<Tr> <Th> License </Th> <Td> Proprietary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> quickbooks.intuit.com </Td> </Tr> <P> QuickBooks is an accounting software package developed and marketed by Intuit . QuickBooks products are geared mainly toward small and medium - sized businesses and offer on - premises accounting applications as well as cloud based versions that accept business payments, manage and pay bills, and payroll functions . </P> <P> Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Mountain View, California, USA . After the success of Quicken for individual financial management, the company developed similar services for small business owners . </P>

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