My company moved from one Quickbooks Online account to another. The old account has 2 months worth of paycheck history that I need to import to the new. How do I do this?

I appreciate you reaching out with your question about transferring payroll history from your old QuickBooks Online (QBO) account to your new one, Meredith. I understand how important it is to have your payroll information complete and accurate, especially when transitioning between accounts.

Because QuickBooks Online does not offer a direct method to transfer payroll data between two different QBO subscriptions, the best way to bring over the last two months’ payroll history is to manually enter the year-to-date (YTD) payroll amounts for each employee into your new account. This is done during the payroll setup in the Add your payroll history section.

1. Pull reports such as the Payroll Details or Payroll Summary report for the relevant pay periods.
2. Using these reports, gather each employee’s year-to-date earnings, taxes, and deductions.
3. In your new QBO account, during the payroll setup, you will see an option to Add payroll history.
4. Enter the YTD payroll data for each employee exactly as it appears on their most recent pay stub or these payroll reports.

However, if you have already processed the paychecks, I recommend reaching out to our Payroll Live Support Team to further check and assist you with this transition.

We truly appreciate you choosing QuickBooks for your business needs and look forward to continuing to support you as you build and grow. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s anything else you need. We’re here to help you at every stage of your journey and are committed to your success.