Hi there, annieme.

I appreciate you for coming back to the thread to add clarification about your concern. I'll be sharing some details on how the subscription in QuickBooks Desktop with payroll works.

You may purchase QuickBooks with a payroll subscription in two ways. You have the option of paying on a monthly or yearly basis. With this, if you choose yearly, you can get payroll included for 1yr. To verify the subscription you've bought, I recommend logging in to CAMPs account. With CAMPs, you can manage your accounts, products, contacts, billing, and user ID access. You can review charges, update your payment method, change a credit card, as well as update billing information and email addresses. 

On the other hand, QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll lets you pay employees directly from QuickBooks. It simplifies payroll tax filing and payments, and lets you easily prepare, file, and send W-2s and 1099s. With Enhanced Payroll, QuickBooks Desktop automatically fills in the latest State Tax Forms. QuickBooks Desktop will guide you in processing the forms and help you stay in compliance with your State regulations. 

Lastly, you might also want to read this article to know more about the newly available features in QBDT 2022: What’s new in QuickBooks Desktop 2022.

If you have any other follow-up questions, let me know by adding a comment below. I'm more than happy to help. Keep safe!