Intuit QuickBooks Premier 2012 (3-User)

Number Of Users

Good for up to 3 users, each on a different Windows PC. Each user may choose a different industry or, if you'd like to share data, you can all choose the same one.

Specific For Manufacturing and Wholesale Version

Track Inventory Reorder Point By Vendor

Track inventory and set optimal inventory levels. You can also run a report displaying items that need reordering

Create Bill Of Materials

Create Bill of Materials to track material costs, overhead costs and labor. During manufacturing, you can mark assembly items as pending to see work in progress

Track Profitability By Product

Keep track of your biggest moneymaking products, so you'll know which ones to promote and keep in stock and which to drop from your line

Track Sales By Product

See which products generate the best sales each month, quarter, year or any time period you designate

Track Open Sales Order By Customer

Follow open orders by customer to ensure that your most important customers get the products they require

Buy And Sell The Same Item In Different Units

Set multiple units of measure for each inventory item to track amounts used and available. With one click, you can instantly convert from cases to pallets or other units you define. Correct units are printed on invoices, purchase / sales orders, pick lists and packing slips

Adjust Price Levels By Item

Set custom prices for individual items for different customers or jobs

Specific For Non-Profit Version

Create End-Of-Year Donation Statements

See who your biggest donors are and track their contributions!

Run Donor Contribution Summary Reports

Track each donor's contribution totals as needed. View year-end summaries by donor

Nonprofit-Specific Reports

View nine nonprofit-specific reports

Create Form 990 (Statement of Functional Expenses)

Identify your expenses for presentation to your board, major donors, and the IRS

Import A Non-Profit Chart Of Accounts

Easily create a unified chart of accounts based on the filing requirements of Form 990

Demonstrate Financial Accountability To Your Board of Directors

With the Statement of Financial Income and Expense, easily show how much money came in and how it was spent

Track Budgets And Finances By Program

Follow contributions versus budgeted amount for each program

Specific For Retail Version

Run Profit And Loss Monthly Comparison Report

Easily compare one month's profit and loss against another's

Track Which Sales Orders Are Ready To Ship

Review pending sales orders and quickly see which ones can be fulfilled with the Sales Order Fulfillment Worksheet

Easily Track Sales Results

Track sales accurately and flexibly with the Sales Summary Form. Enter total payments and taxable / non-taxable sales for the day, week or any time period you choose

Analyze Sales Trends And Profitability

Easily customized reports show you how your business stands and help you make important decisions about what to sell in order to increase your bottom line

Turn Work Orders Into Purchase Orders With One Click

There's no need to retype line items or vendor information--simply edit quantities, if needed, and print or email your Purchase Order directly from QuickBooks

Track Returns By Vendor

Keep tabs on which goods are most commonly returned to each vendor

Track Purchase Volume By Vendor

Keep track of purchase volumes from your most important vendors

Specific to Contractor Version

Create 'Jobs by Vendor' Report

Organize your job costs by vendor, and see which vendors still need to be paid

Run 'Cost to Complete Job' Report

Keep tabs on how much it will cost you to complete each job, and how your actual costs are comparing to your estimated costs

Analyze Job Profitability

Customized job cost reports allow you to see a job's profitability on a detailed, task-by-task level

Create Job Estimates and Track Change Orders

As a job changes simply enter change orders into the estimate to keep track of the changes and their impact on your 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

Bill Clients Progressively by Job Phase

Track and bill clients by time and material, job phase, or percentage completion, whatever works best for your unique business

Track Expenses that Are Not Assigned to Jobs

Identify expenses that haven't been categorized and easily assign them to jobs

Specific to General Business Version

View Customized Sales And Profitability Reports

Review gross margin by inventory item and see customized sales / profitability reports, making it easy to keep track of your biggest moneymakers. This way, you'll know which products to promote / keep in stock and which ones to drop from your line

Access Your Inventory Items All In One Place With The Inventory Center

Easily locate inventory tasks by accessing your inventory items and reports all in one place with QuickBooks Inventory Center. Add a notes field to each item for faster identification

Track Your Balance Sheet By Class

Now, track data separately by location, department or profit center with a single, easily-accessible report

Run 'Cost to Complete Job' Report

Keep tabs on how much it will cost you to complete each job and how your actual costs compare to your estimated costs

Track Time And Expenses By Employee, Project, Client Or Service/ Create An Invoice

Decide who to bill by seeing all clients with unbilled time and expenses on one screen. No need to create an invoice from scratch--just open the Invoice for Time & Expenses screen and select the client and job combination. Outstanding billable time and expenses will be transferred directly to the invoice

Specific For Professional Services Version

Track Time And Expenses By Employee, Project, Client Or Service

Decide who to bill by seeing all clients with unbilled time and expenses on a single screen. There's no need to create an invoice from scratch--just open the Invoice for Time and Expenses screen and select the client and job combination you wish

Transfer Unbilled Time/ Expenses To Customized Invoices

Make sure you get paid by applying outstanding time and expenses to customized invoices

Set Different Billing Rates By Employee, Client And Service

Pay and get paid the right amount by quickly and easily setting individual different billing rates

Analyze Profitability By Project And Client

Reports like Billed vs. Proposal by Project, Cost-to-Complete by Job, and Job Costs by Job and Vendor help you remain aware of which projects are most profitable

Track Unbilled Expenses By Project

Stay on top of unbilled expenses for each project to ensure you get paid

For QB Premier 2012 In General - New And Improved Features

Save Formatting When Exporting QB Reports To Excel

This feature has been improved upon since the 2011 version. Save formatting and save time. Now, when you export your QuickBooks reports to Excel, refresh the saved worksheet and your formats will be applied to the new report! QuickBooks remembers your Excel formats so you can work seamlessly

Please note: Excel integration requires Excel 2003, 2007 or 2010

Process / Select When To Run Memorized Transactions

This feature has been improved upon since the 2011 version. Set up Memorized Transactions for recurring billing, invoices and estimates. Review and process each transaction individually, then select which transactions to run now and which to run later. You can even set up bi-monthly processing

Allow Multiple Users To Work In QuickBooks Simultaneously

While this feature was present in earlier versions, it's been improved upon in this incarnation: Multiple-user functionality now allows up to 5 people to work on a company file at the same time, increasing collaboration and productivity. This improves upon the previous allowance of 3 simultaneous users. The multi-user capability ensures that all users are working on the most updated data. You can also set user permission levels to control what information each user can access

Please note: Requires the purchase of additional single-user and / or multi-user packs to become multiple-user capable (one user per license purchased). All copies of QuickBooks must be the same version-year

Attach And Store Documents In The Document Center

Get organized by attaching receipts, estimates and other documents to invoices and customer files. Just scan documents in, then drag and drop - a major advantage at tax time! Local storage is now included with your QuickBooks purchase

Please note: Scanner not included. Only TWAIN compliant and Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 scanners supported

Track And Follow Up On Sales Leads In The New Lead Center

Makes it easy to keep track of your sales leads and import existing leads into QuickBooks. When your lead becomes a customer, move contact information into the Customer Center with just one click

Invoice Multiple Customers For Time And Expenses In One Batch

Now you can invoice multiple customers for time and expenses in one convenient batch. Create a single invoice for customers who share regularly scheduled expenses and QuickBooks will process them--no additional reentry necessary!

Batched Time Sheets For Multiple Employees/ Vendors

Create and use the same time sheet for employees or vendors who worked the same hours, saving you lots of time!

Access Report Templates Created By Other QuickBooks Users

Now QuickBooks gives you access to Contributed Reports in your industry, created by other QuickBooks users. Search by industry, user rating and popularity. Choose templates you like and QuickBooks will populate the report with your business data in just one click

Calendar View

Quickly scan invoices, billing, past transactions and more items at a glance in the new Calendar. The improved "to-do" list captures even more relevant information and displays it all in convenient calendar format

Search And Access Industry-Specific Reports

Access popular report templates in your specific industry, created by other QuickBooks users. Search by industry, user rating and popularity. Choose templates you like and QuickBooks will populate the report with your business data in one easy click

Inventory Center

Easily find and locate inventory tasks by accessing your inventory items and reports all in one place with QuickBooks Inventory Center. Add a notes field to each item for fast identification

Pre-Existing Features From Earlier QB Versions

Manage Your Bills

Keep track of what you owe and set simple due-date reminders so you never miss a payment

Track Your Balance Sheet By Class

If your company has several departments or locations, you can now track the data separately within a single, easily-accessed report

Track Sales, Sales Taxes And Customer Payments

Eliminate piles of paperwork and 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 simple clicks

Download Your Bank / Credit Transactions Into QuickBooks

Save time and avoid data entry errors. Instead of typing in your bank and credit card transactions, download them safely from more than 3000 participating financial institutions and easily import them into QuickBooks

Please note: Online services vary by participating financial institutions and may be subject to application approval and additional terms, conditions and fees

Send Invoices / Estimates From Your Email Account

The new Webmail integration allows you to easily email via your business Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail account--right from QuickBooks! You can also e-mail using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express

Please note: Works with Outlook 2003 and 2007; Yahoo and Gmail require internet connection. Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007

Track Inventory, Set Reorder Points And Create Purchase Orders

Track your inventory with ease to avoid overbuying and backorders. Indicate re-order points for each inventory item and turn on reminders to automatically let you know when it's time to reorder

Customer Snapshot

Provides a consolidated view so you can assess at a glance your customer's purchase history, average days to pay, and outstanding balance, as well as make timely decisions on customer requests. Identify top customers by revenue and payment consistency and prioritize them accordingly

Save Time With Batch Invoicing

Automatically create a full set of invoices for customers with the same service. Simply create the invoice once and select the customers to whom you wish to send it

QuickBooks Search

Your QuickBooks file is the repository of records for your business, but finding the exact information you need can be difficult. With QuickBooks Search, all you have to do is enter the keyword and QB will pull up all the related reports, invoices, contacts and transaction details!

Collections Center

Quickly identify overdue and almost due invoices, and email all collection notices from your Outlook, Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail account in a few steps

Please note: Works with Outlook 2003 and 2007; Yahoo and Gmail require internet connection

Access To Customer Or Vendor's Balance / Transaction History

At a glance, see important details like your customer's payment history, estimates, and past orders, with vendors right at your fingertips on the same screen. This way, you can complete the transaction at one time instead of switching back and forth between screens

Create Professional-Looking Invoices And Forms

Stand out from the crowd with quick and easy invoice customization. Create a distinct look for your small business with professional designs and apply it across all your invoices, statements, and other forms--all at the same time! Additional fee applies. Free trial available

Create Email Estimates, Invoices, Reports

Send e-mail directly from QuickBooks using MS Outlook and Outlook Express

Please note: Outlook integration requires Outlook or Outlook Express 2002, 2003, or 2007. Business software applications sold separately

Payroll Center

Keep track of payroll, taxes and other liabilities at a glance in the Payroll Center. A to-do list indicates when taxes are due. See dates for all your liabilities and get confirmation when payroll is rescheduled (additional fees apply)

Please note: Requires paid subscription, EIN and Internet access

Company Snapshot

Provides immediate view into your bottom line all in 1 page, with the at-a-glance reports that are most critical

Customer, Vendor and Employee Centers

Easily see any customer's balance, transaction history and contact info in the Customer Center. Review your balance and a list of POs, bills and payments with any vendor in the Vendor Center. Instantly view all paychecks and contact information for any employee in the Employee Center

Report Center

Get insights to make better business decisions. Find just the report you need to understand how your business is doing. You can also more easily access the reports you rely on in Favorite Reports

Import Data From Other Programs

Get up and running fast by importing data from whichever tool you use to track your finances now. Choose from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting or prior QuickBooks versions. Regardless of the amount of data you currently have, you won't have to start over from scratch! For QuickBooks Online Plus, Pro, Premier and Enterprise: Upgrade from any product QuickBooks 4.0 or later