QuickBooks Desktop Pro Features
General Ledger (3)
Journal Entries
Based on 946 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Increases user efficiency by auto-populating based on previously entered information. Schedules future entries. Allows Journal Entries to be uploaded from an external source.
Tags / Dimensions
Based on 609 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability to tag all transaction in the general ledger with customizable dimensions, classes, categories, etc. These dimensions should be available on any transaction in any module in the system and available to be reported upon.
Audit Trail
Based on 763 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Automates chronological tracking of transactions that have affected a specific operation, procedure, event or record
Accounts Receivable (3)
Invoice Customization
Based on 939 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
The layout of the invoice template is fully customizable and you can add or remove fields.
AR Automation
Based on 729 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Automation helps the user be more efficient by populating default customer data, setting up systematic payments from clients and automatically matching customer receipts to outstanding transactions.
Collections Automation
Based on 598 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
The system automates the dunning process to help drive collections
Accounts Payable (3)
AP Automation
Based on 754 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Steamlines data entry by auto populating recurring or predefined vendor values
Payment Processing
Based on 851 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability to manage, track and report on numerous payment types. Customize and automate complex purchase to pay work flow.
Purchase Orders
Based on 658 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Software supports purchase orders and provides purchasing personnel, management and accounts payable with visibility needed to streamline the procure to pay process
Other Functionality (8)
Inventory Tracking / Ordering
Based on 453 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Real time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" infomation by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders.
Inventory Pricing and Costing
Based on 474 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability to establish multiple price levels. Update pricing on a per item or global inventory basis. Choice between multiple costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO and Specific Unit.
Inventory Reporting
Based on 461 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Customizable reporting allows insight into usage of inventory and services.
Multi-Entity / Consolidation
Based on 579 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Multi-ledger and multi-tenant architecture. Automated consolidations, inter-entity transactions and eliminations
Recognition Rules
Based on 579 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Automates recognition of revenue and expenses by defining recognition rules.
Reconciliations
Based on 909 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Transactions are imported from source systems and automated matching reconciles majority of transactions. Includes user flexible, user defined matching and grouping rules to help reduce the time needed to produce accurate reconciliations.
Payroll
Based on 650 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Payroll module or integration to an external payroll provider which automates the recording of payroll
Time and Expense
As reported in 648 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Automated time and expense capture, tracking, approval, reimbursement and reporting
Reporting & Analytics (4)
Financial Statements
Based on 999 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
General reporting offered covers all of the standard financial statements and meets the basic needs of the business
Custom Reporting
Based on 969 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Reports created by the user to cater to specific requirements. If you can build it in Excel, you can build it in the custom report writer
Budgeting / Forecasting
Based on 740 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create and revise an unlimited number of budget, plan and forecast scenarios.
Dashboards
Based on 873 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance
Platform (9)
Customization
Based on 823 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique process. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 884 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Grants access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Internationalization
Based on 530 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 953 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Output Document Generation
Based on 862 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrators to create templates that enable users to quickly generate dynamic documents in various formats based on the data stored in the application.
Reporting and Dashboards
Based on 445 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 437 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 464 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Scalability
Based on 410 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrator to easily add employees and grow payroll process as their company grows.
Integration (8)
Data Import and Export Tools
Based on 835 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability to input, modify and extract data from the application in bulk through a structured file.
API / Integration
Based on 255 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Time Tracking Integration
As reported in 89 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Enables administrator to import hours from time tracking systems.
Accounting Integration
Based on 293 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provides standard integration with third party accounting software.
Core HR Integration
Based on 72 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Provides standard integration with third party core HR software.
Accounting
As reported in 89 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
This feature was mentioned in 85 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Integrates with other payments software
ERP
As reported in 61 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Employee Self Service (3)
Web Portal
Based on 230 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows employees to access current and past pay stubs, W-2 forms, and additional salary information.
Benefits Manager
Based on 193 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows employees to answer or update questions pertaining to benefits and receive information about benefit providers.
Mobile
Based on 170 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows employees to view pay stub and W-2 information via a smartphone app or mobile optimized website.
Administration (9)
Payroll Entry
Based on 462 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrator to enter payroll for all employees based on salary or total hours worked.
Time Off Accrual
Based on 333 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Calculation and tracking of sick and vacation days.
Direct Deposit
Based on 331 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.
Expense Reimbursement
Based on 353 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrator to reimburse employees for business-related purchases.
Pre-tax Deductions
Based on 386 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Automatically deducts wages for health care, 401(k) plans, etc. from paychecks.
Wage Garnishment
Based on 310 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrator to set up for wage garnishments to be deducted automatically from employers' paychecks.
Approvals
Based on 276 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Administrator can submit payroll approval request and the approver can approve, deny, or re-assign it to the appropriate approver.
Check/W-2 Printing
Based on 415 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.
Check/W-2 Delivery
Based on 344 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Sends printed checks to administrator to distribute to employees.
Taxes (3)
Tax Calculation
Based on 430 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Tax Filing
This feature was mentioned in 114 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Files payroll tax forms automatically for federal, state, and local taxes.
Automatic Tax Payment
Based on 335 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows payroll vendor, via power of attorney, to make electronic payments of withheld taxes to government.
Cash Flow (3)
Track Cash Flow
Based on 126 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Check cash on hand at the beginning of each month and view each day’s incoming and outgoing funds.
Income and Expenses
Based on 141 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Add one-time or recurring cash flow items and add line items for each payment or deposit.
File Exports
Based on 131 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Timesheets, projects, tasks, income or expenses can all easily be exported to pdf, xls or csv for simpel cash clow analysis.
Budgeting & Forecasting (4)
Budgeting / Forecasting
Based on 740 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create and revise an unlimited number of budget, plan and forecast scenarios.
Data Import
Based on 115 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Import trial balance, monthly P&L, balance sheets, and other types of financial data
Versioning
Based on 90 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Keeps track of all versions of a budget and allows users to compare versions
Historical Data
Based on 115 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Forecasting is based on past transactions and historical financial or operational data
Revenue (3)
Revenue Types
Based on 122 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Supports multiple types of revenues, such as recurring and transaction based
Revenue Allocation
Based on 105 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to allocate revenues to various business entities or departments
Scheduling
This feature was mentioned in 91 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Automatic scheduling to ensure that revenue is recognized at the proper time
Payroll (4)
Direct Deposit
Based on 96 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.
Check/W-2 Printing
108 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.
Tax Calculation
Based on 108 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Reporting and Dashboards
Based on 121 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards to track payroll costs and for compliance purposes.
Bill Generation (3)
Templates
84 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users
Digital Billing
Based on 75 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Billing
This feature was mentioned in 71 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals
Bill Processing (3)
Consolidation
This feature was mentioned in 70 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one
Batch Invoicing
This feature was mentioned in 74 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Ability to create multiple types of invoices
Management
Based on 80 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Manage invoicing for different types of products or services
AI (10)
Data Extraction
As reported in 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to automatically input data from receipts, invoices, and other documents
Invoice Processing
15 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Uses AI to generates, send, and track invoices
Expense Management
This feature was mentioned in 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to categorize expenses, detect anomalies, and provide insights on spending patterns
Fraud Detection
Based on 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to detect unusual patterns and flag potential fraudulent activities in real-time
Tax Compliance
This feature was mentioned in 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to assist in calculating taxes, ensuring compliance with changing tax regulations, and automate the preparation of tax returns
Support Chatbots
This feature was mentioned in 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI and NLP-powered chatbots to provide customer support and assist with queries regarding financial data and reports
Bank Reconciliations
15 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Uses AI to match transactions recorded in the accounting system with those in bank statements
Report Generation
15 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Uses AI to generate detailed financial reports, dashboards, and visualizations to provide insights into the financial health of the business
Customizable Alerts
Based on 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to set up alerts for various financial activities, such as payment due dates or low cash balances
Predictive Analytics
This feature was mentioned in 15 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Uses AI to analyze data to identify trends and make predictions
Mobile Applications - Accounting (6)
Cloud Integration
11 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Enables synchronization of accounting data across devices in real-time
Notifications
This feature was mentioned in 10 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Send push notifications for important updates, such as due dates, invoice statuses, or tax deadlines
UI
10 reviewers of QuickBooks Desktop Pro have provided feedback on this feature.
Simplifies interfaces to be user-friendly and tailored for smaller screens, such as mobile phones and tables
Offline
Based on 11 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Allows users to view and update certain data without an internet connection
Expense Tracking
Based on 10 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Allows users to capture and upload expense receipts directly from mobile devices
Invoice Management
As reported in 10 QuickBooks Desktop Pro reviews.
Enables creation, editing, and sending of invoices
Agentic AI - Accounting (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Billing (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
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