We currently run Quickbooks 2010, but unfortunately my predecessor never accepted the updates (despite the company paying handsomely for the privilege of having them all). I now daren't try to update it, and it is starting to corrupt data (it particularly did not like it when my boss overpaid a recent VAT bill by 1p).
I need a new PC and thought that this would be a good time to get a more up to date version and keep up with the updates. But I can't seem to find one anywhere. Is it not for sale anymore? We can't have cloud because a) our internet isn't very good or reliable and b) I lived in Yorkshire for 25 years so I resent paying out every month for something I could pay for once (especially as, when I joined the company, Intuit had racked up the monthly support and update charge from £5 to something ridiculous like £60 a month!)
I never do the updates, rarely worth it and one way to get you to buy new. I have quick books from pre 2001 that works perfectly fine.
QB are moving to non perpetual for this very reason.
Try Amazon.
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Joanne
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The data corruption sounds a little worrying - but I wonder if the problem isn't Quickbooks, but something else on the PC it is (or was) on? You say you need a new PC - so start there; get that new PC and put your existing Quickbooks on it and see if problems persist.
It is perfectly possible that Quickbooks itself is mucking up - they wouldn't be the first (or last) company to sell a version of their software that contains a notable bug that is fixed with the first update for that version - but If you plan to get a new PC anyway, I'd be inclined to try the existing version on that first.
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As to your reasons for not wanting to go down the cloud route*, we now need a response from MGreen to tell you how you're wrong, and probably a dinosaur who isn't getting with the times. :p
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* I love that one of those is the fact that you lived in Yorkshire for 25 years. Brilliant.
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Vince M Hudd - Soft Rock Software
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The 'less than subtle me' says I suspect user error is causing the corruption.
But watch out for that QB being non windows 10 compatible. Of course you can still get win 7.
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But yes, the Win 10 point is good - but Win7 might be harder to get on new machines now. IIRC, the OEM version officially came off the shelves a couple of weeks ago, so it's only going to be available on existing, already built and ready to sell stock, or where the OEMs have a stock of as yet unused licences.
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I think we may have to wait until a 2017 desktop version appears. The Reports are outdated on the older versions and don't reflect the new accounting standards (from what I can see).
That's my fear too - when I looked a couple of months ago there were desktop copies of 2016 avaialble on Amazon, but now they just say 'currently unavailable' . The IT company that will load it and transfer all the data can't get hold of one either...I'm just worried that I definitely need a new computer, but that the old QB won't load.
Are you doing final accounts on them Parmi? (Are you working at Accojnts now??)
If not, who caresšš, sort that in your final accounts software package anyway.
Or is there a fundamental issue that is wrong that affects management reporting?
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Take several backups after month end or after last VAT, make sure they work. Extract TB. Load disc onto another laptop or PC in the office (I'm presuming you have as you said you aren't the only member of staff) Restore back up on their PC. If that doesn't work, delete back up, Set up newco, set up TB per one extracted on their PC and see if that works. If that does-Set up back on your laptop/pc, whatever, in a different drive, or get your IT bods to do it, and go through the TB set up and take it from there. You have acces to the old stuff on one drive and the new on another.
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Joanne
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I help get the final accounts sorted for the accountant. QB has a Report centre which sorts TB etc (yay!) but doesn't create the new comprehensive income statement, statement of financial position or the new statement of cashflow. Presently studying the Financial Recording for Ltd companies module of my AAT level 4 AQ2016, so its good revision practice
I don't know any Accountants who produce final version accounts from quickooks, maybe those with Accountants version, but others use VT. SAP, IRIS or other bespoke software.
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