Hi xerky,

Many accountants consider the quickbooks file itself to be their intellectual property and charge a fee to release it. The data within the file, however, is theoretically yours.

If it were me, I would wait until the year was more or less closed, then I would download as much as I could from the file, including current reports, then ask the accountant about turning over control of the file and see what they would charge to do so (if anything).

Consider the effort required to set it all up again when you hear their price. 

Good luck!