About PerpetualBooks
PerpetualBooks is an independent reference for one thing: helping businesses and accountants keep QuickBooks Desktop running on their own terms -- long after Intuit stops selling and servicing it.
Who publishes this
PerpetualBooks is operated by E-Tech, a data-services company that has worked with QuickBooks company files since 2000. Our team has spent two decades recovering, repairing, and converting QuickBooks Desktop files across every edition and version -- which is exactly the expertise needed to keep old versions alive and healthy.
How we verify
- Dates and policies are cited. Load-bearing facts -- discontinuation dates, stop-sell details -- link to Intuit’s own documentation, and we flag anything we can’t confirm rather than guess.
- Procedures are tested against real files. Steps reflect how QuickBooks Desktop actually behaves, not a rewrite of someone else’s article.
- Pages carry a “last reviewed” date. When Intuit changes something, we update the page and the date.
- No phone-bait. We do not run fake “support” numbers or scare tactics -- a genuine problem in this niche.
Our independence from Intuit
PerpetualBooks is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by Intuit Inc. “QuickBooks” and “QuickBooks Desktop” are registered trademarks of Intuit Inc., used on this site only to identify and describe the genuine product our guidance supports. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.