Quickbooks for Mac

Has anyone used Quickbooks for Mac?
I currently use Quicken Home and Business via Parallels running Windows XP.
Does Quickbooks for Mac have all the features that the Windows version does? Does it function as well as it does on Windows? I realize the Intuit website will have many of these answers - but getting information from users is far more informative!
Can you transfer data from your Windows version of Quicken to Quickbooks for Mac?

"Is it easy to convert my old Windows Quickbook files over to the Mac version?"
Here is a link to a web page that explains what quickbooks files can be converted to what other versions.
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/search.aspx?kbid=1000640
As for converting back and forth, I wouldn't recommend it. Here is what the Quickbooks people say about it: "When converting a company file between Microsoft Windows and Macintosh versions of QuickBooks, some data is not converted or adversely affected. This is due to differences in features, report filters and database structure."
I am a committed Mac User but if you have an intel based mac and you intend to share financial data with Windows users, it would be best to purchase Parallels or VMWare so that you can use Windows Quickbooks software on the Mac. In my experience, the performance is very good.

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http://www.quickbooksgroup.com/
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You need to contact Intuit, from this page: http://quickbooksonline.intuit.com/questions-answers.jsp
There's a link there for converting data from Peachtree to Quickbooks, which requires you to contact them; clicking on that Contact Us link for that FAQ item takes you to another page where you select which product you have, so they can address your needs.

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Mary
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here is a link that will give you some information
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http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL
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how do I transfer quickbooks from PC to Mac?

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First, make sure that you have QuickBooks for Mac, version 2007 or newer, installed on your Mac.
Open QuickBooks on your PC.
Open the company file in QuickBooks Pro or Premier for Windows.
Go to the File menu, click Utilities, and then click Copy Company File for QuickBooks Mac.
Choose a name and location for the file. The backup file must have a .qbb extension.
QuickBooks saves your data to a backup file, suitable for opening in QuickBooks for Mac.
Note that all data may not be converted from PC to Mac version. So please note:
You need to check the data integrity after you convert the file.
You should not switch back and forth from PC to Mac to PC versions.
You can upload lists to QuickBooks Pro using spreadsheets.
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