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QuickBooks accounting software has been designed with tailor-made versions to support the distinct needs of different businesses – small and large. QuickBooks Premier is one of its best versions for small businesses and caters to up to five users. In addition, it has industry-specific features and is quite popular amongst companies that need a robust bookkeeping solution and QuickBooks Pro features<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QuickBooks Premier software is also available in its upgraded version as <\/span>Premier Plus, which has some enhancements and all the QuickBooks Premier features. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since QuickBooks maker – Intuit releases a software update every year, it often becomes difficult for the users to decide which version to choose<\/a>. So, whether you are a new QuickBooks user or a new one, we will help you decide which version of QuickBooks to select with this detailed analysis of different upgrades of QuickBooks Premier over the years.<\/span> If you plan to keep Premier but need anywhere access, review environment options and security expectations on QuickBooks hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See how features and performance have evolved in our guide on Differences Between QuickBooks 2019 vs. 2020 vs. 2021<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QuickBooks Premier Feature Comparison Table<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
QuickBooks Premier Plus Features<\/strong><\/td>Upgrades by Version Year<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Orders documenting and track change<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Progressive client billing as per job phase<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Expense and time tracking based on project, employee, client, or service<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Running \u2018Cost to Complete Job\u2019 report<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
View customized profitability and sales reports<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Downloading credit card and bank transactions directly into QuickBooks<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Data import from Quicken, Excel, and prior versions of QuickBooks<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Balance sheet tracking by classes, like location, profit center, or department<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Creating a copy of the company file to be shared with the accountant<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Setting individual user permissions for the security of sensitive information<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Allowing collaboration of up to five users in QuickBooks simultaneously<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Contacts import from Excel and other email address books<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to print checks, track expenses, and pay bills<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Printing deposit slips<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Sending estimates and invoices right from the business account in Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Sales, sales taxes, and customer payment tracking<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Creating well-designed invoices and forms<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Setting up memorized transactions for invoices, estimates, and recurring billing<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Viewing key customer information at a glance with Customer Snapshot<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Access to industry-specific report templates made by other QB users<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Storing documents in the Document Center<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Accessing inventory items in one place with Inventory Center<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Calendar view to check invoices, billing, and other important tasks<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Batch invoicing of multiple customers for time and expenses<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Tracking key reports and bounced checks in one click<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Pulling bank transactions from multiple banks and accounts to categorize them for tax time<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Viewing all the income-producing transactions at one place, including overdue invoices<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Checking shipping rates and print labels to track packages via FedEx, UPS, or USPS<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Pinning important notes about vendors, customers, and employees<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Checking all the notifications and reminders about to-do tasks, overdue items, and accountant notes in one window<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Check business performance instantly on the Homepage Insights<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Advanced reporting that includes \u2018this year to last year\u2019 filter<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Managing forms in one step<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Bill Tracker to make it easier for you to manage payables<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Report filters for multiple reports<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Smart Search to help you search for names, transactions amounts, and account numbers<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
One click business performance comparison on cash or accrual basis<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Payroll liability reminder to help deliver payroll taxes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
New Searchable Chart of Accounts<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to open windows across multiple monitors<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Customizable inventory reports<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to transfer or upgrade QB files to a new computer<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Ease to accrue sick and vacation correctly<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Reducing file size without deleting data<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Transferring customer credits across jobs<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Real-time visibility of invoice statuses<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
File search option to find and open company files easily<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
More reliable transfer of files between Accountants and QB customers<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Enhanced Smart Help content with the F1 key<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to hide columns to see customer totals in reports<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Consolidating multiple invoices in one email<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes <\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to add customer PO numbers in email subject lines<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Automatic payment reminders for customers<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Rule-based customer groups on different fields<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Easy to add logos and format payment receipts<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Automatic statements to customers to get paid faster<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Automate the creation of categorized receipt expense entries<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Automatically categorizing bank transactions by accounts, payees, and classes<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>–<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Read <\/span>All About QuickBooks Premier Hosting<\/span><\/a> to know how it can be advantageous for your accounting firm.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latest QuickBooks Premier Plus 2022 Features<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming version – QuickBooks Premier Plus 2022, has the following features in addition to all the elements in its previous versions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n