Start Here with QuickBooks Desktop

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Find out what you need to start with QuickBooks Desktop. Accounting is a process. There’s an order to everything from sales transactions to financial reports and reconciliations.

We're here to help you through the download, install, and activation of QuickBooks. We'll get your books ready to run your business. You too, can be a QuickBooks Ninja!

System Requirements

Before you install QuickBooks Desktop, it's important to know the system requirements. This makes sure QuickBooks will work with your setup.

• QuickBooks Desktop System Requirements 2022
• QuickBooks Desktop System Requirements 2021
• QuickBooks Desktop System Requirements 2020
• System requirements for QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Downloads and updates

• Download QuickBooks Desktop - Download your QuickBooks software
• Download QuickBooks Updates - Download updates to your QuickBooks software

Install

• Fix Error: Verify your subscription before installing QuickBooks Desktop
• Install QuickBooks Desktop for Windows
• Install QuickBooks Desktop on a Terminal Server 
• Install QuickBooks Desktop for mac
• Install QuickBooks Daabase Server Manager
• Set up and install a multi-user network for QuickBooks Desktop

After you install

• Activate QuickBooks Desktop for Windows
• Register QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
• Switch from a different accounting software to QuickBooks Desktop

 

If you run into issues

We try and make the download, install, and activation process easy but we know sometimes it doesn't go as planned. Check out these articles for extra help.

• Can't activate QuickBooks Desktop
• Fix company file and network issues with Quickbooks FIle Doctor
• Fix your damaged company file or network
• Reinstall QuickBooks and try again
• Resolve common install errors
• Troubleshoot PDF and print problems with QuickBooks Desktop

[jonathan11]

i need help downloading quickbooks i just purchased

[Ru2]

Desktop is deleting transactions. I have 12 transactions a month including payroll.  It deletes all payroll from one date. So when you go to pay taxes they don’t add up correctly. You look and half the transactions are gone. 

[Finguy]

Having trouble with my "S-Corp Med Insure Premium". Have it set up to auto-generate as ITEM when I run payroll, but the dates don't go where I want so I have to edit/correct it. Working through 12-mo of 2019 corrections today painful! Would like to get this right for 2020. For example: I run 1/1/20 payroll and generate "S-Corp Med Prem" of say $600 for an employee "For Period January" so all good so far, But: It tags LIAB it as "Due 2/17" like a tax item! This can throw off annual totals and tax reports if not corrected. It is insurance so it is due 1/17 NOT a month later. I looked at "Liability: Change Payment Method", but it WILL NOT let me back it up to "Pay this Period" only "Pay next period". How can I correct these settings for my "S-Corp Med Insure Premium"? Thanks for any help!