On May 22, 2026, Intuit is sunsetting the 'classic view' of more than 150 reports found in QBO, IAS and IES in favor of their new 'modern view' reports.
So, when was the last time you looked at a QuickBooks 'classic view' report? Well, that could be your last!
It may seem that Intuit likes to sunset features almost as much as they enjoy releasing new features. And the two don't necessarily go hand-in-hand. For example, they have been releasing their 'modern' (I will call them 'new') versions of the 150+ standard reports found in QuickBooks Online (all flavors), Intuit Accountant Suite, and Intuit Enterprise Suite for well over a year. The most commonly used reports (things like the P&L report and the Balance Sheet report) were among the very first. These 'new' reports offered enhanced functionality like additional filters, and customizations (column manipulation, as I call it is one of my favorites).
But like most things, changes in reporting doesn't necessarily agree with everyone. After all, change is one of the hardest things for anyone to adapt to, and why would 'accountants, bookkeepers, and consultants' be any different than the majority of the population?
During this time of transition from the classic (which I will call 'old') view to the 'new', there has been an option to switch back-n-forth if you preferred; however, that option is coming to an end, and with it, users' access to the 'old' view reports. On May 22, 2026, 'the old view' of QBO, IAS and IES reports will be 'sunset' and 'the new' view will be the standard going forward, and all 150+ reports within Intuit's accounting software will see this transition.
But Intuit tells us that this change should not impact your 'data' or you prior customizations of reports for which you have already tweaked in your favorite reports. In other words, while those favorites will take on the look, feel and functionality of 'the new' reports, they should behave the way you configured them prior to the sunset of May 22nd.
As I just mentioned, even your 'old reports' as you configured them will take on the available 'new report' functionality including but not limited to:
Flexible columns (which as I said earlier I call 'column manipulation')
Enhanced navigation: up, down, side-to-side all streamlined and available with keyboard commands.
New groupings and formatting options
Automatic refresh (report numbers change before your eyes if others are working in the file).
Transactional drilldowns that conform to your configuration, every time.
And many more, including features that are being rolled out in the 'new view' between now and "sunset 'the old' day."
Want more information about the changes, head over to this official QuickBooks Help/Support article.
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