Long-form, source-cited writing on accounting data preservation, platform migration, the QuickBooks Desktop sunset, and the records problems that come with them. Written for business owners, treasurers, executors, CPAs, attorneys, and bookkeepers navigating transitions where the historical record matters.
Each guide aims to be the most accurate, most complete piece on its topic — with primary sources, no hype, and an honest treatment of the limits of what's known. If we get something wrong, please tell us and we'll fix it.
QuickBooks Desktop 2023 support ends May 31, 2026. Desktop 2024 is the last version that will ever exist. This guide covers the official Intuit timeline, what actually stops working (and what doesn't), the payroll-data trap nobody is leading with, what the IRS still requires you to keep, and the four real paths forward — including the one most migration guides skip.
Read the guide →You got handed a flash drive. The data is in there. Someone told you it was impossible to get out. It's not. A practical guide for treasurers, executors, new bookkeepers, business buyers, and family members — covering file types, the three gates (software, password, license activation), what to actually export once you're in, and what to do when the simple paths don't work.
Read the guide →This library is intentionally small and growing slowly. Every guide is meant to be the definitive piece on its specific topic, which takes time.
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