
Strong dashboard views and multi-client capabilities, including a benchmarking tool that compares financial metrics. Additionally, it has direct integration with client versions of QuickBooks Online, as well as the ability to import from desktop versions of QuickBooks and traditional spreadsheets. The program has direct integration to download live business data from their financial institutions, easing reconciliation and transaction verification processes. Intuit has the largest community of add-on applications available through its website, providing extensive specialization options for virtually any business type. The system includes several new collaboration features, reporting tools and mobile accessibility functions for both the small business and accounting firm users, as well as features designed specifically for managing multiple clients.īest Fit: Accounting firms with multiple clients that use QuickBooks Online, or who they want to move to the online small business bookkeeping system, allowing the firm to provide real-time accounting and consulting services to clients.
The company has, of course, offered online versions of its traditional QuickBooks and QuickBooks Accountant versions for many years, but the redesigned version of QuickBooks Online Accountant is directly focused on the business-accounting firm relationship. Last year, Intuit launched a newly-redesigned online collaborative accounting system designed for accounting professionals who serve small businesses that use QuickBooks.