QuickBooks 2018 Discontinuation Schedule
                     QuickBooks 2018 
Discontinuation Schedule
QuickBooks 2018 Discontinued May 31st – How 
This Affects You
• It's that time of year once more, Intuit has reported that they are 
discontinuing an older version of QuickBooks. In the event that you 
are utilizing QuickBooks 2018, you will not have the option to 
utilize certain services and features after May 31, 2021. We should 
perceive what the effect will be on your business. Your access to 
through 
QuickBooks Desktop 2018 software will be discontinued after M
ay 31, 2021
. This also means you'll no longer receive
• For subtleties past what I give here see this Intuit support 
document on Intuit's disco (discontinuation) policy. 
What is Affected by the Discontinuation?
Software products, add-ons, and the services they perform. We’ve 
put together a few lists of the QuickBooks products and services that 
will no longer be receiving support or functionality.
Affected Editions of QuickBooks
• QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2018
• QuickBooks Desktop Accountant 2018
Services Discontinued for QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Enterprise 
2018
• After May 31, 2021, you will no longer be able to use the following services if you are using one of the 2018 products:
• Basic, Standard, Enhanced or Assisted Payroll: After the cutoff, QuickBooks 2018 will at this point don't automatically calculate correct payroll taxes, provide 
updated forms, or send your payroll data. For subtleties, see the QuickBooks Desktop Discontinuation FAQ for Payroll.
• Worker's Comp: You can at this point don't deal with Worker's Comp Payments through QuickBooks 2018. 
• QuickBooks Workforce (formerly ViewMyPaycheck): You and your representatives will presently don't approach QuickBooks Workforce. 
• Installment Processing will presently don't be accessible. You will not have the option to handle credit card and check transactions through the desktop item. 
• QuickBooks Merchant Service Deposit (compromise) will at this point don't download credit card and check information into the desktop item. 
• Repeating Payments will at this point don't be downloaded 
• eInvoice mailing will at this point don't be empowered. 
• Live Technical Support will at this point don't be accessible. In the event that you have a functioning QuickBooks Care Protection Plan, support will end when the 
arrangement is expected for recharging (month to month, multi day, or yearly). 
• Bookkeeper's Copy File Transfer (ACFT) service will at this point don't work with QuickBooks 2018. 
• Multicurrency Exchange Rates will at this point don't be accessible for empowering or updating. 
• Contributed Reports will at this point don't be open. 
• Online Backup will at this point don't be accessible when your support plan terminates. 
• Online Banking, for example, downloading transactions or sending/getting online payments, will at this point don't work. In the event that you attempt, it will show 
you one of a few distinctive error messages (contingent upon your download technique) on the off chance that you endeavor to transfer or download transactions, 
send online payments, or send online transfers. One model would be "QuickBooks can't confirm the Financial Institution Information for this Download." 
• TSheets will at this point don't be accessible inside QuickBooks desktop straightforwardly. To sync your TSheets Data with QuickBooks, overhaul your QuickBooks or 
utilize a web connector.
What Should You Do?
• If you are using QuickBooks, the standard answer is, “Now is the time to upgrade.”
• There are four areas of concern when upgrading:
• What features have changed? Intuit is adding less new features each year, and moving from 2018 to 2021 
won't be as awful a change as has happened in some prior years. These articles can give you some thought 
of what's in store: 
• QuickBooks 2019 new features 
• QuickBooks 2020 new features 
• QuickBooks 2021 new features 
• Have framework prerequisites changed? This may be an issue for certain individuals, so you should check 
before upgrading 
• QuickBooks 2021 isn't supported on the entirety of the working frameworks that QuickBooks 2018 worked 
on, like Windows 7 and Windows Server 2011. In addition, on the off chance that you are utilizing 
QuickBooks Enterprise on Linux (database server only installation) there might be a few changes in what is 
required, you should check with Intuit support for subtleties. 
Official QuickBooks 2018 discontinuation messaging from Intuit
After May 31, 2021, access to add-on services will be discontinued for QuickBooks D
esktop for Windows 2018
. This incorporates all versions of QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier, and Enterprise 
Solutions v18 . 
In the event that you don't utilize any of the extra services in QuickBooks Desktop 2018, 
your product will continue to work for you. You won't buy in to live technical support or 
any of the other Intuit services that can be coordinated with QuickBooks Desktop. 
In addition to QuickBooks Desktop for Windows 2018, there are a couple of other Intuit 
products that are influenced by the discontinuation of extra services. Your access to 
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Services, Payment Processing, Live Support, Online Backup, 
Online Banking, Technical Support and other services through QuickBooks Desktop 2018 
software will be discontinued after May 31, 2021. This likewise implies you'll presently 
don't get critical security updates beginning June 1, 2021.