RIP Classic Reports, Long Live Modern (with Hector Garcia)
From Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast by Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT
April 30, 2026 · 1h 18m · Episode 140
About this episode
The episode discusses the retirement of Classic Reports in QuickBooks Online and the necessary improvements needed for Modern Reports based on community feedback.
QuickBooks Online is retiring Classic Reports on May 22nd, and Hector Garcia is back to make sure Intuit is listening. He crowd-sourced a massive feedback thread from the accounting community and walks Alicia through what's still broken in Modern Reports — from PDF formatting and Excel export issues to drill-down behavior, column sorting, and features gated behind the Advanced SKU. Both hosts are rooting for Modern Reports to succeed, and this episode is their detailed, direct message to Intuit on what needs to get done before the deadline hits. Sponsors: Fishbowl - http://uqb.promo/fishbowl (00:00) - Welcome to the Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast (00:31) - Classic reports sunset (02:18) - Community feedback roundup (04:41) - Canny board and priorities (06:17) - PDF header order debate (09:54) - Shading and subtotal lines (14:46) - Advanced only report features (20:56) - Comparative columns control (22:34) - Excel export pain points (26:46) - Big data export limits (30:01) - UI UX drilldown quirks (34:42) - Bookmarking report URLs (37:02) - Fonts zoom and columns (39:09) - Scrolling and laptop reality (41:17) - Better Monitor Setup (41:59) - Default Columns Chaos…
People in this episode
Host: Alicia Katz Pollock
Guest: Hector Garcia
Topics covered
- QuickBooks Online
- Classic Reports
- Modern Reports
- accounting community feedback
- Intuit improvements
Keywords
- QuickBooks
- Classic Reports
- Modern Reports
- accounting
- Intuit
- feedback
- Excel export
- PDF formatting
Sponsors
Fishbowl
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Intuit
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