Intuit QuickBooks 2008 Enhanced Payroll

QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll helps you save time and is our most complete in-house payroll solution. Pay employees with convenient Direct Deposit or print paychecks from your PC. Automatically fill in federal and state tax forms with QuickBooks data - just print, sign, and mail. Or, use E-File & Pay at no additional charge. You can also manage Workers' Compensation tracking and job-costing.

FEATURES:

Enhanced Payroll helps you manage everything in-house

• Automatically calculate payroll taxes and deductions based on the data you enter - Enter your employee information once, and QuickBooks will use the information each payday to automatically calculate deductions and prepare paychecks to print. You can spend less time on payroll and minimize tax filing hassles. Or, you could let us handle all your payroll tax filings and payments - QuickBooks Assisted Payroll will deposit and file your payroll taxes and forms for you.
• Quickly download the latest state and federal payroll tax tables and forms, and automatically fill them in with QuickBooks data -you just print, sign, and mail - Every 45 days, QuickBooks automatically prompts you to download the most current tax tables, helping you keep your payroll accurate and up-to-date. QuickBooks Payroll's team of compliance professionals works with federal and state tax authorities to monitor changes and make the necessary updates during the course of a year.
  
  Or, get the protection of our "No Penalties" Guarantee through QuickBooks Assisted Payroll. As long as the information you provide to us is on time and accurate and your account is sufficiently funded, your payroll tax deposits and tax filings will be on time and accurate - or we'll pay the resulting tax penalty.
• Track Workers' Compensation rates and deductions - Keeping track of Workers' Compensation can be very time consuming. And if you don't accurately track the codes and rates for each employee, you could end up paying more than you should. QuickBooks Payroll helps you set up and apply the right codes, so you can generate accurate, detailed reports of exactly how much you owe. Great for contractors!
• Run customized payroll reports from QuickBooks anytime you like - Run reports to see how payroll affects your bottom line. QuickBooks Payroll offers customizable summary-level and detail-level reports. You can even use payroll data for more accurate job costing analysis.

You can process your payroll more efficiently

• Create and print paychecks from your own PC in minutes - Just set up your payroll in QuickBooks, enter your employees' hours (if applicable), and then print your paychecks. QuickBooks stores your payroll data and automatically retrieves it each time you run payroll. You can also use optional built-in Direct Deposit to make paydays a breeze.
• Offer Direct Deposit to your employees and schedule deposits up to 45 days in advance - With optional Direct Deposit, you don't need to be in the office on payday. If you're away on business or enjoying a vacation, employees can still get paid. QuickBooks Direct Deposit will deposit your employees' pay into their accounts--no matter where you are on payday. Plus, employees don't have to run to the bank to deposit their paychecks. (Additional fees apply.)
• Manage all your payroll activities from a single screen - The Payroll Center (requires QuickBooks 2006 or higher) simplifies payroll management by letting you handle all payroll activities--from paying employees, taxes, and liabilities, to filing tax forms and tracking payroll expenses--all from one at-a-glance screen.
  The Payroll Center lets you see an end-to-end view of your most important payroll tasks and quickly check due dates for your payroll schedule, including when to pay your taxes, who to pay, and how much. Everything is available with one-click access.
• 60-day satisfaction guarantee--or your money back - Try QuickBooks Payroll. We're confident you'll like it. But if you're not completely satisfied, contact us within 60 days of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price.

Enhanced Payroll makes the rest easy

• Works within QuickBooks financial software--so it's easy to use- All QuickBooks Payroll services work within your existing QuickBooks software, so there is nothing new to learn. All payroll data is in QuickBooks, so you don't need to re-enter data manually
  Every time you get a report from ADP or Paychex, or calculate payroll in Excel, you have to manually re-enter the data into QuickBooks. Why waste time? With QuickBooks Payroll, your data is already integrated. That means no double data entry and fewer chances for data-entry errors. QuickBooks Payroll offers an easy, all-in-one solution for managing both your business finances and your payroll.
• Share data easily with your accountant - It's simple to share your QuickBooks company financial and payroll data file with your accountant. And your accountant can run reports and make adjustments for you, without ever leaving the office. Just e-mail your company file to your accountant or give them remote access to your file via their QuickBooks Accountant Edition software.
• Get set up quickly with step-by-step guidance - Easy to switch, easy to learn. Once you've signed up, QuickBooks Payroll guides you step-by-step through payroll setup. You'll enter your employees' payroll information, your company's tax information, and your year-to-date payroll amounts. You only need to enter this information once--QuickBooks remembers it each time you run payroll. You can easily add employees or update an employee's information at any time.
• Get ongoing help through the included callback phone support available via Web request - QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll offers free unlimited callback support for setup and usage for active subscribers. There's no need to wait on hold. Submit an online callback support request and a support expert will research your question and usually call you back within 2 hours.

We make it efficient to do your entire payroll in-house. Enhanced Payroll gives you powerful tools to help save you time and improve the accuracy of your payroll--right within QuickBooks financial software (use your existing QuickBooks software or the included QuickBooks Simple Start CD).

Efficient

• Automatically fills in federal and state tax forms that are ready to print, sign and mail, or E-File & Pay at no additional charge 1
• Works within QuickBooks, so there's nothing new to learn and no double entry
• Quickly download the latest federal and state payroll tax tables and forms

Easy to use

• Step-by-step guidance makes it easy to set up and get started
• Run payroll in just a few mouse clicks; just enter hours and you're ready to go
• Payroll taxes and deductions are calculated automatically based on the data you enter
• Track Worker's Compensation rates and deductions (requires QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise Solutions)
• Easily share data with your accountant

Flexible

• Pay your employees when and how you want, helping you manage your cash flow effectively
• Offer Direct Deposit (DD) to your employees; schedule DD up to 45 days in advance 2
• Run customized payroll reports from QuickBooks any time you like

1 . Requires QuickBooks Pro or Premier 2007/2008 or Simple Start 2008, and an active Enhanced Payroll subscription, activation and Internet access. E-File & Pay is available for federal and select state taxes. Please check availability at www.payroll.com/fileandpay. You may need to register with tax agencies in order to use E-File & Pay.
2 . Direct Deposit requires activation, a currently supported version of QuickBooks, a QuickBooks Payroll subscription and Internet access. Additional fees apply. Terms, conditions, pricing, features, service options and support subject to change without notice.

Intuit Quickbooks 2008: Product Comparison

RECOMMENDED

At least 1.8 GHz processor, (2.0 GHz) with 512 MB of RAM

MINIMUM

Windows 2000/XP/Vista (32bit only)

• For Windows2000/XP users: 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent) with at least 256 MB RAM
• For Windows Vista users: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent) with 1 GB RAM
• 1 GB of disk space (additional space required for data files)

ADDITIONAL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE:

• Operating Systems supported:
  • Windows XP (SP2 or later strongly recommended), all editions
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Windows Vista, all editions
  • Windows Longhorn Server (database only, not client)
• 4x CD-ROM drive

INTERNET

Internet Explorer 6.0 or better required (6.0 provided on CD, requires an additional 70 MB)

• Microsoft .NET Framework Common Language Runtime 1.1 (provided on CD, requires an additional 50 MB)
• Requires 9 MB for Timer
• At least 256 colour SVGA video
• Optimized for 1024x768 screen resolution or higher, supports 800x600 using "Small fonts" setting in your Windows control panel display settings
• All online features/services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps modem (DSL or cable modem recommended)
• Google Desktop Search (in-product search) space requirements are determined by the size of the company file and the nature of usage. It is not unusual for indices to be as large as 1GB

INTEGRATION/COMPATIBILITY

• Microsoft Word and Excel integration requires Word and Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007
• E-mailing forms requires a MAPI-compliant e-mail program (such as Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007)
• Microsoft Outlook synchronisation requires Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007 and QuickBooks

Product information, specifications, and compatibility are for advisory purposes only, and is the buyers full responsibility to verify with the manufacturer prior to ordering.