#How Do I Verify a payroll Subscription in QuickBooks

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What is it and how to fix QuickBooks Error PS077

Greetings! Bonjour! Hello! Today I have to share about the error message of QuickBooks Error PS077 and it’s an important one. Those of us who have used QuickBooks for a considerable amount of time know that QuickBooks is full of error codes and algorithms. Hence, facing errors and solving the puzzle is more like a fun game. The error in discussion is a kind of error that can give you a long day at work. 

This error message is enough to create issues one after another. Several parties are involved here and you will need to give its due one by one. To understand better, read the entire blog.

Subject Matter: QuickBooks Error PS077

QuickBooks doesn’t need any intro to our readers. Since we have come this far by now you guys all know what it is and what it does. QuickBooks offers one valuable service under the ‘Payroll’ tab. It is the service that you may need to pay extra if you want its benefits to reap. To explain, it is an error that doesn’t let you to download the latest updates and also crashes the software and slows down the system. In this type of situations, the user may wonder what it is and what can be done to resolve this. Do not worry, we will explain everything bit by bit and make sure that you get a comprehensive idea of what QuickBooks Error PS077 indicates.

Reasons behind QuickBooks error PS077

There are various reasons why QB Desktop will show an error since there are multiple parties are at play. The possible reasons for the error are given below:

The user is trying to update an invalid, corrupt and damaged payroll tax table

If the payroll subscription is inactive or expired

The error can also occur if your QuickBooks is not registered

Incorrect or outdated billing information led to pop up the error

Other QuickBooks related file can also hamper the payroll and may be the reason for the error

Error PS077 while updating Payroll

While updating payroll, there is a common occurrence of QuickBooks Error PS077 and the reasons are akin to the above segment. Apart from that QuickBooks may have encountered errors during the installation process. It might not let you download the required update to run the QB Desktop. Then it may lead to crashing down the software and Windows will slow down.

QuickBooks Payroll Update Error PS077

While you can research and try to fix the QuickBooks Payroll Update Error PS077 for which elaborate steps are cited below, you need to concentrate on a few things. They are:

Before you attempt any of the solution, you need to validate your QuickBooks payroll subscription.

You’ll be needing to verify that the billing information entered in the payroll account is correct.

You’ll have to update QuickBooks to the latest release.

Repair QuickBooks application to avoid any further complications.

Lastly, backup your company file.

Now, you may proceed to fix the error code.

How do I fix error code PS077

There are some approaches by which the user can restrict the QuickBooks Error Code PS077 and they are cited underneath:

Install latest QuickBooks Desktop Updates and re-register it

Turn off user account control on Windows

Run QuickBooks Rebuild Data Utility Tool to resolve error PS077

Reinstall QuickBooks using Clean Install Tool

How do I verify a payroll subscription in QuickBooks

Verifying a payroll subscription in QuickBooks is necessary time to time or else QuickBooks will pop errors like QuickBooks PS077 here and there. If you want to reduce such, follow these steps to avoid complications.

Open QuickBooks and go to Employees

Select my Payroll Service

Now, select Manager Service Key

Your Service Name and Status should appear correct here and will show as Active

Select Edit and verify the Service key number

How do I update my QuickBooks payroll subscription? (With respect to PS077)

If your QuickBooks is notifying you with the message of QuickBooks Error PS077 and the software is in dire need of updating then you can follow the method underneath.

Launch QuickBooks Desktop and head to the Help menu

Select Update QuickBooks Desktop

Go to the Update Now tab

Click on Get Updates to start the download

Now, install the new release.

How do I reactivate a payroll subscription in QuickBooks Desktop?

If you have been a QuickBooks Payroll subscriber before and its notifying QuickBooks Error PS077 now and you want to restart where you left, then you may follow the steps indicated here:

Search for your “QuickBooks Desktop company file”, go to Employees and now select My Payroll Service

Select Account/Billing Info

Sign in using your Intuit account login and your QuickBooks account page will open.

Under Status, choose Resubscribe.

Follow accordingly.

Do I need to upgrade and update QuickBooks Payroll every year?

With respect to the error message QuickBooks Error PS077, no, you don’t have to upgrade your QuickBooks Payroll every calendar year. But if you update your computer’s OS, the QuickBooks software won’t run. On the other hand, you need to update QuickBooks every time there is a new service release.

To protrude more on the issue, if you want to access the full features of QuickBooks Payroll then you need to upgrade to a newer release with a sum of fee. Otherwise, some features will not continue in the payroll tab.

Can I use QuickBooks payroll without subscription?

Yes, you can. The QuickBooks Error PS077 message is the end result, when your payroll will be expired completely or your payroll tax table is damaged or corrupted. Till then the user can very well set up a QuickBooks Payroll without subscription. But the user won’t be able to calculate payroll taxes and it won’t provide payroll forms. Thus, the user must manually calculate their payroll tax figures and enter them for each paycheck manually. In addition to this, there is a free online Paycheck Calculator supported by QuickBooks itself.

Some things to consider!

Verify your QuickBooks license and make sure that you only have one QuickBooks software installed. If you happened to have multiple versions of QuickBooks Desktop then follow the steps given below:

At first, remove all the additional installations.

Reset the QB update.

Now, download all the update payroll tax tables

Sort the list again

Click on the Verify Data/Rebuild Data

Finally, go to Selective Startup and carry out a clean uninstall/reinstall process.

Check out here which version of QB Desktop you are using:

Launch the QuickBooks Desktop

Press F2 on your keyboard or you try pressing Ctrl+1 keys

Navigate to the Product Information window

Go to the File section. The version you are using will be displayed.

Kernel matter!

So, what we take home is that the QuickBooks Error PS077 is an error message which occurs primarily because of the payroll subscription related incoherence and at times when QuickBooks stops syncing with the updated Windows OS. What can be the remedy? Well, for that updating the software (check out before which QB version you are using), then verifying account details (QB Inuit account) and making sure that the payroll service is active is the final cure. QuickBooks won’t show the aforementioned error even if your subscription has expired, you can still log into.

Summary: 

This blog talks off the QuickBooks Error PS077 and its popular occurrence while updating payroll. Some solutions and tips are also given.

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Understanding the Basics of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll ViewMyPayCheck

What is ViewMyPayCheck?

It is one of the most exciting and powerful features of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll services. ViewMyPayCheck is actually an website: https://paychecks.intuit.com, login in which your employees can have round-the-clock access to their entire information related to paychecks. Leveraging on this feature of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll, you no longer need to mail or print paychecks and also neither need to worry about losing paycheck stubs.

 ViewMyPayCheck feature of QuickBooks Payroll has this user interface:

What are the system or browser requirements for ViewMyPayCheck?

ViewMyPayCheck feature of QuickBooks Payroll works perfectly fine with the below-mentioned browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 10 or later

Apple Safari

Mozilla FireFox

Google Chrome

What is the Cost of ViewMyPayCheck?

ViewMyPayCheck feature is included in the QuickBooks Desktop Payroll subscription plan and it is free for all the employees.

How does it works?

To use ViewMyPayCheck feature of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll, you first of all need to sign up for you company ViewMyPayCheck, and then run QuickBooks Desktop and thereafter upload employees paycheck information in Intuit.

Employees will be given different set of login credentials. And, using these credentials, employees can easily login to ViewMyPayCheck and check their paychecks and related information anytime they want.

Can it be used for QuickBooks company file?

In case, if you are using QuickBooks Desktop accounting software, then you just need to install the latest QuickBooks maintenance release and then only you will be given an option to turn on ViewMyPayCheck feature.

Signing In and Turning On ViewMyPayCheck

To turn on and sign in to ViewMyPayCheck feature of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll, you need to follow these steps:

1. Before turning on and signing in to ViewMyPayCheck, do make sure that you have installed latest maintenance releases of QuickBooks Desktop accounting software and QuickBooks Payroll services.

2. Select Employees and then go to Manage Payroll Cloud Services

In case, if you are unable to locate Manage Payroll Cloud Services option, then it simply means that you have not installed the latest QuickBooks Desktop Payroll updates.

3. Now, click on the ViewMyPaycheck checkbox located in the Payroll Cloud Services panel.

4. When you see a prompt box, then confirm or create a PIN code that will be used to transfer QuickBooks Payroll data.

5. Now, click OK on Save Changes

6. In the confirmation window, click on option of Return to QuickBooks

7. Finally, upload employees paycheck information to Intuit after getting a prompt message next time when you run QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

And, do remember that before your employees sign in to ViewMyPaycheck to check their paycheck information, you need to upload all their pay stub information to Intuit.

How to Get Administrator Access to ViewMyPayCheck?

If you want to get administrator access to QuickBooks Payroll ViewMyPaycheck then you need to understand that by doing so you will automatically become the primary administrator of ViewMyPaycheck. And, without your confirmation, no other user can add or modify changes in employees paychecks.

To confirm or get the administrator access to ViewMyPayCheck go through the below mentioned steps:

     In QuickBooks company file, turn on Intuit Cloud Services

     Then, connect with ViewMyPaycheck

     Request ViewMyPaycheck Primary Administrator access

How to Set Up ViewMyPaycheck for Employees?

Before setting up ViewMyPaycheck for employees, you as a primary administrator need to turn on and sign in to ViewMyPaycheck in the QuickBooks Desktop company file. After this, you will also need to run QuickBooks Payroll in QuickBooks Desktop company and then send paychecks information to Intuit. After following these steps, you can send ViewMyPaycheck credentials to your employees, and also inform them to check their paychecks by following the below-mentioned steps.

To get started

To access ViewMyPaycheck, you need to have:

An Intuit account: if you are using Intuit’s Turbotax or QuickBooks accounting software or Quicken, then you already have an Intuit account using which you can access ViewMyPaycheck.

Social Security Number (SSN): Before login in to ViewMyPaycheck, Intuit will want to verify who you are and ask for Social Security Number and your last month take home salary. While login in to ViewMyPaycheck, do make sure to keep these information handy.

After confirming that you have these three, you need to follow these steps:

Open any preferred web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 10 or later, Apple Safari, Mozilla FireFox and Google Chrome, and then visit https://paychecks.intuit.com,

Now, click on the Sign Up option

Then enter your email address

Now, create and confirm a strong password for sign in to  ViewMyPaycheck account

Then select a security question and answer it. In case, in future if you forget your  ViewMyPaycheck credentials, then by using security question, you can easily recover your account

Now, click on Sign Up

Then, enter your Social Security Number or SSN and you last month net salary to confirm

Finally, you can log in to ViewMyPaycheck and access your paycheck information anytime you want.

After signing in to ViewMyPaycheck, there are a few below functionalities that you must know to have better experience

With ViewMyPaycheck, you can anytime take the printed copy of your paychecks. You just need to click on Save as PDF option and then take print out copies of your paychecks information.

ViewMyPaycheck itemizes and customizes your current and yearly earning with all the deductions and keep you informed about all the calculations of your salary and earnings.

If you wish to get notifications regarding new pay stubs, then ViewMyPaycheck is always there to help you out. The latest pay stubs are regularly uploaded on ViewMyPaycheck, and to access it, you need to click on the checkbox against the Send New Pay Stubs on My Mail option.

Can You View W-2s Online in ViewMyPaycheck?

W-2s forms are Internal Revenue or IRS tax forms that are used by taxpayers and tax exempted organizations or individuals, which you can easily view in ViewMyPaycheck feature of QuickBooks Payroll services. In this section let’s have a quick look at a few basic questions and its answers employers and employees have regarding viewing W-2s online in ViewMyPaycheck.

How W-2s Online Works in ViewMyPaycheck?

●   Employers, usually prepare W-2s for employees in QuickBooks Payroll and then upload it directly on Intuit’s server.

●  Then, employees get notifications on their emails saying that W-2s have been uploaded and you need to either sign up or sign in to view these information.

●  After signing in to ViewMyPaycheck, employees can see their W-2s online which is something as the below image.

By using ViewMyPayCheck feature of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll services, employees can do following tasks related to W-2s forms.

Check and verify the official copy of their W-2s

See a concise summary of their W-2s

Print out their W-2s forms

Start preparing and filing their individual tax returns with Turbotax

Is viewing W-2s in ViewMyPayCheck Secure?

For Intuit, security of users’ financial data has always been the top priority. To make your overall accounting experience secure, Intuit relies on the industry-standard methods for electronically sending information related to W-2s to firewall protected servers. And, not only this, only authorized users with strong credentials to ViewMyPayCheck can view W-2s forms.

What Should I Do if there is Problem in Signing In to ViewMyPayCheck?

Sometimes, due to unseen circumstances and multiple reasons, you can encounter troubles in signing in to ViewMyPayCheck. And, to resolve any such problem, here are a few tips:

If you are a primary administrator for your QuickBooks Desktop company

If you are a primary administrator for you QuickBooks Desktop Company, but still having issues in signing in to ViewMyPayCheck, then you need to switch on Intuit Cloud Services from your QuickBooks Desktop company and then try to connect to ViewMyPayCheck.

If you are a secondary administrator for your QuickBooks Desktop company

In case, if you are a secondary administrator for your QuickBooks Desktop company, then you just need to make a request to ViewMyPayCheck administrator from QuickBooks company primary administrator.

If you are an employee

If you are an employee and trying to log in to ViewMyPayCheck to check your paycheck information, but unable to do so, then you need to follow these tips: 

Scroll to ViewMyPayCheck section  in QuickBooks Payroll

Click on either view ViewMyPayCheck or sign up to ViewMyPayCheck

In case, if you have not signed up to ViewMyPayCheck, then you first of all need to sign up to access your paycheck information

Summing Up

All in all, ViewMyPayCheck feature of ViewMyPayCheck is simply an awesome feature using which you can instantly upload and send paycheck information to your employees. And, if you are already having the full subscription plan of QuickBooks Desktop Payroll then you don’t need to invest any single penny to access this. At times, while using this feature, you may come across several technical or network errors for which it is advisable to consult Intuit Merchant Services helpline number.