Desktop accounting software discontinuing support and payroll
Software companies discontinue desktop support and payroll features every few years to push users toward new sales, leaving businesses facing forced obsolescence. Without these updates, users lose critical functions like bank statement imports and payroll support, forcing them to weigh moving to new alternatives against running obsolete versions.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Switching to alternative software like Zoho BooksDid this help you?
- 2Blocking software internet access at the firewall level to continue running older versionsDid this help you?
- 3Using manual payroll preferences or relying on an accountant for processing stubsDid this help you?
In their words
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“I understand they do this every three years to force sales. They also state we can continue to use it without tech-support, but the only thing we are concerned about is them stating desktop payroll will also be discontinued.”source ↗
“Been running an obsolete QB, and everything works fine. I just can’t import bank statements, but I have few transactions, so it’s fine.”source ↗
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