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Compare QuickBooks Online Plus to QuickBooks for Mac

QuickBooks Online Plus
Call 1-800-286-6800
to sign up and transfer
your data from desktop
QuickBooks for Mac.
QuickBooks for Mac 2009
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Price $34.95/month
$199.95
Customers you can manage Unlimited Over 10,000
Get Started Quickly and Easily
No accounting knowledge necessary
Included
Included
Guided startup
Included
Included
Customer Support
Call-Back, chat and phone support included
Free installation support1
Import data from Quicken, IIF and WebConnect2  
Included
Access Your Information Anytime, Anywhere
Access from work, home or the road via any Internet-connected computer
Included
 
Access data from iPhoneTM or BlackBerry®
Included
 
Work with Multiple Users
Connect multiple users in different locations 3 users + your accountant

More users for an additional cost
1 user only
Give your accountant access to your books
Included
 
Set user permission levels
Included
Included
Share QuickBooks data file3 with your accountant  
Included
Built for Mac Users
Safari compatible (Beta)
Included
 
Built for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.4)  
Included
Backup to MobileMe4  
Included
Works with Mac OS X Address Book5 to synchronize QuickBooks contact data to your iPhone  
Included
Create/email invoices and create/edit customers on your iPhone
Included
 
Add reminders to iCal  
Included
Integrates with Apple Mail and Microsoft Entourage6  
Included
Includes Home Page with badges to alert you to important tasks  
Included
Consolidates key data into Customer, Vendor and Transactions centers
Included
Included
Bill and Track Income
Create and send invoices Standard and customizable Highly
customizable7
Charge sales tax
Included
Included
Track payments
Included
Included
Create estimates
Included
Included
Time tracking and billing by customer
Included
Included
Delayed billing
Included
Included
Recurring billing
Included
Included
Accept credit cards Add-on  
Manage Expenses
Print checks
Included
Included
Track expenses
Included
Included
Download bank and credit card transactions8
Included
Included
Manage Products and Inventory
Create purchase orders  
Included
Track inventory  
Included
See How Your Business is Doing
Generate, customize, print, and e-mail reports 65+ standard reports 100+ standard reports
Get a real-time snapshot of your business with the Company Snapshot  
Included
Send reports to Microsoft Excel9
Included
Included
Class tracking — categorize income & expenses
Included
Included
Track multiple locations
Included
 
Budgeting
Included
Included
Manage Employees & Contractors
Manage payroll Add-on Add-on10
Time tracking
Included
Included11
Prepare and print 1099s and 1096s  
Included
QuickBooks Online Plus
Call 1-800-286-6800
to sign up and transfer
your data from desktop
QuickBooks for Mac.
QuickBooks for Mac 2009
Find Out More
 

Benefit Notes:
1 Other support costs additional. For more details see the QuickBooks for Mac support site:
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/customercare.aspx
2 QuickBooks for Mac can import data in three ways: Via IIF (Intuit Interchange Format), Quicken Mac (2005,
2006 and 2007 editions) and Web Connect (QBO format for financial institutions). Importing data into QuickBooks for
Mac is a discrete activity, not an automatic or real-time process.
3 QuickBooks 2009 for Mac can upgrade files from QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant
Edition 2009 for Windows; New User Edition 5.0, 6.0, 2005, and 2006; and QuickBooks Pro for Mac 4.0 (M12), 5.0, 6.0,
2005, 2006, and 2007 (U.S. versions). QuickBooks 2009 for Mac can exchange data with QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and
Premier Accountant Edition 2009 for Windows (U.S. versions, round trip: between Mac and Windows).
4 Requires paid MobileMe account available separately from Apple, Inc.
5 AddressBook and iCal are included in Mac OS X from Apple, Inc.
6 Requires Apple Mail®; Microsoft® Entourage® 2004 or 2008 for Mac.
7 Templates customized in prior versions of QuickBooks for Mac will be available but not editable. QuickBooks
for Windows templates are not transferable to QuickBooks for Mac.
8 Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to application approval,
and additional terms, conditions and fees. We authenticate your account with your financial institution, and then use
secure data transmissions between your financial institution and Intuit.
9 Requires Excel 2004 or 2008 for Mac.
10 Requires QuickBooks Payroll for Mac, powered by PayCycle, Inc. Additional fees apply.
11 Requires pre-printed form sold separately.