QuickBooks for Mac 2012 features redesigns, improved search, partial billing
Intuit has announced QuickBooks for Mac 2012, which offers a slew of new features. Aside from being more Mac-like than ever (invoices look especially good), this update allows for partial invoice billing, greatly improved search functions, Lion-specific enhancements and a whole lot more. We'll have a full, hands-on review up soon. Until then, here's a peek at what you can expect from QuickBooks for Mac 2012.
More Mac-like
Forms have been re-designed, and for the better. Below you see an invoice. There's a lot of information along the right and left, including that client's history (color-coded to show overdue invoices), a summary, room for notes and more. Best of all, both the left and right column can be hidden, leaving you with the invoice itself. Add multi-touch swiping and it feels like you're simply looking at a stack of paper invoices.
Improved search
Many business owners have (hopefully) huge numbers of invoices, clients, etc. to sort through. QuickBooks for Mac 2012 has revamped the search function to resemble an advanced search in Mac OS X. You can create the criteria you want and even save searches for future reference.
Progress invoicing
The feature that impressed me the most is progress invoicing. Now you can bill clients for a project in phases, either by percentage or by line item. Plus, the app keeps track of how much has been billed and how much remains.
There's a lot more, which we'll cover when we go hands-on. QuickBooks for Mac 2012 will be available from Intuit on Sept. 26, and is expected to hit Apple retail stores, Apple.com, Amazon, Best Buy, and other locations on Oct 9.
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December 28 2011 at 3:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just can't understand why intuit refuses to add a Loan Manager to the Mac version of quickbooks. I have been waiting for this addition for every. Will it ever be added or should i finally start looking at other options?
September 18 2011 at 12:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI would like to know how this compares to QuickBooks Pro 2011 for Windows...
September 07 2011 at 4:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhile I'm happy that QuickBooks has been updated (truly I am), the one glaring hole is related to time tracking. There needs to be the ability to track time while on-site at a client and sync those timeslips back to QuickBooks for billing purposes. Further, I need more room in the 'details' field of slips, the current limits are too short.
September 07 2011 at 3:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyQuickBooks for Mac 2012 includes support for longer notes (up to 4,000 characters). We don't offer a mobile time tracking application but will consider this for the future.
Best,
Will Lynes
Product Manager - QuickBooks for Mac
Stock answer from QuickBooks: "but will consider this for the future."
I have been waiting for FIVE YEARS for QuickBooks to release a version that will allow other currencies other than the US Dollar. This is BASIC accounting!!!
I use iBank for Mac and iPhone (sync) right now which makes Quicken feel childish at the moment. Once they come out with a more powerful application (and that syncs with my iPhone), I may consider switching.
September 07 2011 at 2:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd like to see inventory assemblies in QB for Mac 2012. I shouldn't have to wait for something the Windows counterpart had for years.
September 07 2011 at 2:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm a beta tester for QuickBooks 2012 for the Mac and have been using it for my wife's consulting company. I have to say it's a pretty sweet upgrade from 2011. I don't use nearly all the feature that have been added, but two stand out for me: in the invoicing view, the ability to see a list of prior invoices and quickly switch back to see them is a welcome change from having to click arrows and cycling through. also, the updated reporting mechanisms are very welcome.
September 07 2011 at 1:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIs there anything new added that the previous version didn't have? I really would like to get rid of QB Premier for Win if at all possible but Progress Billing and Assemblies Inventory is _VERY_ important to my company.
September 07 2011 at 2:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyProgress billing (a.k.a. "progress invoicing") is new for QuickBooks for Mac 2012. Inventory assembly functionality is not available but we'll consider it for the future. What type of business do you have?
Best,
Will Lynes
Product Manager - QuickBooks for Mac
Any news on an updated and improved version of Quicken for the Mac?
September 07 2011 at 12:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyi haven't seen anything coming down the beta pipe as of late. i know there's a beta for quickbooks for windows and QBES v12 going on right now but as I don't use windows, i didn't volunteer for that one.
the guy from Mint.com is now essentially running the QEM product group but it feels like they're focusing more and more on Mint.com and not the actual product. given all the issues surrounding automatic categorization of transactions on Mint.com, you'd think they'd focus on fixing this, you know, so your budget plan actually works. i'm waiting for the ability of QEM to sync with Mint.com. this, in my mind, would be the best thing they could do for Mac users.
..still many are waiting for Quicken!
September 07 2011 at 12:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyup, Quicken Essentials is a joke!
September 07 2011 at 2:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWell, not me. I have gone on to iBank, which is kind of kludgy, but I sense that iBank will add features and get up to speed faster than Intuit, and I don't look forward to re-importing a qif file. Quickbooks sounds like a winner for my businesses.
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