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QuickBooks 2014 – What’s New?

Articles and discussions of new features and/or functionality available in QuickBooks 2014 versions of Pro, Premier and Enterprise. A new feature or functionality initially introduced in QuickBooks 2014 is also available in the next release or version of the program, so the information you find here will also be relative to newer versions.

QuickBooks 2014 is available, when should I upgrade – Q & A

Published September 23, 2013 | By Nancy Smyth
QuickBooks 2014 can be purchased beginning today (from what I've heard) directly from Inuit websites or through Authorized Intuit Affiliate links – however, it won’t be in stores until the middle of October. Many companies will want to upgrade right away - some of you may already have access to the new version. It seems that each year when Intuit announces a new version of QuickBooks, I’m overwhelmed with phone calls and emails from clients and customers asking a multitude of questions about the new version.  Here is a list of questions that I'm frequently asked (along with my responses), plus some tips for upgrade tips.
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QuickBooks 2014 – Changes/Improvements to the Payroll Center

Published September 10, 2013 | By Nancy Smyth
Color isn't everything that's new and better in QuickBooks 2014.  The Payroll Center got a long overdue overhaul as well.  It's new "tabbed" design splits out payroll tasks, such as Pay Employees, Pay Liabilities, and File Forms makes it neat, efficient and organized. Screenshots and words make the improvements difficult to explain, so I've put together a short YouTube video that actually shows you what's changed and why I think the changes are great.  Why don't you watch the video and let me know what you think!
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QuickBooks 2014 Announced-Biggest Improvement is COLOR!

Published September 5, 2013 | By Nancy Smyth
QuickBooks 2014 was announced yesterday by Intuit to the ProAdvisor Community - which means after months of having to keep my mouth shut (because I've been under a non-disclosure agreement while beta testing) that I could finally talk about it. In QuickBooks 2014 the most noticeable improvement that you see as soon as you launch it is COLOR! When QuickBooks 2013 was released on of the most controversial topics of conversation when it came to the new version was COLOR - or rather the lack of it! Many people, myself included, really had a hard time working in QuickBooks 2013 all day long with that really dark (and yes ugly) charcoal grey/black background color of the left navigation pane.  For many of us, myself included, we couldn't work in QuickBooks 2013 for more than an hour without getting a raging headache. I think QuickBooks 2014 is going to be a HUGE improvement - here's why.
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I've been using and supporting QuickBooks products since the early 1990's. I've worked with thousands of contractors, assisting them with QuickBooks setup, Certified Payroll Reporting requirements, AIA Billing and Weighted-Average Overtime.


QuickBooks is a powerful product, but learning how to use it in your construction business can be difficult. I hope you find resources available here to be helpful.

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