For payroll I currently use Basic PAYE Tools. If I want to transfer to Quickbooks payroll how do I do this part way through a tax year?

Welcome to the Community, sue.mikeknightau.

While you can import employees from Basic PAYE Tools to QuickBooks Online (QBO), the ability to transfer other information is currently unavailable. You need to enter them manually as a workaround. This will ensure accuracy and how up to date the data is.

I'll pass a request regarding this to our Product Developers. They're always looking for ideas from users on how to improve QBO. You can also submit a feedback by going to the Gear (Cog Wheel) icon at the upper right, then Feedback.

In the meantime, I recommend visiting our Blog site. This is where we share recent happenings and future developments, such as updates to newly added features. Here's the link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/.

I'm also adding this article for future reference: Import Employees from HMRC Basic Tools in QuickBooks Online Payroll (UK).

I want to make sure everything is taken care of for you, so please let me know if you have any other issues or concerns. I'll be here to help. Have a good one!