April 2025 QuickBooks Updates

As the dust settles from another hectic tax season, it's the perfect time to recharge, refocus—and take advantage of some powerful new QuickBooks features designed to make your life a little easier.

In honor of Financial Literacy Month, Intuit has rolled out a range of updates that put more control in your hands, streamline workflows, and help you better support your clients. Whether you’re managing permissions, migrating data, or tracking Amazon purchases, these tools are built to free up firm capacity and drive more efficient operations.

Let’s dive into what’s new this month in QuickBooks Online and beyond:

🔐 Fine-Tuned Permissions for Your Team

You can now assign even more precise permissions in QuickBooks Online Accountant. With 14 additional features available for custom access, it’s easier than ever to create roles tailored to your team’s needs—boosting security while improving workflow.

🆔 Custom Client IDs Are Here

Tired of juggling internal systems and QuickBooks? You can now assign and display your own client ID numbers right inside QuickBooks Online Accountant. It simplifies search, tracking, and navigation—especially if you manage a large client roster.

🌐 Intuit Enterprise Suite Gets a Boost

Intuit's Enterprise Suite just got a serious upgrade. Think multi-entity management, dimensional forecasting, smarter project tracking, and even integrated retirement benefits through Human Interest. It’s built for firms with more complex needs—and growing ambitions.

💸 QuickBooks Bill Pay Now Easier to Add

No more forgetting to enable Bill Pay for new clients. You can now include it during the initial account setup, and even request new processing limits right from the get-go.

🔄 Easier Payroll + Data Migrations

If you're helping clients move from QuickBooks Desktop to Online Payroll, there's now a smoother way to do it—without creating a new QBO account. One company file, one system, less headache.

🎓 2025 ProAdvisor Recertification

Time to sharpen those skills! Recertification for QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors runs from April 28 to June 30. Join the virtual training conference on May 14 or explore self-paced options through ProAdvisor Academy.

💳 1,000+ App Integrations with QuickBooks Payments

QuickBooks Payments now connects with over 1,000 third-party platforms, from CRMs to billing tools. Choose it as the payment gateway, and transactions auto-reconcile—no more tedious manual entry.

🧾 Payroll Tax Payments Auto-Matched

Another time-saver: Payroll tax payments now automatically match with bank feed transactions in QuickBooks Online. One less thing to manually reconcile.

🛠️ A Resolution Center Built for Transparency

Support case tracking just got better. The new Resolution Center in QBO gives you and your clients full visibility into open and recent cases, so you’re not left wondering what’s happening behind the scenes.

🛒 Amazon Business Integration

Amazon Business purchases can now be tracked directly in QBO. With detailed categorization and bank feed matching, it’s a win for firms handling lots of client expense management.

These updates are all about making your firm faster, smarter, and more capable of handling what’s next. As always, stay “In the Know” by checking out QuickBooks’ ongoing video series and training resources.

Here’s to smoother operations—and maybe a little breathing room post-busy season!

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