I agree, Advanced is the answer for most of my clients but all but one had already moved.

Intuit clearly don't understand that with an established business with, in some cases 25 plus years of trading, it takes months to transfer software.

First decisions about what to go with, trial a few before final decision. Decide what processes need to be kept, then how they will fit in with the new software. Then the training and inputting the items, services, stock. Setting up the chart of accounts to fit the business and satisfy accountants. Then input outstanding debtors and creditors. No matter how they try and convince us - not just Intuit, others will also tell you anything in order to sign you up! - conversions do not fully work. Going from one software platform to another is like putting a square peg into a round hole, it does not fit. Lastly the chore of extracting what you know you're going to need. Copy invoices, particularly those unpaid, reports for anything and everything, just in case. 

Once software providers understand this we will get a better service, until then, they think they are selling a product in their eyes not much different to a tin of beans. It's left to their support staff to pick up the pieces and pacify us who have done their best and appear to be as mystified as the rest of us.

Launching what appears to be a ground breaking online product that already almost does all that Desktop Pro & Accountant did in such a secretive way is weird. There is no other way to describe it. It's the answer to my client's prayers, I am just thankful they were with me when we did a final research at the end of March when it wasn't on the screen otherwise they would have thought I was a complete idiot for missing it. I only found it by chance, this poor client had gone to Sage and has now spent the last 3 months moving again. The others had moved 2022 as the first cessation notice did not fit in with their year ends. When it was extended they had already moved.