Upcoming Retirement of EasyACCT Prior-Year Products

2024/2025 is our only hope and workaround so far, but Intuit has decided to retire it for so-called "intentional upgrade as we modernize the system." 

You've got to be kidding me!  We have paid for a product that we can no longer use?  How does this even make sense?  

And you're only giving a ONE WEEK NOTICE?!?!  If that's going to be the case, any future updates should not be charged full price for the whole program every year, since we're not actually purchasing the program, only updates to it!

The timing... oh the timing of this... why such short notice? We still can't reconcile some of our banks and copying is still an issue now we have to scramble and make sure we have pdfs.  Can you tell us what prior data won't be functional? 

@Kathi_at_Intuit Does this include the IRS program?

Dear EasyACCT Community Moderator,

I am writing as a long-time EasyACCT user and Enrolled Agent to express serious concern regarding the recent announcement that EasyACCT products for tax year 2024 and earlier will be retired on February 16, 2026, including the disabling of downloads and re-installation for previously purchased software.

While I understand and appreciate the need to modernize systems, enhance security, and focus development efforts on current and future releases, the announced timeline and scope of this retirement present significant operational and compliance challenges for professional practitioners.

Access to prior-year software is not a convenience for accountants and Enrolled Agents — it is a necessity. Prior-year programs are routinely required for amended returns, IRS and state correspondence, audits, late-filed returns, basis reconstruction, and client inquiries that arise years after the original filing. In many cases, these tasks cannot be reliably or appropriately completed without the native-year software.

Of particular concern is the decision to disable downloads and re-installation of prior-year products, even for customers who have already purchased and licensed those versions. This creates substantial risk in the event of hardware failure, system upgrades, or machine replacement and effectively removes access to paid software without a viable contingency.

The recommendation to retain PDFs of completed returns, while helpful for recordkeeping, does not address scenarios where recalculation, diagnostics, or workflow-level access is required to properly serve clients and meet professional standards.

With that in mind, I respectfully request that EasyACCT consider implementing at least a six-month transition period beyond the announced retirement date, during which:

• Previously purchased prior-year products remain available for download and re-installation
• Practitioners are given adequate time to stabilize workflows, archive environments, or migrate systems
• Clear guidance is provided on which prior-year workflows are fully supported within EasyACCT 2025 and which are not

A defined transition period would demonstrate good faith toward the professional community that has relied on EasyACCT for many years and would materially reduce disruption during an already challenging modernization cycle.

I appreciate the moderator’s consideration of this request and hope this feedback can be elevated to the appropriate product and leadership teams. Many practitioners would welcome an open dialogue on how EasyACCT can balance modernization with the real-world obligations we carry to our clients and regulators.

Hi! Thank you for the feedback on the prior-year product retirement announcement. We hear your questions and concerns about access to prior-year workflows, the timeline, and related topics. We are taking these questions and concerns to the development team for further review.

Kathi,

 Our business requires routinely looking back at prior years. By law we are required to keep at least 10 years of prior accounting! That has never been a problem in the past. We have been using EasyACCT since 1999, after all these years, we are now being forced to search for new software? There was no forethought by Intuit, a better solution needs to be made available and continued support for the 2024-25 software must continue. This will have a catastrophic effect on our business moving forward. Bottom line, we paid for a product that does not work!

I suggest downloading the 2024/2025 full CD image before it is removed. I previously removed the 2025/2026 version and went back to 2024/2025. I don't have access to current forms on it, but at least it works as an accounting program. When I eventually try 2025/2026 again I want the ability to go back to 2024/2025 if necessary.

Nice job Intuit. You have managed to turn the professional accounting community against you. Who do you think Joe Public asks what accounting programs they should use? I expect your stock price to be considerably lower by this time next year.

This is unbelievable!  We, like many others, reverted back to the 2024 software to continue working and avoid the chaos of the new update until it's completely flawless.