What are the New features and updates in Quickbooks 2018?

The launch of Quickbooks 2018 is coming closer and that’s why prediction regarding its new features and updates has already begun. Many people are looking for what the latest version has got under its sleeves and that’s why in this article we will be looking at the new features and updates of the upcoming version of Quickbooks desktop 2018 ​which is expected to arrive in the market in the 3rd week of September.

​Search Box in Chart of Accounts
Going through numerous accounts in the chart of accounts was a big headache but now the availability of search box in chart of accounts has wiped out all the hassles. You can easily search for a particular account in the latest version.

Enhanced inventory reports
The difficulty of not being able to customize the inventory reports has been removed now. The new feature of enhanced inventory reports allows you to customize different columns within Assembly shortage of Items, Inventory status of item reports and Inventory Valuation summary.

Easy track on Sales order fulfillment
With the accessibility of sales order fulfillment worksheet through scanners, android application and even on manual basis, now keeping a real time track of the worksheet has become much more easier.

Multiple monitor support
With the new feature of multiple monitor support, now you can use multiple monitors without switching from one monitor to another. This is one of the most awaited features of Quickbooks which was being demanded by the users from a very long period of time.

No need to log in again
In the earlier version, every time you switched to another file, you needed to log in again but this problem has been removed in the latest version. Now, even after switching to another file, you will remain logged in.

New Shortcuts
There are also some new shortcuts introduced for copying and pasting lines in transaction.
 
Improved Security
The security features has also been improved in the latest version. The previous version used to run on SMPT technology which is not considered safe but now, the new version OAuth 2.0 specification which is considered ultra-secure.

Reminder for payroll liability
Many people used to forget the date of payment which hampered the smooth functioning of the business. By keeping this problem in mind, Intuit has now added a new feature of reminder for payroll liability which gives alert before 7 days of payment deadline.
The new features and updates have been added by Intuit, in a very profound way and it has been made possible because of a thorough research of customer’s feedback. Quickbook desktop 2018 will surely wipe out many of the problems faced by people in the earlier version and it will also play key role in making things much easier for accountants and CPA firms.