Intuit is aggressively pushing people to use their online service vs individual desktop applications. Their online service has many benefits including automatic backups, mobile access, and much more. The only problem is that once you put your data in and start using the service — YOU CAN NEVER STOP. You cannot download a data file to use with the desktop service, you have to give your accountant user access (additional costs), and much more.
Here is a screen shot from their actual ‘help’:
This is not ‘as a service’ — this is serious problem.
Email me at sales@cera.net to find out how we can use a cloud server & hardware firewall / vpn to give you a true Quickbooks as a Service experience that allows you secure access your data, when you want it, how you want it.