If your trades shop is still on QuickBooks Desktop, the renewal that bills on or after Oct 1 is reported to be about 17.6% higher for Pro Plus. Check your date and your per-user cost before you click renew.
| Item (per year, US) | Before | Renewals on or after Oct 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop Pro Plus, one user | $1,149 | $1,351 (+$202, about 17.6%) |
| Each additional Pro Plus user | $230 | $270 |
| Desktop Premier Plus | not confirmed | $1,891 |
| Desktop Payroll Basic | $640 | $690 |
| Desktop Payroll Enhanced | $805 | $870 |
Worked example: a three-license Pro Plus shop (one license plus two additional users) goes from $1,149 + 2 × $230 = $1,609 to $1,351 + 2 × $270 = $1,891 a year, about $282 more. The reported per-employee payroll fee of $7 a month is unchanged.
The new prices apply to renewals on or after October 1, 2026, so your own date decides when you see them. Reports say legacy Enhanced Payroll renewals rise again on December 1; confirm with your account.
One source cites Intuit saying the current Desktop version has no sunset date. This page does not say Desktop is going away; the change is the price.
Open your Intuit account or the renewal notice. Write down the date, the number of users and the payroll plan, and compare the quote with the table above.
Count users, payroll, any add-ons and the time your bookkeeper spends on updates, backups and file sharing. Compare the total with QuickBooks Online for the same headcount.
Ask whether moving makes sense now, what it takes to move your company file, and whether your field-service tool (Jobber, Housecall Pro or similar) syncs with the version you will be on. Switching has a real setup cost, so renewing one more year can be the right call.
These are secondary sources; we could not open Intuit's own announcement when this page was written. Figures are US list prices per year and may differ by plan, discount and renewal date. Confirm yours in your Intuit account. See corrections.
