Joining payroll and accounting...

I appreciate your concern about managing your QuickBooks company file, @TofftElectrical. Below, I will discuss further and provide guidance on how we can handle this issue.

If you've subscribed to a standalone payroll service before QuickBooks Online (QBO) or the accounting company file, the option to merge them is unavailable.

To resolve this, you don't need to create a new company to start over. Instead, you can cancel your standalone payroll account and subscribe to payroll through your QBO account. This approach ensures that the payroll and accounting data remain integrated.

Additionally, you can export the data from your standalone payroll file and import it into your QBO company file. I'll show you how.

To export all payroll-related transactions including tax ‌and contractor payments.
 

1. Go to Payroll, then Overview.
2. From the Shortcuts, select Export.
3. Select the transactions you want to export. You can use Filters dropdown to find the transactions you need to export.
4. Click Export.
   

You can refer to this article for further guidance: Export your payroll data into QuickBooks.

Furthermore, I'm attaching these articles for future reference to gain deeper insights into your business finances by running reports in QuickBooks:
 

• Run a report in QuickBooks Online
• Run payroll reports
   

Please let me know by posting in this thread if you need more help and guidance in managing your accounting and payroll data in your QuickBooks company file. I'm always here to help you.