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October 2015 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 19 THE PROADVISOR SPOTLIGHT SPONSORED CONTENT W hile Intuit is an av id supporter of the Cloud and helping accoun- tants successf ully make the transi- tion, it also recognizes the power a nd v a lue t h at s t i l l e x i s t s i n it s Quick Books Desktop product and w ill continue to enhance it. "Ou r v ision is to help accou n- t a nt s s a v e t i me a nd g r o w t he i r p r a c t i c e . T h i s a p p l i e s t o e v e r y Q u ick Book s produc t , espec ia l ly Quick Books Desktop. Our desktop version has been around for more t h a n 2 0 y e a r s a n d c o n - tinues to be i mpor ta nt to our customers. A s long as people are using it, it's not g o i n g a n y w h e r e , " s a i d Ja c i nt Tu m a c de r, s e n ior produc t ma nager, Qu ick- Books. Be More Effcient I nt u it cont i nues to foc us o n h e l p i n g a c c o u n t a n t s s ave t i me w hen work i ng w i t h t he i r c l i e nt s' d a t a . E a c h v e r s i o n o f Q u i c k- Books features capabilities desig ned to i mprove ef f i- c i e n c y a n d r e d u c e t i m e spent per for m ing routine t a s k s . Q u i c k B o o k s Desktop 2016 introduces a new batch delete f unction. Now, u ser s c a n f i nd a nd delete or void multiple and duplicate transactions w ith just a few clicks. Compared to the prev ious process of locating and remov ing transactions one at a t i me, t h is is su re to g ive accou n- tants more time to spend prov iding trusted adv isor ser v ices instead of fle maintenance. Gain Better Insights Intuit has also introduced several v isua l i mprovements to en ha nce t he overa l l user e x per ience. T he new v isua ls ma ke it easier to see relevant information in one glance and fnd the data that accountants need to adv ise their clients – once again, helping to save time in the process. Quick Books Desktop users can now v iew an end-to-end picture of their or their clients' expenses on a single screen. Te latest version also aggregates multiple reports for all vendors i nto a si ng le dashboa rd. From t h i s d a shboa rd , u ser s c a n select specifc vendors to focus on, enabling a more informed v iew of bill status and which bills need to be paid. Let Your Expertise Shine Intuit has said repeatedly t h a t i t w a n t s t o h e l p accou nt i ng professiona ls beter ser ve their clients in t he t r u s ted ad v i sor role . T h e f i n a n c i a l s o f t w a r e company understands that in order to truly be a valu- able a nd t r usted adv isor, accou nt i ng professiona ls need to have a n i n-dept h understanding of their cli- e n t s ' b u s i n e s s e s a n d fnances. So, it has designed Quick Books Desktop 2016 w ith the tools and features needed to help accountants b e t t e r c o m m u n i c a t e t o clients how their business is performing. T he 2 016 Qu ick Book s E nter pr i se ver sion a l so feat u res i m p r o v e d a d v a n c e d r e p o r t i n g capabi l it ies. Adva nced repor t i ng was f rst introduced in last year's version. With advanced reporting, Quick Books Enter prise users can q u ic k l y bu i ld a nd sh a re repor t s w ith their clients and even combine diferent data sets into one report, p r o v i d i n g e v e n m o r e i n - d e p t h insight into clients' fnances. Users c a n a l s o c r e a t e c u s t om r e p or t s e it he r u s i n g t he t e m pl a t e s t h a t come preloaded w ith the sof ware or creating their own reports. Intuit has also rolled out a new "R ight For Me" ProAdv isor Pro- gram option, which lets accounting professiona ls choose the tier that best fts their practice and clientele. ProAdv isors can now choose from ProA dv i sor Prem iu m (complete s u ite of Q u ic k B ook s produc t s), ProAdv isor Delu xe (doesn't include POS or Enter prise) and the basic ProAdv isor (Quick Book s Online only). Intuit recognizes that not all accounting professiona ls suppor t ever y version of Quick Books, and w a nte d to t a i lor it s P ro A d v i sor program to refect that instead of a "one-size-fts-all " model. P r o f e s s i o n a l s c a n d o w n l o a d Quick Books Desktop from Intuit at ht p://quickbook s.int uit.com/ and v isit htp://quickbooks.intuit. com/accou nt a nt s/proadv i sor to enroll in the ProAdv isor program that's right for their practice. I ntuit continues to work to help eliminate pain points for accoun- tants and their small business clients. And, the launch of the latest QuickBooks Desktop version proves no different. The 2016 version strives to help accounting professionals achieve three main goals: be more efcient, gain beter insights, and let their expertise shine. Intuit Helps Accountants Grow with QuickBooks 2016