The plan is for QuickBooks Online to become a platform for all kinds of applications that small businesses might need beyond basic bookkeeping. There are currently some 20-plus applications that can be integrated with QuickBooks Online and, having now opened up its API, Intuit expects a lot more to follow.
QUICKBOOKS POINT OF SALE API ANDROID
The new QuickBooks Online UI matches that of the iOS and Android apps. It's also possible to accept card payments both through Intuit's own online handling service and on the spot using a mobile card reader. Likewise, you can add stock control using a service called SOS Inventory and payroll via The Payroll Site.
QUICKBOOKS POINT OF SALE API UPGRADE
Some of the drawbacks we noted inour last review have been addressed, such as the ability to upgrade from the desktop version of QuickBooks to the online service using a third-party tool called Movemybooks. Automatic VAT reporting is also absent, although having to cut and paste from the QuickBooks return into the HMRC website isn't that big an issue. Although Intuit says it's a high priority, it's still missing from the online service and has only just been added to the desktop product. Most notable is support for flat-rate VAT, which was missing when we looked at the previous version in 2011. On the downside, the core bookkeeping functionality doesn't change that much in this revamp, and there are still a few things missing.
The Customers tab in the new QuickBooks Online interface. As with the previous release, you can also link directly to online bank accounts, and automated tools are available to help when it comes to regular reconciliation. You can always tweak things later if you want. It's quick and works well, and we're assured it's done anonymously to avoid violating data-protection laws. QuickBooks will then check other customers in the same line of business and apply the most common settings automatically. The lengthy interview at the start is replaced by a mere handful of questions about your company and industry sector. The new setup wizard asks fewer questions, filling in common settings by matching your business's profile to existing ones. It also matches the existing interface in the QuickBooks Online apps for iOS and Android devices, which allow you to raise estimates and invoices and perform other common accounting tasks on the move. This is the QuickBooks Online UI that has been replaced.Ī simple colour scheme and uncluttered layout make the new UI easy to learn and a delight to use - even in a mobile browser on a smartphone or tablet. The new dashboard also shows you the current status of your finances, while also allowing you to quickly drill down from this screen to see the invoices you need to chase or the bills that need paying, for example. The revamped QuickBooks Online has a simpler user interface that makes it easy to drill down into the detail of your company's accounts. Not only is it cleaner and more modern-looking, it now takes you straight to the tasks that small businesses need to perform on a daily basis. There's a lot to like in the revamped QuickBooks Online, the most obvious change being the new interface, which is a major departure for the company.
Intuit has also decided it can't do everything by itself and is looking to fill any gaps by opening up its API to third parties. Out go previous attempts at replicating its popular QuickBooks desktop product in a browser, and in comes a much simpler UI, together with workflows that are clearly designed with touchscreens in mind. Intuit seems to have woken up to the fact that small businesses are serious when they say they want to do businesses on the go, leading it to completely re-engineer its QuickBooks Online service to suit.