Learn How to Verify the QuickBooks Payroll Subscription

QuickBooks Payroll Subscription is essential for businesses who want to simplify their payroll management as it helps them to automate payroll calculations, keep updated with the latest tax rates and regulations, and save time by reducing manual errors. When performing a payroll-related task or updating it, you may encounter a QuickBooks payroll subscription error. The emergence of this error can happen due to using a wrong service key, an old QuickBooks version, or an expired payroll subscription. If you are wondering how to fix this issue and verify the QuickBooks payroll subscription, then don’t worry. In this blog, we will guide you in resolving this issue in minutes. 

Reasons For Payroll Subscription Errors

Below is a list of reasons that might be triggering this error in your system. 

• When your QuickBooks is outdated, it can trigger a verification error.
• If your payroll subscription is expired/inactive, it can lead to various payroll errors, such as QuickBooks error code 30159.

Solutions to Fix QB Payroll Subscription Verification Errors

Let’s learn the effective troubleshooting steps to resolve QuickBooks payroll subscription verification errors.

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Solution 1: Confirm Your Payroll Subscription is Active

• Close all open company files.
• Restart your computer.
• Open QuickBooks, go to Employees, select My Payroll Service, and then choose Manage Service Key.
• Verify that your Service Name and Status are correct and marked as Active.
• Click Edit to check the service key number. If it’s incorrect, input the correct key.
• Click Next.
• Uncheck the Open Payroll Setup box.
• Click Finish.
• If this solution does not resolve the error, try following the next solution, which involves reactivating your payroll subscription. 

Solution 2: Reactivate Your Payroll Subscription

You have two options to reactivate your payroll subscription:

1. Reactivate via Your Company File
   • Open your QuickBooks Desktop company file.
   • Go to Employees.
   • Select My Payroll Service and then choose Account/Billing Info.
   • Log in with your Intuit Account credentials to access your QuickBooks Account page.
   • Click Resubscribe under Status.
   • Follow the on-screen instructions to reactivate your payroll service.
2. Reactivate via Your Intuit Account
   • Log in to your Intuit account on the web.
   • Select Resubscribe under Status.
   • Follow the on-screen instructions.
   • Complete the reactivation.

Note: The reactivation process might take up to 24 hours. Once completed, your subscription status will be updated to Active.

Solution 3: Update QuickBooks

Verify Your QuickBooks Version

• Launch QuickBooks Desktop.
• Press F2 (or Ctrl+1).
• Open the Product Information window.
• Check your QuickBooks version and release.

Update QuickBooks Manually

• If your version is outdated, select Update available.
• Click Install Now and start it.
• Allow some time for it.
• Once completed, open QuickBooks.

Conclusion

After following the solutions given in this guide, you should be able to resolve verification errors and successfully verify the QuickBooks Payroll Subscription.

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