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What’s happening?
Starting August 2024, the prices for US QuickBooks Online/Desktop and attached products. This notification includes the details of the price increase (non-accountant) including old/new pricing, email communications dates, billing effective dates, and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) by product. Price increase details can be found within the following areas:
⭐ QuickBooks Online pricing
⭐ QuickBooks Online Payroll pricing
⭐ QuickBooks Desktop pricing
⭐ QuickBooks Desktop Payments pricing
⭐ General questions
⭐ Resources
⭐ QuickBooks Online pricing
Q: What QuickBooks Online prices are changing?
A: Prices for QuickBooks Online Simple Start, Essentials, Plus, and Advanced subscription prices are changing as shown in the chart below.
QuickBooks Online
Self-employed
Solopreneur
Simple Start
Essentials
Plus
Advanced
Current monthly base price
$20
$20
$30
$60
$90
$200
New monthly base price
$25
No change
$35
$65
$99
$235
Q: When will the new QuickBooks Online prices go into effect?
A: QuickBooks Online Simple Start, Essentials, Plus, and Advanced subscription prices are changing on or after the date indicated below:
Aug. 1, 2024
Q: When does the QuickBooks Online price increase go into effect for customers who pay for their own subscriptions?
A: Price changes take effect on or after Aug. 1, 2024. For customers who signed up for and started their subscription after Feb. 1, 2024, they will retain their current price for six months after the start of their subscription date, after which the price may change.
Q: What if I have promotional pricing for QuickBooks Online?
A: If you currently have an active promotional discount, your price will remain the same until the end of the promotion. When the promotion expires, the monthly subscription rate will be adjusted to match the price increase noted here.
⭐ QuickBooks Online Payroll pricing
Q: What QuickBooks Online Payroll prices are changing?
A: Base prices for QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, Premium, and Elite are changing as shown in the chart below.
QuickBooks Online Payroll
Payroll Core Base Price
Payroll Premium Base Price
Payroll Elite Base Price
Employee fee for Premium and Elite
Current monthly base price
$45
$80
$125
$6 / $8 / $10
New monthly base price
$50
$85
$130
$6 / $9 / $11
Q: When will the new QuickBooks Online Payroll price increases go into effect?
A: QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, Premium, and Elite will occur on or after the date indicated below:
Aug. 1, 2024
Q: Are there any discount options for QuickBooks Online Payroll?
A: An additional discount of 10% is available when customers switch to annual billing. Go to “Billing and Subscriptions,” and select “Annual Billing.”
Q: What are the current offerings for payroll?
A: You can learn more about our current QuickBooks Payroll offerings on our website.
⭐ QuickBooks Desktop pricing
Q: What QuickBooks Desktop prices are changing?
A: QuickBooks Pro Plus, QuickBooks Mac Plus, and QuickBooks Premier Plus subscriptions are changing as shown in the chart below.
QuickBooks Desktop
Pro Plus / Mac Plus
Premier Plus
Current annual price (based on 1 user)
$649
$949
New annual price (based on 1 user)
$999
$1,399
Q: When will the new QuickBooks Desktop prices go into effect?
A: QuickBooks Pro Plus, QuickBooks Mac Plus, and QuickBooks Premier Plus subscription prices are changing on or after Oct. 1, 2024. The purchase of new QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Plus, and Mac subscriptions are only available for purchase until July 31, 2024. Go here for more information about the availability of QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions.
Q: Can I still purchase QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions?
A: Customers cannot buy new subscriptions of QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier Plus, or Mac Plus after July 31, 2024, but you can still renew existing subscriptions. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise will still be available for purchase.
⭐ QuickBooks Desktop Payroll pricing
Q: What QuickBooks Desktop Payroll prices are changing?
A: QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced and Basic Payroll annual and monthly subscriptions, and per employee fees are changing as shown in the chart below.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll
Basic
Enhanced
Current price
$400 annually
(or $40 per month)
+$6 per employee/per month
$550 annually
(or $55 per month)
+$6 per employee/per month
New price
$550 annually
(or $55 per month)
+$7 per employee/per month
$700 annually
(or $70 per month)
+$7 per employee/per month
Q: When will the new QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced and Basic Payroll prices go into effect?
A: Existing QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced and Basic Payroll annual and monthly subscriptions, and per employee fees are changing on or after Oct. 1, 2024.
Q: What QuickBooks Desktop Payroll - Legacy Enhanced Unlimited and Limited prices are changing?
A: Prices are changing for QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Unlimited and QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Limited annual and monthly subscriptions, as well as new fees apply when paying W2 employees via direct deposit in QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced. Prices are changing as shown in the chart below.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll - Legacy
Legacy Enhanced Payroll Unlimited (4+ employees)
Legacy Enhanced Payroll Limited (1-3 employees)
Current price
$850 annually
(or $85 per month)
+$4 direct deposit fee
$650 annually
(or $65 per month)
+$4 direct deposit fee
New price
$1,100 annually
(or $110 per month)
+$5 direct deposit fee
$850 annually
(or $85 per month)
+$5 direct deposit fee
Q: When will the new QuickBooks Desktop Payroll - Legacy Enhanced Unlimited and Limited prices go into effect?
A: QuickBooks Desktop Payroll - Legacy price changes will occur on or after the date indicated below:
Dec. 1, 2024
QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Unlimited and QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Limited annual and monthly subscriptions.
Jan. 1, 2025
$5 per transaction fee applies when paying W2 employees via direct deposit in QuickBooks Legacy Enhanced Limited and Unlimited.
⭐QuickBooks Desktop Payments pricing
Q: What QuickBooks Desktop Payments prices are changing?
A: QuickBooks Desktop Payments prices are changing as shown in the chart below:
QuickBooks Payments Desktop
ACH Fee New Customers
ACH Fee Existing Customers
Current price
$3 per transaction
$3 per transaction
New price
1%
1% with cap of $15 or less
per transaction
Preferred ACH pricing with lower caps for QBES, accountants, and high volume merchants will be communicated to impacted customers 30 days prior
Q: When will the new and existing QuickBooks Desktop Payments prices go into effect?
A: The price changes go into effect Oct. 1, 2024.
⭐General questions
Q: Will you be communicating with customers about these price changes?
A: Yes, we will notify customers on a rolling basis beginning June 27, 2024.
Q: What regions are affected by these increases?
A: The pricing shown here applies to U.S. customers only.
Q: What if I currently have an existing discount or promotion?
A: We will honor any special pricing through the duration of the promotion. Once the promotion ends, the relevant price increase will go into effect.
Q: Why are you increasing prices?
A: Our goal is to deliver an online, integrated platform that helps you succeed - at every stage of their business journey. In one place, the QuickBooks platform is designed to save you time and fuel your growth by streamlining workflows and giving you access to data to help you make more-informed business decisions. We’re supercharging QuickBooks with the power of AI, through Intuit Assist and the automation of tasks, to save you time and help businesses get paid faster.
We also have several new and improved payroll-related features, such as a deeper integration between QuickBooks Payroll and QuickBooks Time, advanced payroll cost allocation, bulk pay item management, an HR hub for employee record management, and benefits, including a new healthcare partnership with Allstate Health Solutions.
Q: How can I migrate from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online? Where can I learn more about migrating?
A: QuickBooks Online provides many benefits over desktop. Migration from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Online Advanced is easier than ever. We have an improved migration process that helps you discover the flexibility of QuickBooks Online faster. No need to start over again - just move your desktop file to a QuickBooks Online company.
Q: I need a complex solution and am not ready for QuickBooks Online. What is the best option for me?
A: QuickBooks Enterprise is a great choice for product-based businesses that have inventory and are looking for enhanced visibility and control to help power a growing business.
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