Intuit QuickBooks 2010 Premier Contractor

QuickBooks 2010 Premier Contractor, the #1 small business financial management software, tailored for your industry to help make your business more profitable." Get all the features of QuickBooks Pro and know exactly where your business stands, plus:

• Efficiently track and manage your unique business
• Grow with easy-to-use business planning tools
• Automatically forecast future sales and expenses

FEATURES

• Designed for Contractors
  • Document and track change orders
    As a job changes, simply enter change orders into the estimate so that you can keep track of the changes, and the impact on the bottom line. Change orders are included on documents you print for your customer so that there are no surprises at the end of the job.
  • Track subcontractor General Liability
    Easily track all liability and workers compensation insurance expirations.
  • Progressively bill clients by job phase
    Track and bill clients in the way that works best for your unique business, whether it be by time & material, job phase, and percentage completion.
  • Track job costs as you pay suppliers, subcontractors & employees
    Customized job cost reports allow you to see a job's profitability on a detailed, task-by-task level. You can even see the projected cost to complete a job.
  • Job Costing Center quickly shows job costs & profitability
    Check the Job Costing Center for an instant reading of how you're doing on your current jobs. See a summary of key information for your jobs including which jobs are most and least profitable, all in a single window.
• Save time when tracking your finances
  • Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses
    Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses. Aggregate all your checks to be paid and print them in one batch. QuickBooks will keep track of each check so you can keep tabs on where your money is going. Enter bills from vendors. Since QuickBooks organizes everything in one place, you'll be able to access all past payments & bills for each vendor with just a few clicks.
  • Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments
    Get rid of piles of paperwork. Easily enter customer payments. Since QuickBooks organizes everything in one place, you'll be able to access all past payments for each customer with just a few clicks.
  • Manage payroll & payroll taxes; offer Direct Deposit ² (sold separately)
    Intuit QuickBooks Payroll Services, QuickBooks Payroll for Mac powered by PayCycle, and Payroll for QuickBooks Online save you time by eliminating steps and giving you the tools to get your payroll done right.
  • Create professional-looking invoices and forms ³
    Select from Free professional designs to create a distinct look for your business across all your invoices, statements, and other forms. Apply across all your forms at once.
  • E-mail estimates, invoices, reports, and more ⁴
    Create customer communications and e-mail directly from your QuickBooks using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express using your existing e-mail address.
  • Organize and back-up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records.⁵
    Document Management lets you save time by attaching any electronic or scanned document --to any customer, vendor, employee, account, or transaction.
  • Accept credit and debit cards right in QuickBooks ⁶
    Process credit card approvals right in your QuickBooks software. If you use Intuit QuickBooks Merchant Services, the data is automatically recorded in QuickBooks when you make a sale. And, it has no teaser rates, no hidden fees, no cancellation fees, and no long-term contracts.
  • Scan and deposit your checks with Intuit Check Solution for QuickBooks (subscription required)⁷
    Easily scan and deposit your checks into QuickBooks with Intuit Check Solution for QuickBooks. Subscription required; scanner sold separately.
  • Track time, mileage, and expenses to bill clients
    Record time and expenses by client job so you can easily stay on top of your projects. From there, it's easy to invoice clients in a few clicks so you won't miss any billable time and expenses.
• Get insights so you make better decisions
  • Allow multiple users to work in QuickBooks at the same time ⁸
    Multiple-user functionality enables more than one person to work on a company file at the same time, increasing collaboration and productivity. It ensures that all users are working on the most up-to-date data.
  • One-click business reports
    Get pre-designed, customizable business reports to gain insights into your business. See all available reports in one screen to easily choose the right one. Drill down with one click to see the detail behind the numbers. Export any report to Excel - your QuickBooks formatting and formulas go with it. Access industry-specific reports in QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions.
  • Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions ⁹
    Get up and running fast by importing data from the tool you use to track your finances now. However little or much data you currently have, you won't have to start over from scratch.
  • Track inventory, set reorder points & create purchase orders
    Easily track your inventory to avoid overbuying and backorders. Indicate re-order points for each inventory good and turn on reminders to automatically let you know when its time to reorder.
  • Download your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks¹⁰
    Save time and avoid data entry errors. Instead of typing in your bank and credit card transactions, download them securely from over 3000 participating financial institutions and easily import them into QuickBooks.
  • Get an immediate view into your bottom line all in one page with Company Snapshot
    Stay on top of your business by customizing your Company Snapshot. Choose at-a-glance reports of yearly expenses and income, expense and income details, and top customers.
  • Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies¹¹
    QuickBooks supports all global currencies and does all the currency calculations for you. You can even download exchange rates or do wire transfers from right in QuickBooks.
  • Easily create a business plan
    Build a professional business plan quickly by answering step-by-step questions. QuickBooks fills in the numbers based on your QuickBooks data. You can export the projections to Excel for further analysis or save it as a PDF file.
  • Forecast sales & expenses
    Click a button to create a forecast of income and expenses for the coming year, based on your existing QuickBooks data. Increase or decrease line items by any percentage to adjust for future changes.
  • Create industry-specific reports and install industry features
    Access over 150 industry-specific reports in QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions such as: Profitability by Product for manufacturing and wholesale businesses, Job/ Project Costs for professional services firms & contracting businesses, Donor Contribution Summary for nonprofit organizations, Sales Tax Liability for retail businesses.
  
  NOTE:
  ¹Â For Pro and Premier: Requires subscription to Time Tracker service. 30-day free trial of QuickBooks Time Tracker online subscription is included. Time Tracker for MS Outlook is included in the 30-day free trial of Time Tracker. Requires Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007. Time Tracker requires at least QuickBooks 2006 or later editions of QuickBooks for Windows (Pro, Premier and Enterprise) updated to the most current release. Internet access required. Fees apply after free trial period. QuickBooks Time Tracker subscription required after free trial period to access Time Tracker for MS Outlook.
  ²Â Requires paid subscription, EIN and Internet access. For Mac: Requires Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac. Additional fees apply. Internet access required. Adobe Reader is required to print checks and forms. Service not available in Canada.
  ³Â For Mac: Templates customized in prior versions of QuickBooks for Mac will be available but not editable. QuickBooks for Windows templates are not transferable to QuickBooks for Mac.
  ⁴ Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007. For Mac: Requires Apple Mail; Microsoft Entourage 2004 or 2008 for Mac.
  ⁵ Scanner not included. Only TWAIN compliant scanners supported. Maximum 100 MB per file. Total file storage 100MB or about 1000 2 page PDFs.
  ⁶ Additional fees, terms, and conditions apply.
  ⁷ Payments submitted by 3 p.m. PST usually get funds deposited to the merchant's U.S. bank account the next business day. Intuit reserves the right to hold settlement on deposited checks as necessary to manage risk. Deposits held are reviewed with merchants and a decision is made to release funds after reviewing the specific situation. Subsequent deposits then revert to next day funding. Requires QuickBooks accounting software 2010 (for the PC) or higher, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 10, or QuickBooks Online Edition (each sold separately) and a merchant account through Intuit Payment Solutions. Application approval, an Internet connection on a Windows PC and at least Internet Explorer 5.0 required. Not compatible with QuickBooks Pro for Mac. Transaction fees apply. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support options are subject to change without notice. Requires one of two scanners: high speed Panini Vision VX Scanner or general purpose Fujitsu ScanSnap s300/s1300 Scanner (each sold separately).
  ⁸ QuickBooks Pro and Premier: Requires purchase of a license for each additional user. All copies of QuickBooks must be the same version-year.
  ⁹ For QuickBooks Online Plus, Pro, Premier, and Enterprise: Upgrade from any product QuickBooks 4.0 or later. For Mac: QuickBooks 2010 for Mac can upgrade files from QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition 2008, 2009, and 2010 for Windows; New User Edition 5.0, 6.0, 2005, and 2006; and QuickBooks Pro for Mac 4.0 (M12), 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 (U.S. versions).
  ¹⁰ Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to application approval, and additional terms, conditions and fees. We authenticate your account with your financial institution, and then use secure data transmissions between your financial institution and Intuit.
  ¹¹Â Internet Access Required. Additional fees may apply.

GETTING STARTED

Easily Get Started

• Import Data from Excel
  Excel templates make it easy for you to import your existing customers, vendors, or product information into QuickBooks. You can also assign each column in your existing Excel spreadsheet to a corresponding QuickBooks column. Save these settings to use again the next time you want to pull in data. You can even preview your data before you transfer it.
• Import Data from Quicken, Peachtree, and Microsoft Office Accounting
  Access the Quicken conversion tool in QuickBooks to convert your data from Quicken 1998 through 2007. If you are currently running your business using Peachtree 2001-2008, Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006, and Microsoft Office Accounting/Office Accounting Express, you can also easily convert your data into QuickBooks 2010.We've created a special site to provide conversion tools and information to help you easily move from your current accounting software to QuickBooks.
• Get Set Up and Running Quickly
  Answer a few basic questions, and get a customized setup you can change at any time.
• Step-by-step Coaching for New Users to Help you Learn QuickBooks Faster
  Get up to speed on QuickBooks easily. The QuickBooks Coach guides you step by step, so you can learn how to use QuickBooks features faster and explore QuickBooks as you enter your data.
• Learn QuickBooks Quickly with Built-in Tutorials
  Learn QuickBooks skills as you need them - in your own time, at your own pace. The built-in Learning Center offers short tutorials on basic and advanced features to help you get the most out of QuickBooks.
• Upgrade your QuickBooks Effortlessly
  Easily transfer your existing data file into QuickBooks 2010. Your company file and preferences will transfer automatically. In just a few steps, you can start working in QuickBooks using your information, including customer lists, vendor lists, balances, and inventory lists.

Get Help When You Need It

• Find Answers Fast
  Help functionality allows you to find the information you need quickly and easily. You'll find answers to most questions in QuickBooks in-product, onscreen Help. Type a question, choose from a list of topics, or search by keyword.
• Connect with Other QuickBooks Users and Experts to Get Help and Share Ideas
  Connect with a vibrant community of QuickBooks users, QuickBooks experts, accountants, and Intuit employees. Instant access to a wealth of questions and answers to assist with QuickBooks and small business problems.

QuickBooks Premier--Contractor Reports

The following additional reports are available when you select the Contractor version during the installation of Premier Edition.

• Job Profitability Detail
  See which parts of the job are money-makers, and where you need to keep a tight lid on costs.
• Expenses Not Assigned to a Job
  Contractor Edition immediately identifies costs that need to be assigned to a job. With a click, you can classify them properly so you get paid every dollar you're due.
• Cost to Complete by Job Detail
  See how much it will cost you to complete a job. This report also shows you how you're doing compared to your estimated costs, and the expected cost to complete each task.
• Job Estimates vs Actuals Detail
  Accurate estimating is one of the keys to success for any contractor. With Contractor Edition, you'll be able to compare your actual job costs to your estimated costs, either at a summary level for all jobs, or at a detailed level for a particular job.
• Job Status
  Keep your job status information in one place. See where you stand on each job you've bid so you know what your pipeline of new projects looks like, and whether or not you can take on new business.
• Job Costs by Job and Vendor Summary
  You can run reports to see your job costs by vendor, and which vendors still need to be paid.
• Billed/Unbilled Hours by Person and Activity
  With Contractor Edition, you will always know where you stand on billable hours. Reports immediately identify which hours have been billed, which haven't, and which hours are unbillable. See data by person, by person and job, or by person and activity.

System Requirements

Recommended System Configuration

• Windows XP (SP2), Vista or 7
• 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor (2.4 GHz recommended)
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) for a single user, 1 GB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users
• 1 GB of available disk space (additional space required for data files)
• 232 MB for Microsoft .NET 3.5 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
• Monitor display resolution of 1024 x 768 at 16-bit color (Supports 800x600 with small fonts)
• 4x speed CD-ROM drive
• All online features/services require Internet access
• Internet Explorer 6 or later must be installed on every computer running QuickBooks.

Software Integration and Compatibility

• Microsoft Word and Excel 2002, 2003 and 2007
• Contact synchronization requires Microsoft Outlook, 2002, 2003, and 2007 (synch tool downloadable for free at: http://www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync
• Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale version 6.0 and later

Multi-User Networking Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server, and Windows 2008 Server
• Linux is supported for Enterprise Solutions only (Fedora 10)

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