QBES and Payroll Service

This Article is designed to assist in activating your Payroll Service within QB Enterprise.

Thank you for purchasing QuickBooks Enterprise and a Payroll Subscription. Once you have installed the QuickBooks Enterprise edition and set up the company file, please follow the steps below to activate the payroll service which is included with QuickBooks Enterprise edition. If you need any assistance with these steps at any time, please contact Intuit’s Payroll Support team by calling 1-866-223-5562.

If you are a first time Intuit Payroll subscriber:

Step 1. Open your company file
Step 2. Press CTRL + K to enter in your new Service Key number. QuickBooks will then download your tax table updates and forms, and you will then be taken to a Payroll Set Up Wizard so you can finish your payroll set up, and begin processing payroll right away.

If you are an existing Intuit Payroll subscriber:

Step 1. Open your company file
Step 2. From the menu line, select Employees
Step 3. Select My Payroll Service
Step 4. Then Select Manage Service Key
Step 5. Press the Edit button
Step 6. Type in your new payroll Service Key 
Step 7. Press Next and Finish. Please note - If you already have an existing payroll service with us, please uncheck “Launch Payroll Set up Wizard” before selecting Finish. QuickBooks will then download your tax table updates and forms, and your existing payroll information will be ready for you to use.

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