I have been using QuickBook Desktop since 1995.    I am a independent bookkeeper and have 18 companies that I work with.    I always insisted that I would only run QuickBooks.    Generally each year, I would purchase a current Desktop QuickBooks Pro.  And since I work with so many companies I would purchase several of the products that always included  1 year of payroll.    I would do this because it was cost effective and cheaper than renewing payroll.    In 2021/2022, it no longer was cost effective to buy the newest version opting to renew payroll.

So I have 3 licenses now for 2021 Quickbooks and chose not to renew the subscription.  I am not able to import QBO files manually and now being told that even though payroll was renewed and  valid until May of 2023, I will not have access to even run it.

I have spent hours on the phone and in chat.    Everyone pushing to renew the $575 subscription, but further more pushing me to switch to the online version.  (By the way, runs nothing like desktop and personally hate it.)

The solution they offered to day, just purchase  1 new subscription and run all of my clients under 1 license.   However, they really could not confirm if my payroll subscriptions will transfer properly or if the merchant account will work.  I guess I will try it. 

I am on board with anyone who wants to file a class action against Intuit.

I am currently seeking a new software company that can provide me with the software I need.     I am open for suggestions or referrals.