Looking for a small business accounting solution? Or already using Quickbooks Desktop? Check out these helpful insights to evaluate whether Quickbooks Online is the right solution for you. Learn more: http://bit.ly/QuickBooksOnlineFD

1. QuickBooks Users,
Should You Move into
the Cloud?

2. Have you been looking for a
cloud-based accounting solution
for your small business?
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3. Or perhaps you already use
QuickBooks Desktop for your small
business and are thinking of
transitioning to QuickBooks Online?

4. QuickBooks Online makes available
the most popular features of
QuickBooks wherever you can
connect to the Internet.

5. But it’s not for every small
business. In some cases,
QuickBooks Desktop is
still the best choice for
your business.

6. Here are a few things to consider
when evaluating the switch to
QuickBooks Online and making
a move to the cloud:

7. Take a look at your business’s
needs in the following areas:
• Invoicing, point of sale, electronic payment,
and customer relationship management
• Financial and tax reporting
• Budgeting
• Multiple currencies
• Time-tracking and payroll
• Inventory, job costing, and job scheduling
• Managing company expenses and vendor bills

8. The particular needs of your
business might dictate whether
you can use QuickBooks Online.
business might dictate whether
you can use QuickBooks Online.
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9. For example, QuickBooks Online won’t
work for your business if you need to:
Track your balance sheet by class
Process more than 350,000
transactions annually
Prepare international transactions
Track labor costs
Manage a robust inventory
Prepare and track progress invoices
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10. Does your business have any
technological limitations?
QuickBooks Online’s requirements aren’t
extensive but at minimum you’ll need:
• An Internet connection (high-speed
connection is recommended)
• One of the four supported Internet browsers:
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explore (10 or higher)
• Safari (6.1 or higher)

11. For the QuickBooks
Online mobile app,
you’ll need an iPhone,
iPad, Android phone,
or Android tablet.

12. If, after considering your individual
business needs, what QuickBooks
Online can and can’t do, and the
system requirements, you think you
are a good candidate for moving to the
cloud, consider these key advantages:

13. Using a web-based software like
QuickBooks Online gives you access to
the software’s information anywhere,
anytime, from any
device – computer
or mobile.

14. Web-based software
like QuickBooks Online
promotes collaboration
and helps save you time.
You can communicate
directly with your
accountant or bookkeeper.

15. While desktop software such as
QuickBooks Desktop is typically
updated once a year, QuickBooks
Online is updated every two to four
weeks allowing your business
software to stay current.

16. Want more information or are
you ready to move to the cloud?
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