My bank accounts won’t connect so I cannot link my transactions to my receipts.

Thank you for informing us about your current situation regarding connecting bank accounts to QuickBooks Sole Trader. I'm here to help you get through this so you associate bank transactions with the receipts in the program.

Before we delve further into your query, I'd appreciate it if you could specify what bank you want to link with QuickBooks. Also, any details you can provide regarding the notification you encountered or specific error would help us resolve this matter. 

In the meantime, I recommend visiting your financial institution's official website to check for any maintenance or updates that might be taking place. Furthermore, ensure the appropriate bank link is correct when setting up your connection with QuickBooks Sole Trader to streamline the integration process.

If you don't notice any updates, you can consider manually uploading bank transactions and accurately matching them with the existing receipts. I'll walk you through the process:

1. After downloading bank transactions from your bank, go to the Transactions tab and select Bank transactions.
2. Select the Dropdown arrow and choose Upload bank statement.
3. Click the Drag and drop or select files.
4. Locate the file you downloaded from the bank and click Open.
5. In the Account name field, click the Dropdown arrow and choose an account and then click the Continue button.
6. Set the file's correct format and then click the Continue button.
7. Choose the transactions you want to import and then click Continue.
8. Click Yes and then Got it.

For visual reference, see the images below.

For more details about importing files to the program, please see this page: Import your data into QuickBooks Sole Trader. 

After uploading the bank transactions, proceed to link them with your receipts. You can visit this article for further guidelines: Upload your receipts to QuickBooks Sole Trader.

On the other hand, here's an article to help you in handling bank transactions and ensuring they're tracked accurately: Categorise bank transactions in QuickBooks Sole Trader.

Please let me know in the comment section if you need further assistance maximizing bank account management or help keeping track of how your business is doing. You can count on me to be around and respond promptly to resolve your questions. Keep safe.