We have an accountant that does everything.  But the main reason we entered all of our financial data in Quickbooks on line, which took us over a week...several years worth with thousands of entries...was to give read only or reports only view to several of our partners.  Now, after all the tedious work, something so simple and basic as this feature it's not available.   Its incredible, you want to tell me, and im speaking to the Quickbooks team, that something as important as this is not an option?  How many companies, with more than one partner, have one managing the business and other (one or more) that does not want to be involved in the day to day but wants transparency.  You don't want some individuals, who do not now anything about accounting, to add, delete or edit entries, for that would cause total chaos.  This feature is as basic as being able to enter checks or making invoices.  Not having it is not acceptable and Im sure it can be very easily added.  I just home that someone in Quickbooks takes notice and adds it, it's embarrassing.  I'm mad because read only access is a very, very needed feature.  It should be there.  No excuses.