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SteveB100
October 11, 2024
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Does the subscription fee of $500 end after 3 years and can you keep using QB Pro free

  • October 11, 2024
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QuickBooks Pro desktop comes with an annual subscription fee of Approx $500. They only support QB for three years. After that period ends can you continue using QB Pro without paying the subscription ? or Are you locked out  and forced to convert to QB online or QB Enterprise edition?

Best answer by Rainflurry

Thank you ! I stand corrected. The annual license fee is $999 plus tax. Yikes. So, we dont know whether you are even allowed to continue using it after the three year support period is over ! After paying $999 annually for three years they stop supporting it and you may not even be allowed to continue using it for free. You might have to convert to the QB Enterprise Edition or QB online at that point. Is that really true?


@SteveB100 

 

"So, we dont know whether you are even allowed to continue using it after the three year support period is over !  After paying $999 annually for three years they stop supporting it and you may not even be allowed to continue using it for free."

 

As mentioned earlier, you will never able to use it for free.  

 

"You're going to have to make the switch to QB Online eventually.  You might have to convert to the QB Enterprise Edition or QB online at that point. Is that really true?"

 

I have been following Intuit's quarterly earning calls and, based on their Q3 call, it's pretty clear that Enterprise will be the only Desktop product left at some point soon.  So, yes, your options will most likely be QB Online or Desktop Enterprise.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RoseJillB
October 12, 2024

Yes, QuickBooks Desktop Pro will be discontinued after three years and will no longer be accessible, @SteveB100. Let's discuss this further below.

 

During your three-years support period, you can still renew annually. Beyond that, you can no longer re-subscribe since QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier Plus, or Mac Plus will no longer be offered after September 30, 2024.

 

With this, you can consider switching to QBDT Enterprise or QuickBooks Online.

 

For future reference, you scan these resources to get familiar about using the two applications for your business needs:

 

 

Let me know if you have additional questions about managing your company file or any QuickBooks-related matters. I'm just a post away to help you.

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SteveB100Author
October 12, 2024

Thank you for your quick response. So, does this mean that the $500 annual subscription is not necessary to be paid if you dont plan to use any of those advanced services? I was told by a client that she was locked out of QB Pro entirely until she paid the annual fee. Was she just confused about levels of service? Many people use QB Pro without using any of those advanced services.

JoesemM
JoesemM
October 12, 2024

You're most welcome, SteveB100. Allow me to share some insights about the levels of service that QuickBooks offers. This way, your client will not be confused about the subscription fees.

 

Regardless of whether your client uses the Advanced services or not, they need to subscribe to the same subscription to continue with the supportability for the remaining 3 years. Once the supportabilirty ends, they need to upgrade to QuickBooks Enterprise or move to QuickBooks Online:

 

 

Also, your client is correct that they will be locked out if they haven't paid the annual subscription. Though, they can use the view-only mode for 1 year if your subscription expires. During that time, you won’t be able to edit your data with your inactive license. For more details about it, open this page: Renew your subscription or use view-only mode in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Additionally, I'll be sharing these links that will guide you in case you need to move to QBO and fix errors upon subscribing to QBDT:

 

 

If you have any additional concerns or questions regarding subscription fees for QuickBooks Desktop Pro or any other related topics, please let me know. I'm always here to help.

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