QuickBooks Desktop Version 2018 Discontinued

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QuickBooks 2018 Discontinuation Schedule
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QuickBooks 2018 Discontinued May 31st How This
Affects You

• It's that time of year once more, Intuit has
  reported that they are discontinuing an older
  version of QuickBooks. In the event that you are
  utilizing QuickBooks 2018, you will not have the
  option to utilize certain services and features
  after May 31, 2021. We should perceive what the
  effect will be on your business. Your access to
  through QuickBooks Desktop 2018 software will be
  discontinued after May 31, 2021. This also means
  you'll no longer receive
• For subtleties past what I give here see this
  Intuit support document on Intuit's disco
  (discontinuation) policy.

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What is Affected by the Discontinuation?

• Software products, add-ons, and the services they
  perform. Weve put together a few lists of the
  QuickBooks products and services that will no
  longer be receiving support or functionality.
• Affected Editions of QuickBooks
• QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Accountant 2018

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Services Discontinued for QuickBooks Pro,
Premier, and Enterprise 2018

• After May 31, 2021, you will no longer be able to
  use the following services if you are using one
  of the 2018 products
• Basic, Standard, Enhanced or Assisted Payroll
  After the cutoff, QuickBooks 2018 will at this
  point don't automatically calculate correct
  payroll taxes, provide updated forms, or send
  your payroll data. For subtleties, see the
  QuickBooks Desktop Discontinuation FAQ for
  Payroll.
• Worker's Comp You can at this point don't deal
  with Worker's Comp Payments through QuickBooks
  2018.
• QuickBooks Workforce (formerly ViewMyPaycheck)
  You and your representatives will presently don't
  approach QuickBooks Workforce.
• Installment Processing will presently don't be
  accessible. You will not have the option to
  handle credit card and check transactions through
  the desktop item.
• QuickBooks Merchant Service Deposit (compromise)
  will at this point don't download credit card and
  check information into the desktop item.
• Repeating Payments will at this point don't be
  downloaded
• eInvoice mailing will at this point don't be
  empowered.
• Live Technical Support will at this point don't
  be accessible. In the event that you have a
  functioning QuickBooks Care Protection Plan,
  support will end when the arrangement is expected
  for recharging (month to month, multi day, or
  yearly).
• Bookkeeper's Copy File Transfer (ACFT) service
  will at this point don't work with QuickBooks
  2018.
• Multicurrency Exchange Rates will at this point
  don't be accessible for empowering or updating.
• Contributed Reports will at this point don't be
  open.
• Online Backup will at this point don't be
  accessible when your support plan terminates.
• Online Banking, for example, downloading
  transactions or sending/getting online payments,
  will at this point don't work. In the event that
  you attempt, it will show you one of a few
  distinctive error messages (contingent upon your
  download technique) on the off chance that you
  endeavor to transfer or download transactions,
  send online payments, or send online transfers.
  One model would be "QuickBooks can't confirm the
  Financial Institution Information for this
  Download."
• TSheets will at this point don't be accessible
  inside QuickBooks desktop straightforwardly. To
  sync your TSheets Data with QuickBooks, overhaul
  your QuickBooks or utilize a web connector.

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What Should You Do?

• If you are using QuickBooks, the standard answer
  is, Now is the time to upgrade.
• There are four areas of concern when upgrading
• What features have changed? Intuit is adding less
  new features each year, and moving from 2018 to
  2021 won't be as awful a change as has happened
  in some prior years. These articles can give you
  some thought of what's in store
• QuickBooks 2019 new features
• QuickBooks 2020 new features
• QuickBooks 2021 new features
• Have framework prerequisites changed? This may be
  an issue for certain individuals, so you should
  check before upgrading
• QuickBooks 2021 isn't supported on the entirety
  of the working frameworks that QuickBooks 2018
  worked on, like Windows 7 and Windows Server
  2011. In addition, on the off chance that you are
  utilizing QuickBooks Enterprise on Linux
  (database server only installation) there might
  be a few changes in what is required, you should
  check with Intuit support for subtleties.

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Official QuickBooks 2018 discontinuation
messaging from Intuit

• After May 31, 2021, access to add-on services
  will be discontinued for QuickBooks Desktop for
  Windows 2018. This incorporates all versions of
  QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier, and Enterprise
  Solutions v18 .
• In the event that you don't utilize any of the
  extra services in QuickBooks Desktop 2018, your
  product will continue to work for you. You won't
  buy in to live technical support or any of the
  other Intuit services that can be coordinated
  with QuickBooks Desktop.
• In addition to QuickBooks Desktop for Windows
  2018, there are a couple of other Intuit products
  that are influenced by the discontinuation of
  extra services. Your access to QuickBooks Desktop
  Payroll Services, Payment Processing, Live
  Support, Online Backup, Online Banking, Technical
  Support and other services through QuickBooks
  Desktop 2018 software will be discontinued after
  May 31, 2021. This likewise implies you'll
  presently don't get critical security updates
  beginning June 1, 2021.