and reconciliation.  See contact information and complete transaction history for any customer with Customer Center. |  Select any vendor to see purchase orders, bills, and payments with Vendor Center. |  See contact information for any employee and a complete list of checks paid in Employee Center. |
Stay Organized and on Top of Your Business
Organize data all in one place with Customer, Vendor, and Employee Centers
- Customer Center
Follow up on past-due accounts and answer customer requests faster. See contact information and complete transaction history for any customer. - Vendor Center
Select any vendor to see purchase orders, bills, and payments. Check your account status to avoid incurring late charges. Initiate new payments or purchase orders with one click. - Employee Center
See contact information for any employee and a complete list of checks paid.
Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments
Easily record sales and create sales receipts for your customers. Set up sales tax codes, and QuickBooks will automatically charge sales tax on all invoices, sales receipts, and other sales forms. When it's time to pay sales tax to your local sales tax board, QuickBooks will also help you figure out how much you owe. Track employee time and expenses to bill clients
Track time by employee, service, and customer with timesheets in QuickBooks. When you select a client to bill, QuickBooks automatically reminds you of unbilled time and expenses for that client. Easily export or enter data into TurboTax, or send to your accountant
Be ready for tax time. QuickBooks helps you assign each account in your Chart of Accounts to a specific line on tax forms, so all income and expenses are accurately categorized. Easily export your tax data into TurboTax or provide your accountant accurate data to simplify the tax process. Create 100+ customizable reports, like Profit & Loss Statements and sales reports, in two clicks
QuickBooks comes with more than 100 pre-designed, customizable business reports and a Report Navigator that makes it easy to choose the right one. Create reports,like your Profit and Loss statement and Balance Sheet in two clicks. Plus, you can get the totals you need for tax forms instantly. Efficiently Manage Employees and Contract Workers
Manage payroll and payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit 1(paid subscription required)
Build a professional business plan quickly by answering step-by-step questions. QuickBooks fills in the numbers based on your QuickBooks data. You can export the projections to Excel and save it as a PDF file. Prepare and print 1099s & 1096s for contract workers & federal filing
The QuickBooks 1099 and 1096 wizard will walk you through all the steps to create and print tax forms for you and your independent contractors. Manage Products, Services and Inventory
Track inventory, set reorder points, and create purchase orders
Easily track your raw materials and finished goods to avoid overbuying and backorders. Import your inventory from Excel or record directly in QuickBooks. You can even indicate re-order points for each inventory good and turn on reminders to automatically let you know when its time to reorder. Create and customize purchase orders directly from the Home Page, and automatically receive against P.O.s when recording bills  Use your company data from your QuickBooks reports and export it to new or existing Excel spreadsheets while keeping all Excel formulas and formatting intact. |  Use your company data from your QuickBooks reports and export it to new or existing Word documents. |  Easily share your accounting records with your accountant. |
Flexibility to Work the Way You Want
Export company data to Excel spreadsheets
Use your company data from your QuickBooks reports and export it to new or existing Excel spreadsheets while keeping all Excel formulas and formatting intact. Anytime you export updated data from QuickBooks, Excel maintains your existing formulas and updates the results automatically. Create letters with Word using customer data
Use your company data from your QuickBooks reports and export it to new or existing Excel spreadsheets while keeping all Excel formulas and formatting intact. Anytime you export updated data from QuickBooks, Excel maintains your existing formulas and updates the results automatically. Create and customize professional-looking forms
Create professional-looking forms by choosing from more than 100 expertly designed forms, including invoices, estimates, and sales receipts. Or create one for yourself in Microsoft Word. You can also customize the templates by adding your company logo and tag line to present your business uniquely to your customers. IMPROVED! Allow your accountant to review data & make changes while you work.
Easily share your accounting records with your accountant. Increase your productivity by allowing your accountant to review historical data and make changes while you work. Seamlessly import your accountant's changes back into your file for improved accuracy. Easily map and obtain directions to your saved customer, vendor and employee addresses--right from within QuickBooks!
Open up any record in the Customer, Vendor and Employee centers to access links to maps and directions to customer and vendor locations or employee addresses. Access your QuickBooks data from any secure Internet connection
Access your financial data even when you're not in the office by using QuickBooks Remote Access, powered by WebEx. All you need is an Internet-connected PC. All transmissions are protected by encryption technology used by financial institutions. Other Tools to Meet Your Business Needs
Print checks and forms directly from QuickBooks to keep better, more accurate records while also saving time
- Accurate records: All your information will be updated and stored in QuickBooks.
- Save time: Three out of four QuickBooks customers save at least one-half the time printing checks vs. handwriting them.
- Check out our deposit slips, envelopes, tax forms, invoices, stamps, and labels--all designed to work with QuickBooks.
We guarantee your checks will work with QuickBooks and your printer, and they will be accepted by any financial institution in the United States–or we will refund or replace your order within 60 days of purchase. Learn More Save time by accepting all major credit cards and debit cards with QuickBooks Merchant Services
Built into your QuickBooks software, QuickBooks Merchant Services is easy to set up and use. No new hardware, software, or phone lines are required. When you make a sale, the data is automatically recorded in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Merchant Services requires no additional data-entry, and you won't waste hours searching for errors. You can process sales on screens you already know and use. Reconcile quickly, without headaches. This credit card processing from QuickBooks has no teaser rates, no hidden fees, no cancellation fees, and no long-term contracts. Keep track of your inventory and customer information while you ring up sales
QuickBooks Point of Sale software and hardware save you the time and trouble of doing it yourself, making it easier to focus on the products and services that will keep your customers coming back. Pair Point of Sale with QuickBooks financial software and you can transfer sales information to your financial software–in one click. NEW! Quickly capture billable hours online and from Outlook Calendar
Free 60-day trial! Time Tracker is the simplest way to track and record employee and contractor time in QuickBooks. Your employees can track their hours from anywhere, using a timesheet on the Web and, now by designating meetings, emails, and appointments in their Outlook calendar for billing! You can download an entire set of timesheets into QuickBooks with one click. Administrators can review and edit timesheets before submitting to ensure accuracy, as well as run custom reports on submitted time. Meet key business needs with third-party software found at QuickBooks Solutions Marketplace
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