Intuit had marketed a discontinued version of QuickBooks that enabled those who bought the software at retail to choose remaining with the on-premise version or becoming an online subscriber. Because of accounting rules “We had to defer revenue recognition until the third quarter last year,” he said. If that figure is backed out of the total for fiscal 2017, the sales of desktop unit was up 9 percent, which was the same increase as in the second quarter. The reported figures show desktop revenue of $169 million, a 5.5-percent increase from $160 million. Basic math tells me backing out the 'Chooser' revenue gives $155 million. During the first-quarter earnings call, Smith said the increased revenue comes from sales of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions. The company did not repeat that statement for the second quarter. However, CFO Michelle Clatterbuck cited growth in QBES during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference this year. A spokesperson also said that QBES is "a driving force" in the most recent desktop results.