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October 5, 2023
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WARNING!!! Do not use QuickBook Checking/Payments - awful experience

  • October 5, 2023
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We decided to use QuickBooks for our newly started company and what a colossal mistake that was. After QB approved our application for a checking account and to receive online payments, our first client duly paid a 5 digit sum via the generated link. At that point, QB cancelled our account without informing us and kept the money in their account. We only found out after a week when the money was still not deposited into our bank. After days of pleading on the phone and messages, we had a collection of contradictory information and still no answers. At this point, as far as we can tell from piecing everything together, QB has made a decision to terminate our account (and that they don't have to and won't explain why) and that the payment was being held indefinitely. That's correct - they wouldn't return it to the payer, they wouldn't release it to us and perhaps most importantly, they wouldn't tell us why or for how long or how it will be resolved. They just kept our money. It has now been over two weeks and we have received zero communication on the matter.

 

There seems to be no recourse - one of the assistants told us we should have read T&Cs where apparently QB reserves the right to keep our money indefinitely. Another one told me that their manager is busy and will only call me back later - I waited 6 hours. When I called again and said I need to speak to them now because I need to get to a flight to a wedding half way across the world, he told me that if I want to speak to their manager, I should reschedule my flight. I left my phone with a colleague - the manager never called. When my colleague called back next day, another assistant said there is no manager to speak to. 

We are now scrambling to borrow money to pay our supplier. We don't know when or if we will receive the payment. This experience is likely to drive us out of business before we even got properly started. This has truly been one of the most stressful and awful experiences I've had. I would strongly urge everyone to avoid QB checking and payment services and honestly QB altogether.

14 replies

July 15, 2024

This just happened to me. Did you ever get the money returned? 

July 15, 2024

I had to dispute the charges with my credit card company. The person I dealt with at Capital One said this isn't the first time she has heard of this with Intuit. Within 3 days I received an email from Intuit that they were reversing the charges. So, YES, I did get my money back, but I will not be removing my original review because frankly, I shouldn't have had to take such an aggressive path to get my money back. I still use QB desktop for Mac and it works great, it's fully paid for, no recurring monthly fees and it does exactly what I want it to do. Good luck getting your money back!

September 14, 2024

Did y’all get this resolved? If so, how? I’m dealing with the same situation. I can’t believe they keep getting away with this! How is this even possible this day and age? Feels like a class action lawsuit. I’m going to find someone to represent us. 

September 19, 2024

I'm not sure if it's Quickbooks, or Green Dot Bank(holder of Quickbooks checking), or if they are in cahoots with each other, but I  don't believe I will ever get my remaining $12,000 back from them.  It is very hard to believe they are getting away with this scam with so many people without some consequences.

September 23, 2024

They get away with it, because not enough people are filing complaints with the BBB, FTC AND their states Attorney General.   I guarantee that if more people would complain and/ or FILE complaints, they would be forced to stop the shady practice. 

October 4, 2024

Those clowns I have the same problem and NOBODY CAN HELP ME IM MISSING $5,500

oiece if garbage 

November 2, 2024

As I read this chain of texts, does this only affect those who opened up a checking account with them,  I’m concerned about me allowing them to pay my employment taxes, are they trustworthy on that end. 

concerned

April 10, 2025

THIS IS A VALID WARNING. I’m going through the same headache now. MADE A BIG MISTAKE USING QUICKBOOKS. They hold deposits so they can invest or loan the money while your company suffers. 

terrible customer service on hold for an hr then they hang up. I couldn’t be more disappointed and upset that I pay these incompetent people and I have to be disrupted by it