I haven’t been able to connect with my bank since last year. I get the recurring message ‘authenticationfailedINPUT’ can anyone help please?

Which bank are you trying to connect to? @AdelePugs.

The Authentication failed input error occurs if you do not have the appropriate account privileges with your financial institution to share your information. You can check this article for more details: Understanding if you can connect your bank feeds to Open Banking. On the same link, you'll find write-ups about the Open Banking regulations.

To fix this, make sure to set up the appropriate Open Banking privileges on your bank account, or contact your Financial Institution's Service Help Desk for assistance.

In the meantime, you have the option to temporarily import your banking transactions using a CSV file. Here's an article for the detailed steps and instructions: Manually import transactions into QuickBooks Self-Employed.

Please be reminded that these transactions will be part of the automatic download once your account is connected to QuickBooks. If you see duplicate statements, you can exclude them from the Transactions page.

Here's how:

1. Click Transactions in the left panel.

2. Find the transaction you want to exclude and select it to expand the view.

3. Select the Exclude this transaction checkbox.

4. Hit Save.

To help you manage and categorise your bank transactions, see these articles for your references:

• Create rules to speed up reviews in QuickBooks Self-Employed

• Categorise and edit transactions in QuickBooks Self-Employed

I want to make sure everything is taken care of for you, so please let me know if you have any other banking issues or QuickBooks-related concerns. I'll be here to assist. Have a great rest of the day!

we lost connection with Quickbooks and Natwest last March due to Natwest pulling out (although we are in the Channel Islands) so it was International account, perhaps they have decided to no longer connect with branches in the UK now, we have to do it manually