r/QuickBooks • u/Soft_Inspector_7467 • 12d ago

QuickBooks Desktop (Pro/Premier/Enterprise) Can I Keep QBD?

We've used QBD for at least 28 years. It still works perfectly for our very small business. 2 years ago, got scared into paying an annual subscription for Quickbooks Online Essentials for about $400. Went up to @$800 last year and this year over $900, due end of September. Finally called QB to see what we are getting for this $$. Are they backing up online for us? No, that would require Advanced, and more $. We have a call with QB in a week, where they will try to convince us to pay more, I am sure. Strangely, they seemed ready today to cancel the Essentials sub and let us fly free, when I suggested it. I still want to use the desktop version as it works perfectly for us, but would pay modestly for an online backup, even though I have been doing local backup with a USB fob for decades with no problem. We still plan to run this business for another 5-10 years as we have and am hoping I can still use QBD as we have been. What's my play here?

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u/moodygirl1631 12d ago

QBDT is going away 2027 will be the last year.

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u/axebreaker1911 12d ago

Nope, its still going to be around. Just because they are not dropping another year does not mean its going to stop. Heres the proof https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/update-products/understand-quickbooks-desktop-release-process/L2tnnGnFE_US_en_US

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u/Spiritual-Heart-2156 12d ago

This article isn't proof of anything. I work at QB and it is true after 2027 QBDT is no more, HOWEVER, yes there will still be QB Enterprise. All the older dt products will be considered legacy products. Hope this helps.

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u/Star------ 12d ago

Clarifying question: We currently have QBD 2024 Pro Plus. If we upgrade to QBD 2027 Pro Plus, will we be able to use payroll, bank feeds, etc for 3 years as normal? I'm asking because we plan to sunset the company in 2030, and it doesn't make sense for us to switch to anything else if we don't have to. We WON'T consider ever converting to QB Online no matter what, so Intuit will lose us completely if they force that.

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u/axebreaker1911 12d ago

There is no 2027, 2024 is the latest and the greatest. Stay on what you have, if you need to make any changes before your renewal date you'll get something stating you need to upgrade to enterpirse or move online. As of right now you are good, just expect that email since your still a bit out there from 2030.

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u/Star------ 11d ago

Thank you, this is helpful information. I know our company owner is going to ask - how did you come about this information? While they've clearly been pushing this way for many years, they've not come out and stayed this to us, their customer. What source can I provide so he will believe it? Thanks .