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Quickbooks in this article seems to have decided not to mention the significant numbers of QB customers who very successfully use Quickbooks desktop, do not wish to move to QB on-line and who are very concerned that they are being left out in the cold on MTD?
Quickbooks in this article seems to have decided not to mention the significant numbers of QB customers who very successfully use Quickbooks desktop, do not wish to move to QB on-line and who are very concerned that they are being left out in the cold on MTD?
This is the issue we are facing at the moment. We have desktop software and we are looking to find an alternative to a cloud based system strictly because of MTD. We want to store our data locally on our servers not in the US.
Also, scary to read recently that almost 40% of companies still unaware of the changes needed for MTD compliance.
QB desktop 2019 is only available through subscription.
However, I was quite pleased to hear that some clients I have spoken to have decided to carry on with their older desktop version (pre 2014 ). They will use bridging software- something very easy to do , given that QB exports the VAT Summary to the same excel cells every time and there are over 100 bridging software available .
I am told by Intuit that Desktop Pro 2019 will be MTD compatible by an update within the next two weeks.
Good to see that QB are offering advance payroll products for practitioners, but it would be good if they got their existing products fully working first. I have two QB clients where the only employee (director) has ceased employment in the year and there is no facility within QB to report that the payroll has ceased or to do a payroll year end with an EPS notifying that the scheme has ceased - I am told by their support I have to re-input everything into another non QB product to be able to achieve what I need to do!! Sad 8-(
Try Employees/RTI/Submit Final Submission.
That also asks if you have ceased as an employer and is your last submission before 5 April.
Mine is the payroll within QuickBooks accounts - I only have a choice of payroll or employees - there is nowhere to select RTI. I'm guessing you are on the external payroll?
It would be nice for QB desktop customers to be officially contacted by email from intuit that QB 2019 desktop will be compatible for MTD and exactly how and when it will work for VAT submissions that will shortly be due. At the moment it is very easy to do by literally just pressing the file VAT on-line button - will this be the same?
I have two clients both using QB Desktop.
One has over 50 entities running QB Premier Accountant which we updated from v2017 to v2019 this week. We have been filing VAT via QB for the last couple of years for all entities, usually without any hitches.
QB categorically informed us that v2017 version with latest updates installed is MTD compliant, and better still v2019 is also MTD compliant.
I am concerned however that all online MTD references by QB seem to focus on QBO and hardly any reference is made on QBD. But they insist all is in hand!
The other client has QB Desktop 2016 running appx 15-20 entities of which just a few file vat returns, 1-2 of these are filed via QBD, the others by Auditors as agents (who will not have QB filing capability post MTD so they have requested we upgrade QB to the relevant MTD compliant version). From my convo with QB re the first client I appreciate we will have to upgrade this client as well but have yet to discuss this with QB, fingers crossed the client will not have to encounter massive costs re the upgrade.
PS, QB Online's charging structure is strictly based per user and company numbers thereby making it economically unviable for both clients; QB Desktop is typically based on user no licences only. And we prefer internal server anyway.
Hi all - thanks so much for the feedback. We will be supporting MTD filing on QuickBooks Desktop versions after 2016. We will be emailing you the latest release for you to download by the end of March 2019. If you are on an earlier version please contact us at 0808 168 4245 to talk through which version is best for your needs. If you don't know which version you are on you can hit F2 on your keyboard to find out. We are also hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 5th at 11:00 am called 'What Making Tax Digital means for QB Desktop Users'. You can sign up here: https://bit.ly/2GRGIuO
Thank you,
Shaun
Hi Shaun
Thanks for the response; can you please clarify:
- you state "supporting MTD filing on QuickBooks Desktop versions after 2016"
- My client has Pro 2016, will they just need the release or will they need to upgrade?
Thanks again.