An Intuit account provides a platform to control users’ access to all your Intuit connected services without granting access to the Quick. Books Company file. Requirement: Currently, Quick. Books Desktop users will find an Intuit account is mandated for the following scenarios: When a new Quick. Books Company file is created.
Why do I need an Intuit account to login to QuickBooks?
The email is correct, you need an intuit account as part of the security features within Quick, and books. The prompt log in using your Intuit Account ID happens when you open or create a new company file, add a user, sign in to My Company, or while accessing Intuit User Account Management.
What if I don’t have an Intuit account with QuickBooks Desktop company?
When an existing Quick. Books Desktop Company file is opened using the Admin credentials, and no Intuit account is associated with the file, the Quick. Books user will be prompted to login or create an Intuit account. Pro and Premier users may choose to delay this action for up to 28 days and Quick. Books Enterprise users up to 42.
Intuit recently announced that they are now requiring an Intuit Account (ie. Intuit Login), for every Quick. Books Company file. If you have multiple businesses, you can certainly create multiple Intuit Accounts, one for each business. Or if they are all under your sole-proprieter umbrella, you can link to the same Intuit Account to save you time and make your Intuit login experience more streamlined.
You may be thinking “Why does Intuit keep track of all transactions in QuickBooks?”
The only reason – the sole reason – this is done is so Quickbooks/Intuit can monitor and track usage and associate it with an account. It’s a huge security hole and Intuit is expecting most users won’t object. September 09, 2020 04:43 PM This reply is nonsense.
Another popular question is “Can I log in to QuickBooks without entering my credentials?”.
I recognize the need to have the functionality to log in to Quick. Books without entering your credentials. As of now, we don’t have any timeframe on when this option will be available. For more information, you can check this article about Intuit Account: Quick. Books Desktop Intuit account.
What’s new in QuickBooks Desktop for admin users?
Admin users are now able to edit the user ID while signing into the Intuit account within Quick, and books desktop. Admin users can now create a request for access (RFA) for the Secondary Admin (Intuit account) role.
Is Intuit right to require an account?
Intuit has no right to require an account!! And it has nothing to do with “improving security”, or improving “customer experience”!!! I am convinced it’s all about data collection on users to sell to other companies, create profiles, target adds, and who-know-what-else! AND GOD FORBID if someone hacks into YOUR SYSTEM!
How often do I have to log into my Intuit account?
Also the article you referenced states: “Save your Intuit account Primary Admin credentials. The Quick. Books Desktop file will require that you log back into the Intuit account, detailed in the steps above, every 180 days“.