Thanks for following up with the Community, mona.

I can certainly understand your concern with having to set up Intuit accounts, however, I'd like to share some of the reasons why this is now a requirement.

Working with an Intuit account delivers an improved user experience and includes new security protocols for subscribers. Your account will provide security to company data and a single-source log in for access to all of Intuit's offers. This change was implemented after Intuit received numerous feature requests from users recognizing the importance of having an Admin login for their company files.

Here's some highlighted key-benefits of using an Intuit account:

• You'll receive an improved user experience.
• Intuit accounts are configured with higher security.
• The same user ID and passwords can be used to manage your assets and connected services for each product you own.
• There's now a new level of security when managing access and permissions to your products.
• Intuit accounts provide a platform to control user's access to all of the connected services, without granting access to your company file.

Currently, Intuit accounts are a requirement in the following scenarios:

• When a new company file is created.
• For subscribers with add-on services (QuickBooks Payments, QuickBooks Payroll, etc.).
• When any existing company file is opened using its admin credentials and no Intuit account is associated with it yet. QuickBooks Pro and Premier subscribers will have an option to delay this action for up to 28 days. QuickBooks Enterprise users have an option to delay it up to 42 days.

I've also included a detailed resource about why Intuit accounts are now mandated which may come in handy moving forward: Intuit account – Why now for QuickBooks Desktop?

I'll be here to help if there's a questions. Have an awesome Friday!