QuickBooks Q&A (US)

I am using QuickBooks on line Essentials for a US based sole trader, who also has to file tax returns in the UK. The UK tax authority, HMRC, is implementing MTD (making tax digital) from April 2026.  They will require quarterly files to be uploaded to their portal.  These must be in GBP (my records as in USD, but an exchange rate will be available from HMRC. Can the reports be extracted in a compliant format (whatever that is)?If not, is there a suitable bridging software? Any help is appreciated - thank you, Leslie

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I cant use a negative amount on QBO like you could in desktop version on a split. Sometimes I want one amount in one Expense account and then a negative amount in a second account to arrive at the net amount for a check or deposit. Example is a Square deposit to the bank that has fees deducted from it. I want to show the whole deposit to give customer credit in receive payments, but record the fees charged in the deposit screen to reduce amount rec'd by the bank. Same for writing a check. If I am refunding a customer for a deposit paid but I am not giving them back the whole amount I want to charge the difference to an income account or expense account (credit)

I need to retrieve prior year 941 and 940 payroll tax reports

Has anyone had issues with the emails sent out for recurring payments?I've had multiple clients complain about the emails. I looked at one and it was a bunch of CSS and then the form with the pay button all mangled up. Is this something QB is aware of/ fixing?

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Has anyone gotten any satisfactory response from quickbooks about the new shipping manager? I have gotten used to some of the quirks but cannot get any response from quickbooks about the fact that it is still putting the wrong date on the shipping labels. If I ship a 2 day package, it puts the delivery date as 3 day. I cant believe they cant get this fixed. I can live with the other terrible changes with the new ship manager, but after spending hours with tech support, who know nothing about quickbooks, nothing has changed. Is anyone else having this issue. 

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Hoping someone has some ideas. I tried processing payroll two days ago and kept receiving an error when trying to preview - the error stated the employee's deductions were more than their net check (untrue). The only new thing was adding the new pay type for qualified overtime tracking. After chatting with QB they found this to be a known issue and we are at the top of the list to get it fixed. No word yesterday. I checked in today because I need to submit for direct deposit tomorrow. I was advised to cut checks - but I can't even do that because it won't even let me process the payroll. I stated this was unacceptable and that I can't NOT pay my employees - and literally got the response of "that's all I can tell you" So am I

Hello everyone,The Issue: In the U/M dropdown, we are normally given two distinct options when switching units:Option 1 (Convert): Recalculates the quantity (e.g., changing 1 Case to 12 Each).Option 2 (Change): Keeps the quantity as-is (e.g., changing 1 Case to 1 Each).The Bug: Clicking either option now results in a recalculation. Even when I explicitly click the option to "Change" (Option 2), QuickBooks executes the "Convert" logic. There is currently no way to simply swap the unit label without the quantity jumping.Confirmed Testing (Proving it is a program bug):Multiple Builds: Happening on R18_60 and R16_66.Clean Sample Files: I reproduced this in a brand-new QuickBooks Sample File, so it is NOT caused by company file damage.Multiple Environments: Tested on Windows Server and a separate Windows 11 PC with the same result.Troubleshooting performed: I have already tried Toggling UOM preferences, running Verify/Rebuild (multiple times), and resetting all "one-time messages."Is anyone

Hi, should a vendor's credit be recorded to an Income or to an Expense account?

I invoice everything in quickbooks and the customer chooses how to pay. Security Metrics says I’m not compliant, but quickbooks reps says I do not have to be, and that I wouldn’t be penalized. But Security Metric says the reps are wrong. So who do I believe?

Dear QuickBooks Support, I wanted to provide some feedback regarding the messaging displayed to clients when they view their invoices—specifically, the message prominently centered on the page that reads: “Looking for a way to pay? We can let Company LLC know you’re not sure how.” with clickable buttons of "Yes, let them know" or "No thanks" As a business owner, I find this phrasing to be off-putting and undermining to the professional relationship we maintain with our clients. It suggests that our billing processes might be unclear or difficult to navigate and all to promote payments with QBO.   I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide an option to either turn off this message or modify it to better suit our communication style. This would allow us to maintain a professional and tailored approach to our client interactions. Yes I can switch to PDF attached invoices and have, but have no visibility on whether the invoice is viewed or not. Th

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My QBO app for my Surface Pro 11 running Windows 11 is no longer loading. I uninstalled the app and reinstalled it and it is still doing the same thing. When trying to open it, it will give the loading screen, move along, but then never actually open. I have to open the Task Manager and close it out. I can still access QBO via the web browser, but I much prefer the app. I don't know if this is a new error that anyone else is experiencing, but it's been two days now and no change.Any suggestions besides the turn it off and on again that I already have done? Thank you.

Estimates started inserting customer hierarchy above the billing address. When editing it isn't shown, but when printing or saving a PDF it suddenly appears.

I already pay for my online access and have no need for upgraded features.  This is very distracting and affecting my focus.  I have ADHD (a neurological disability) and only need to see the features I have a subscription to and reduce the popups etc.  I am a small business and do not need all the features.  What is the point of paying a monthly fee if all I see are advertisements for other QB products.  I need to eliminate this or will need to move my business to a different platform for my needs. Please advise.  

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I need to close the joke of a bank quickbooks own and transfer my credit card payments to my primary business account.   

Over the past two days, we discovered that when customers make a payment, the option “Allow business to charge this payment method for future transactions” is preselected. As a result, many customers complete the payment without noticing this selection. Consequently, when we create a new invoice afterward, instead of seeing the options “Save and close” and “Review and Send,” the system automatically proceeds to confirm and process the payment.We would like to request that this preselected option be removed and the settings restored to the previous format, where we have the options to “Save and close” and “Review and Send”.

there is no way to look up or search old invoices

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