QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2006

by Intuit, Inc.

Product Features

• Prevent, find and fix client errors with change reports, password-protected close dates and the new always-on audit trail
• Track inventory more accurately with new inventory management and reporting tools
• Perform write-up, review and reporting services with the Statement Designer and Working Trial Balance
• Prepare for tax returns with Fixed Asset Manager and with Lacerte and ProSeries integration
• Employee Centers help you find important tasks and information more quickly

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B8LX48
• Item model number: 296604
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,977 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The #1 software for accountants to support QuickBooks clients. Provides all-in-one bookkeeping, write-up and financial reporting tools to help you work more efficiently and effectively. You can:

• Accomplish your key tasks with integrated accounting tools.
  Perform write-up, review and reporting services with easy-to-use, built-in tools like Financial Statement Designer and Working Trial Balance. Prepare for tax returns with Fixed Asset Manager and with Lacerte and ProSeries integration.
• Quickly access the data you and your clients need.
  The new Home page and Customer, Vendor and Employee Centers help you and your clients navigate more quickly to important tasks and information.
• Get up and running fast with start-up tools.
  Get the answers you need with 30 days of free support from the time of registration. Easily convert data to QuickBooks with free assisted data conversion and a free downloadable Peachtree to QuickBooks Conversion tool. Learn from peers and industry experts.
• Easily support your QuickBooks clients.
  Prevent, find and fix client errors with change reports, password-protected close dates and the new always-on audit trail. Help your product-based clients track inventory more accurately with new inventory management and reporting tools
• Use one program to support your QuickBooks 2006 clients.
  Accountant Edition 2006 contains all QuickBooks 2006 editions, from Simple Start to Contractor Edition. Toggle between QuickBooks 2006 editions to view the same screens your clients see.

Not sure which QuickBooks is right for you? Check this handy comparison chart.

Accomplish your key tasks with integrated accounting tools.

• Save time preparing and customizing financial statements with the built-in Financial Statement Designer—no need for separate spreadsheets or additional programs.
• Enjoy unlimited customization of financial statements with an easy-to-use tool built just like a spreadsheet.
  • Insert columns or insert rows. Group accounts any way you want and add blank rows for spacing.
  • Customize any of the 20+ financial statement layouts including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and financial ratios reports.
• Customize title pages, notes to financial statements, and compilation letters using the integrated document editor.
• Re-use customized financial statements for clients with the same Chart of Accounts.
• Use the Working Trial Balance tool to easily review and adjust account balances without leaving QuickBooks.
• View beginning balances, current period transactions, current period adjustments, and ending balances for any time frame.
• Enter workpaper references.
• Make adjusting entries and print an adjusted trial balance.
• Drill down to source transactions to easily investigate errors.

Calculate depreciation on fixed assets:
Automatically calculate depreciation on your clients' fixed assets with the integrated Fixed Asset Manager.

1. Enter Fixed Assets
   • Record asset purchases and sales or import your clients' Fixed Asset List.
2. Calculate Depreciation
   • Compute depreciation for up to six asset bases, including federal, state, book, and AMT.
   • Compute Section 179 expense and luxury auto limitations.
   • Project depreciation for the life of the asset.
   • Automatically create journal entries.
   • Receive IRS tax updates throughout the year.
3. Print Reports
   • Print 20 reports including asset schedules and property tax listings.

Quickly access the data you and your clients need.

• Navigate faster to key business tasks A new simpler Home page lets you and your clients navigate more quickly. Your clients are never more than two clicks away from important tasks.
• Effectively manage client and vendor relationships with the new Customer and Vendor Centers. Click on a client's or vendor's name and you'll see contact information, terms, and every transaction you've had.
• Filter data to see just active customers or vendors, or those with an open balance, or create a customer filter.
• Also view a list of transactions-like open invoices or bills and received payments-for all customers or vendors on one screen.
• Find any transaction like invoice, payment, bill etc. and click through to the actual form without running a report or using the find function.
• Easily manage payroll with the new Payroll Center. With one click you can see an employee's entire payroll history and contact information

Start fast and get help when you need it

• Get set up and running in as little as a half an hour
  QuickBooks makes getting started so quick and easy, you could be working in as little as half an hour. Answer a few basic questions, and get a customized setup you can change at any time. Import customers and vendors from Excel, or enter them on-the-fly as you pay bills and record sales. If you're already using QuickBooks, your company file and preferences will automatically transfer.
• Get fast answers without leaving QuickBooks
  You'll find fast answers to most questions in the in-product, onscreen help. Type a question, choose from a list of topics, or search by keyword.
• 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 alike to help you get the most out of QuickBooks.
• Enjoy FREE support for 30 days from registration
  Have a question about QuickBooks? Talk directly with a QuickBooks support expert at no charge for the first 30 days following registration. They're available to help with setup, upgrading, using QuickBooks features, or any other questions or issues. Simply go online to submit your question, and a support expert will call you back.

Easily support your QuickBooks clients.

• Detect client errors and track changes with an always-on audit trail that does not slow down performance.
• Correctly account for voided checks because QuickBooks automatically makes offsetting journal entries in the affected accounting period.
• Reduce potential errors with streamlined Payroll setup. Interview-like step-by-step process and new Employee Summary ensures that important steps and key information are not missed.
• Easily calculate deductibles for Travel, Meals & Entertainment. The default Chart of Accounts now provides Meals & Entertainment as one account, and Travel as a separate account.
• Find and fix reconciliation errors with new Reconciliation Differences account.
• Close a period and set a password to prevent prior period changes. Read a master tip about closing periods in QuickBooks.

QuickBooks Edition Comparison Chart

Product Description

QuickBooks: Premier Accountant Edition 2006 contains bookkeeping, write-up, and financial reporting tools designed to help accounting professionals deliver client service more efficiently. Includes accounting modules such as Financial Statement Designer, Working Trial Balance, and Fixed Asset Manager. Accountants can work more efficiently with the ability to Toggle among any QuickBooks 2006 Edition to see the screens clients see in their QuickBooks 2006 edition, an always-on Audit Trail, and the ability to manage all their clients' 2006 QuickBooks files including Simple Start, Pro and all Premier industry-specific editions. Also opens prior year versions of QuickBooks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for accountants, November 17, 2005

By 

D. Lopez (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2006 (CD-ROM)

The 2006 version of QuickBooks is even better than prior years editions. It is much easier for clients to use and learn. It helps them do their bookkeeping and makes it easy for me to support them.

The Accountant version lets me access almost all of the 2006 versions of Quickbooks so that I can share data with my clients easily and remotely. There are also big improvements, such as expanded MS Office import/export features, a fast audit trail capability, and a new homepage for users that makes it easy for them to understand what steps to do next in their daily work.

I think every accountant should try out the 2006 accountant version. Once you see the 2006 product yourself, you will probably want to recommend one of the other 2006 versions to your clients (such as Pro or Premier).

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get more secure Intuit!, November 11, 2005

By 

S. Bradley "bitzie" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2006 (CD-ROM)

In the year 2006 it is INSANE that we as IT pros still have to hack registry hives to get this software to run as a limited privilege account to better secure our computers.

QuickBooks Community - Running QuickBooks 2005 as a Restricted User (Admin Rights FIX):

http://www.quickbooksgroup.com/webx?14@@.eeb323b/9

When will quickbooks begin to code in a secure manner? Peachtree does. Microsoft Small Business Accounting does.

Why does Intuit require updates every few years and acts like we are still all running Windows 98 machines?

Security is important these days. How about stepping up to the plate Intuit and getting with the other vendors?