QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus is an accounting software for macOS. It is based on subscription. This software solution provides several features like managing prices and income, automating, invoicing, accessing expert tax help and bookkeeping. The Mac Plus edition is robust and has various features to manage accounting in businesses.

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus software is specifically designed for macOS users, where they can use numerous features to handle their business finances. It has several limitations while comparing with the windows version, such as lacking an accountant’s copy feature. This limitation can make more complexity while sharing files with accountants.

System Requirements

You have to be assured that these requirements are met by your computer before installing QuickBooks.

• Required Internet connection.
• A minimum of macOS X v12.0 is essential.
• A minimum of iOS 12.0 is needed for iPhone-linked features.
• Universal app supports like Intel and Apple CPU hardware.

Key Features of QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus has many features that help to work smoothly. It offers many key features include:

Tax Deductions

It helps to manage and track expenses that can handle your tax deduction means it reduce your all tax burden. It allows for your business to handle tax deduction and payroll deductions.This feature includes sharing books to your accountant and documents can be exported and imported.

Invoicing and Payments

This feature of QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus permits creating and sending invoices to customers and accepts payments through bank transfers and credit cards. Creating and sending invoices managing the status of invoices and dispatching reminders.

Automated Bookkeeping

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus allows features that are associated with automated bookkeeping such as importing receipts and transactions, and syncing with bank and credit card accounts. It also creates recurring bills and payments and organizes them.

Multi-User Access

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus allows software access up to 5 users. It also includes your accountant, with managed access levels.

Comprehensive Reporting

It offers comprehensive reporting abilities, inventory access, and built-in reports. It also includes capabilities to generate customizable sales profit reports to enhance your businesses’ monetary performance.

Bill Pay

It allows you to pay bills from your vendors by selecting a bill that you want to pay. You can pay your bill by selecting the pay online option.

Automated Payroll

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus offers a feature, automated payroll feature which is also known as Auto Payroll. It simplifies management of payroll by automatically managing and calculating according to employee’s information. It can automate tasks such as computing taxes, creating paychecks, and issuing payslips.

Customer Groups

In QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus, customer groups offer features to categorize customers. These are based on certain criteria such as location, open balance or type of customer. It creates targeted automated statements, creates customer categories and payments reminders.

Receipt Capture

This feature offers capturing receipt and management capabilities, such as the option to upload receipts from a computer. You can scan and import these abilities in your QuickBooks file. You can subsequently review the extracted information, organize receipts, and align them with existing payments.

What is New in QuickBooks Mac Plus 2024?

QuickBooks Mac Plus 2024 has several new features including:

Release 8 (R8):

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus Release 8 (R8) was launched on 25 February, 2025. It provides features like capability to replicate or copy clients or suppliers and existing accounts. Moreover, it also permits adding a shipping address in customer statement templates and enables invoice payment dates monitoring in reports.

Automatic Updates:

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus 2024, installs and downloads updates automatically as soon as they are available. To enable automatic updates you will require to select the automatically download and install updates in the future option in QuickBooks. You can also check manually and install updates via the Help menu.

Duplication of Existing Entries:

QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus 2024 allows you to generate duplicate entries for different lists. It includes customers, accounts, and vendors. This function allows you to copy current entries quickly. You can modify them when required, and it can save time and effort.

Limitations of QuickBooks Desktop for MAC Plus – 

• No Multi-user Mode
• Limited Integrations
• Lacks Advanced Features
• Limited Customization

Updating QuickBooks Mac Plus Latest Edition

You can upgrade the latest QuickBooks Mac Plus with the following updating methods.

1. Automatic Updates

QuickBooks Mac Plus automatically updates, enabled by default.

• To get assurance about whether you have received the latest updates or not, you have to rely on automatic update features.
• This feature automatically updates and installs your software whenever they are available.
• You can update automatically by selecting the “Automatically Download and Install Updates in the Future” option in the update settings.

2. Manual Updates

QuickBooks Mac Plus has manual update option too, you can find the current version on the QuickBooks Downloads and Update page.

• You have to select version, country, and product then select the “Download” option to install the downloader.
• You can also update by going to the QuickBooks menu and then selecting “Check for QuickBooks Updates”.
• Another manual update feature is in the help menu, where you have to click on the “Upgrade QuickBooks” option.