Category: Developer Tools
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Support for hybrid sales tax available in the API
In order to better support our U.S. QuickBooks Online customers, a Hybrid Sales Tax experience has been introduced in QuickBooks that will allow customers to take advantage of AST (Automated Sales Tax) features, but still retain the key functionality from Classic Sales Tax experience. Using the new hybrid sales tax model, customers who are switching […]
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Setting priorities for accessibility issues
I’ve had the privilege of working as a contractor on the Intuit Accessibility Team for several months now. Before my time at Intuit, I worked at eBay, where I put together a strategy for prioritizing accessibility issues. Today, I’ll share that strategy, making setting priorities easier and more consistent for you and your team. Distinguishing […]
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API Roadmap: past, present, and future
We want to give an update on past announcements regarding our API Roadmap. If you’ve attended QuickBooks Connect or been with our developer program a while, you have likely heard us talk about new V4 APIs using GraphQL. You may have participated in a Payroll Beta or expressed interest in a number of key areas […]
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How to find valuable accessibility feedback in Slack
Accessibility matters to you as a developer and to your customers. When your customers encounter accessibility issues, you need to know what those issues are. As a project manager for the Intuit Accessibility Team (I also work for Customer Connect where I am responsible for data hygiene), I can help you find valuable accessibility feedback […]
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Support for VATPayment and CreditCardPayment entities available in API
With the latest API release, we are pleased to introduce new API endpoints to support recording Credit Card Payment transactions and querying VATPayment information. CreditCardPayment A few months ago, QuickBooks introduced a new transaction to record a Credit Card balance payment in QuickBooks Online, providing an easy way for users to move money from a […]
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Increased lengths for OAuth 2.0 fields
To ensure increased security for our mutual QuickBooks users, we are increasing the lengths of the authorization codes, access tokens, and refresh token fields. These field lengths have not previously been documented; we are now doing that and listing the maximum length your application needs to be able to support. The new maximum lengths are […]
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3 tips to improve your app
As an Intuit senior developer relations engineer with more than eight years of software engineering experience and working closely with QuickBooks Online app developers, I’ve learned a few lessons on building apps. The most important lesson? Your app’s users determine the success (or failure) of your app, thus improving your app experience is vital to […]
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5 tips for making your app accessible
Accessible product development is the responsibility of all designers and developers. Building an inclusive experience: Why accessibility matters, introduced the greater customer base, gaining empathy, starting the testing process, and how to learn more about accessibility. In this post, we’ll look at 5 tips developers can use to build accessible apps: Form labels Use a […]
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Building an inclusive experience: Why accessibility matters
Our goal, as developers, is to build products that reach the largest possible audience. We create delightful experiences. We take pride in developing software that is maintainable, fast, secure, and private. To accomplish this, we must recognize the core importance of accessibility, because you can’t accomplish the other goals without it. Accessibility is based on […]
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What the new Security Standards for Add-on Marketplaces means for developers
In a world of open data, we, as software developers, need to take the right precautions to protect any sensitive information we collect on behalf of our customers. In Australia, the tax office has taken a proactive stance, engaging with key industry participants through the Australian Business Software Industry Association (ABSIA) to develop a common […]