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Veron73
November 24, 2021
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Subscribing to payroll only

  • November 24, 2021
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Good Evening.

I currently use 2021 Quickbooks Pro + payroll that I bought a yearly subscription membership for through Costco, and was astonished with the new "subscription only" option for 2022 with these insanly high prices directly on Quickbooks!!! 

Anyways, Due to the nature of my business, I only really need payroll, and was wondering if I can continue using my 2021 Quickbooks and subscribe only to payroll services. 

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Fiat Lux - ASIA
Fiat Lux - ASIA
November 24, 2021

Afaik, if you were purchasing a subscription bundle license of QBD 2021 + Payroll, you have to renew it as a bundle later. You should purchase a new QBD 2021 Pro (Outright) license as another option. 

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Veron73Author
November 24, 2021

Thank you for the response. I purchased it outright from Costco (not through QB), which includes 2021 QB + payroll subscription for a year. Will I need to buy the 2021 version again, or I can use the current version moving forward, and just add a monthly payroll subscription directly through QB?

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JamesM4
November 26, 2021

Hi Veron73. Thanks for reaching out to us here. It's essential you're able to use QuickBooks to streamline your business. Since you purchased the program outright, you can continue to use the program until an upgrade is required for you to continue to use it the way you intend to. Let me know if you have additional. I'm here to help. 

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Casimir
December 15, 2021

Hi Veron73,  I have same situation as yourself.  I am wondering if you find out if QB payroll subscription only.

Thank you, Casimir

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Veron73Author
December 15, 2021

So after contacting QB, I was advised that in order for me to update my payroll, I need to update QB too, in other words - you have to update the subscription for both in order to use it.

 

With the significant price increase, and subscription only for QB, I decided that I'll be switching to Sage 50 like a user here recommended, I called to inquire and basically you can buy a yearly subscription in any store and install the program, it gives you up to 5 users (you can add more for an additional charge) and has a 30 day free trial period. I will stick with QB until subscription expires, and it will give me time to adjust and train myself on the new program. It is unfortunate, since I've been using QB for over 8 years, but I'm not ready to pay +$1000 for payroll. 

 

Hope this helps 🙂

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CD1307
June 20, 2022

I am in the same boat as you.  I am down to 2 employees and would like to get rid of my payroll subscription and do my payroll manually through Quickbooks, and just keep using my 2022 version.  They eventually make you buy a new subscription. 

 

Quickbooks now charges an extra 2.00 per employee over and above the payroll subscription rate which is ridiculous considering their customer service is lacking.

 

I am going to check out Sage 50 as well!

 

Thanks

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