State of QuickBooks Desktop in 2026: What's Really Happening
In this QBTalks-Apps session, Marjorie Adams, the Founder and CEO of Fourlane, will discuss the status of QuickBooks Desktop products (ProPlus, PremierPlus and Enterprise) in terms of what’s actually changing, what’s not changing and what the best options are for users and ProAdvisors moving forward.
Contributing Writer (Technical) at Insightful Accountant
William "Bill" Murphy is a retired Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor who now serves as a part-time contributing technical writer for Insightful Accountant, an e-magazine covering the accounting technology ecosystem since 2013.
Known affectionately as "Murph," Bill has been assisting small businesses worldwide with QuickBooks since 1989. His consulting expertise includes resolving QuickBooks technical issues, such as data file analysis and repair. As a highly recognized Sybase Database Professional, he earned a reputation as a 'data detective' for his unparalleled ability to identify and correct QuickBooks data corruption errors.
With over 40 years of financial and teaching experience, Bill holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He has served as an Adjunct Instructor for Oklahoma City Community College Professional Development and has instructed thousands of ProAdvisors at major conferences, events, and webinars.
Bill has contributed significantly to the field through his editorial work. He was the Technical Editor for "Business Analysis with QuickBooks" by Wiley Publishing (2009) and a technical contributor for the "Managing Your QuickBooks Database" section in Laura Madeira's "QuickBooks 2012 In Depth" (and subsequent 2013 and 2014 editions) published by QUE.
In recognition of his contributions, Bill was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award during Scaling New Heights 2018 by Joe Woodard, the conference host, and Gary DeHart, publisher of Insightful Accountant.
Specialties:
QuickBooks data issues, including corruption and file repair
QuickBooks data migration, from or to other accounting applications
QuickBooks Enterprise system value-added implementer
QuickBooks Point-of-Sale value-added implementer
QuickBooks networking troubleshooter
QuickBooks technical support
Gregg Bossen, CPA
QuickBooks Made Easy
Gregg S. Bossen, CPA created QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits in 2000, and has since been teaching QuickBooks seminars around the country for various groups, conducting webinars, providing technical support to hundreds of clients, one-one-one consulting, and offering industry-specific streamable training. Gregg’s teaching style is funny and entertaining, and his energy and knowledge of Nonprofits make his classes a unique experience. Gregg has taught new users as well as other CPAs, who are themselves considered experts in the software. In total, he has taught over 4,500 seminars to more than 65,000 students. He currently teaches for over 30 Nonprofit State Associations, as well as annually at Scaling New Heights and QuickBooks Connect.
In this QBTalks-Apps session, Marjorie Adams, the Founder and CEO of Fourlane, will discuss the status of QuickBooks Desktop products (ProPlus, PremierPlus and Enterprise) in terms of what’s actually changing, what’s not changing and what the best options are for users and ProAdvisors moving forward.
In this QBTalks-Apps session, Marjorie Adams, the Founder and CEO of Fourlane, will discuss the status of QuickBooks Desktop products (ProPlus, PremierPlus and Enterprise) in terms of what’s actually changing, what’s not changing and what the best options are for users and ProAdvisors moving forward.
In this QBTalks-Apps session, Marjorie Adams, the Founder and CEO of Fourlane, will discuss the status of QuickBooks Desktop products (ProPlus, PremierPlus and Enterprise) in terms of what’s actually changing, what’s not changing and what the best options are for users and ProAdvisors moving forward.