Intuit has announced that it is retiring Intuit Online Payroll and moving all users of the product to QuickBooks Online Payroll. The company said it wants to streamline its focus on payroll products, and that the QuickBooks platform offers more modern payroll plans with more features and better ongoing development support.
Intuit Online Payroll users will be able to close out the calendar year of 2021 before the transition, at which time Intuit will assist with the move to make the change as seamless as possible. Intuit Online Payroll employee data, past payroll and tax information will be ready in the QuickBooks Online Payroll product as soon as accountants or their clients log in after the shift.
Some features QuickBooks Online Payroll offers that Intuit did not include automated taxes, same day direct deposit, time tracking and HR support.
When the shift occurs, accountants will automatically be transitioned to QuickBooks Online Accountant with QuickBooks Online Payroll Elite, the top-tier offering, for free. If accountants are using Intuit Online Payroll for their own firm’s payroll for a fee, they will be able to use Elite at no cost. Clients will move to a standalone QuickBooks Online Payroll product which their accountant will be able to manage for them from QuickBooks Online Accountant if they choose.
Once clients make the transition, they can move to any product in the QuickBooks Online Payroll lineup: Core, Premium or Elite.
Intuit will notify accountants when their accounts are ready in QuickBooks Online Payroll. The company will communicate via email an in-product messaging, letting users know the steps to take and timing options.
ProAdvisors will also be able to get discounted pricing for QuickBooks Online Payroll, but Intuit has not finalized the details for the discounted pricing structure yet. Intuit plans to communicate the detailed discounted pricing structure well in advance of the shift. Any price increase will depend on the price accountants pay today on the Intuit Online Payroll products, so some customers will see increases or decreases in price.
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