Premier Edition 2009 offers industry.specific & business planning tools.
. Six industry.specific versions inc Retail and Manufacturers
. IMPROVED: Download bank and credit card transactions
. Print checks, pay bills, track expenses, create estimates and invoices
. NEW: Multiple currency support and exchange rates downloaded
. Track employee time and expenses to bill clients
. Advanced inventory tools . track raw materials & assembled products
. 150+ pre.defined, customizable reports
. Plan for the future . create business plan and sales & expense forecasts
. NEW Live Community: support from network of users, experts, Intuit employees 6 Industry Versions in 1 When you buy QuickBooks Premier and install your software, you may choose from one of the following industry versions to install, or stay with the General Business Edition. Note that you can also mix and match certain features within the product such as inventory, job costing, order tracking, invoicing and reporting — to name a few.

General Business:
Accounting
Contractor
Manufacturing & Wholesale
Non-Profit
Professional Services
Retail

How Does QuickBooks Accounting Premier Edition 2009 Compare?

QuickBooks Accounting Premier Edition 2009 includes all the features of the Pro Edition 2009 version, see our QuickBooks Pro 2009 Review for more information. The extra features in QuickBooks Premier 2009 include: Sales Orders & Back Orders. Keep track of backordered items with QuickBooks Premier. Invoices and sales orders will show items invoiced and items (and quantities) backordered.Set Customer Price Levels. Set up product & service price levels (up to 100 possible) for different customer types (e.g. corporate, loyal, high-volume). Pricing is automatically adjusted.Time & Billing. QuickBooks Premier lets you set different billing rates by employee & service type. You can also view all unbilled time & expenses on one screen and transfer outstanding items directly to a new invoice with one click. Advanced Inventory Tools. Offers advanced features for tracking both raw materials & assembled products. You can receive inventory in one unit of measure and sell in another. As products are assembled, QuickBooks Premier automatically deducts raw materials and adds finished goods to inventory.

Business Reports. Provides over 150 industry-specific reports such as: Profitability by Product (Manufacturing/Wholesale), Job/Project Costs (Professional Services Firms/Contractor), Donor Contribution Summary (Nonprofit), Sales Tax Liability (Retail).Business Plan Creation. Answer step-by-step questions and Premier 2009 creates a professional business plan. Figures are filled in based on your QuickBooks data. Easily create an income & expenses forecast and projections can be exported to Excel or saved as a PDF. Industry-Specific Versions. Offers reports, forms & features designed for specific industries. QuickBooks Premier Editions include Accountants, Contractors, Manufacturers/Wholesalers, Nonprofit Organizations, Professional Services Firms & Retail Businesses versions.