QuickBooks for Mac Review

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- They rely on Apple computers.
- They have three or fewer employees who will use the accounting software.
- They prefer having their software on a computer rather than in the cloud.
- They don't need mobile access to their accounting system.
QuickBooks Mac Plus features
- Upload receipts and create new transactions or match receipts to existing transactions.
- Schedule customer statements.
- Create rules for automatically organizing customers into groups by customer type, location, balance, etc.
- Export register to Excel.
- Automatically categorize downloaded bank transactions.
- Sort transactions by class.
- Securely send emails through Gmail.
- Organize saved transactions as pending, cleared, void, past due, etc.
- Customize invoices, sales receipts, estimates, statements and purchase orders.
Deciding factors
Price | Starts at $549 per year for one user. |
Maximum number of users | Three; all users must be on the same network. |
Ease of sharing with accountants | You can’t work in the file when your accountant is in it, and conversion can be tricky if your accountant uses a different version of QuickBooks. |
Scalability | QuickBooks Mac Plus has limited third-party integrations and can’t accommodate more than three users. While QuickBooks Enterprise has a higher user limit, it’s only available to subscribers with a Windows operating system. |
Ease of use | QuickBooks Desktop software tends to have a less modern user interface than QuickBooks Online. Without cloud hosting, accessibility is limited. |
Pricing
QuickBooks Mac Plus limitations
Less functionality compared with QuickBooks for Windows
- There is no Accountant’s Copy, meaning sharing files with your accountant is more complicated.
- It doesn’t integrate with apps from the QuickBooks App Center.
- Not all banks let users download online bank statements to QuickBooks Mac Plus.
- It doesn't include as many reports.
- It can't break up inventory into units of measure.
- It doesn’t support multicurrency.
Data integrity and security
Is QuickBooks Mac Plus right for your business?
Alternatives
QuickBooks Online
Xero
Article sources
Best Accounting Software for Small Businesses