--- title: What's New in QB Desktop in 2021 description: If you have been putting off upgrading your QuickBooks Desktop or thinking about switching from your current software to QuickBooks Desktop, now is your... image: https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Businesswoman%20at%20the%20office%20working%20on%20a%20computer%20-%20isolated.jpeg --- [![Porte Brown logo](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi%20--%20LARGE-HighRes-01.svg "Porte Brown logo")](https://portebrown-6854056.hs-sites.com/) [![Porte Brown logo](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi%20--%20LARGE-HighRes-01.svg "Porte Brown logo")](https://portebrown-6854056.hs-sites.com/) Search # What's New in QB Desktop in 2021 ![calendar-icon](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2040891/Marketplace/WASABI/icons/icon-calendar.svg) * By [ Anita Camara ](https://blog.portebrown.com/author/anita-camara) - September 24, 2020 * **If you have been putting off upgrading** your QuickBooks Desktop or thinking about switching from your current software to [QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.portebrown.com/software-tech/quickbooks), now is your chance to act and take advantage of the brand-new QuickBooks 2021 Desktop release! Here are some brand-new features to QuickBooks 2021 Desktop and QuickBooks Enterprise 2021: - **Improved: Bank Feeds** – Enhanced rules and auto categorizing allow for better matching with less manual entry - **New: Receipt Management** – Take photographs of receipts with your mobile device and upload to QuickBooks file. Allows you to review and categorize receipts and attach to the individual transaction - **New: Customer Groups** - Group customers based on rules. Allows you to efficiently manage and control communications with specific groups of customers - **Improved: Payroll Liability Reminders** – Can be added to your calendar right from QuickBooks - **Improved: Auto Matching of Merchant Payments** – With a Payments subscription, improved automation allows for more accurate matching of payments to invoices These are just some of the many improvements to make your life a little less stressful. For more information, please contact [Anita Camara](mailto:acamara@portebrown.com), CPA, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor at Porte Brown (847) 956-1040. [![QB Logo](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/QB%20Logo.png "QB Logo")](https://www.portebrown.com/software-tech/quickbooks) #### TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT ### QuickBooks Accounting Software Porte Brown LLC has been providing support for various financial software packages since 1992. Our QuickBooks experts are well known for helping clients select the right software for their business needs. After the software is selected, we develop an efficient implementation plan to.... [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6854056/7a03eaf0-5813-48ab-8217-3ffec10cd5ef.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6854056/7a03eaf0-5813-48ab-8217-3ffec10cd5ef) Comments ### Sign Up for the PB NewsBlog Stay up-to-date with the latest Porte Brown news and service updates, upcoming events and industry happenings, reminders of upcoming filing deadlines, updates on emerging technologies, and more! ## What's New ## Recent News [ **2026 Remote Retailer Tax Amnesty Program** 02 July 2026 ](https://blog.portebrown.com/illinois-remote-retailer-tax-amnesty-2026) [ **Protect Your Money-Saving Use of Independent Contractors** 02 July 2026 ](https://blog.portebrown.com/protect-your-money-saving-use-of-independent-contractors) ## Contact Us Porte Brown LLC 845 Oakton St. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Copyright © 2026 Porte Brown LLC. All rights reserved. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Anita Camara", "url" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/author/anita-camara" }, "dateModified" : "2020-10-01T14:57:20.742Z", "datePublished" : "2020-09-24T06:15:00.000Z", "headline" : "What's New in QB Desktop in 2021", "image" : [ "https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Businesswoman%20at%20the%20office%20working%20on%20a%20computer%20-%20isolated.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/whats-new-in-qb-desktop-in-2021", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi-1.png" }, "name" : "Porte Brown LLC" } } ```