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Applicable measures to address QuickBooks error PS101


We all know the QBDT payroll service operates in compliance with the government’s federal tax table. The service must be updated with every newly released version to keep it in sync with the tax table, but random issues are common while downloading the updates. QuickBooks error PS101 emerges during the payroll update, and the process fails to continue. If this issue happens with your QuickBooks, continue reading the blog to explore its causes and accurate methods to fix it.

Rectify the payroll error with the troubleshooting advice provided by a QB expert at +1-855-948-3646.

Reasons

This error emerges when you try to begin the payroll update on your QuickBooks. The following conditions can be blamed for the development of this payroll error in QuickBooks-

  • Intuit servers might consider you an unauthorized user of the payroll service due to an inactive subscription of the service.

  • Issues in the network connection due to poor internet speed can also terminate the payroll update process.

  • An inaccurate Service key or EIN in the software can also cause a failure while starting the payroll service.

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Solutions

This error is harmless for your financial data and mainly affects the payroll update process. The methods you need to get rid of the payroll issues in QuickBooks are described in detail below-


Solution 1- Check your payroll subscription to ensure it is active and the service key is correctly entered

You might run into this error at the beginning of the payroll update and sometimes in between the process. The payroll update will not continue further after this error develops, which indicates an expired subscription to the payroll service. You must ensure that you have renewed the payroll subscription to the software and that the service entered in QBDT is correct. Issues with any of the two will not you update the payroll service until they are fixed with these steps-

  • Go to the No Company open window on your QuickBooks by closing all the data files in the software.

  • Restart your system and launch QuickBooks when it opens.

  • Tap the Employees option at the top and click My payroll service in the options list.

  • Select the Manage Service key option and ensure that the service name is correct and Active is highlighted as the Status of the service.

  • Verify the service key by clicking Edit and type it accurately again if it is incorrect.

  • Tap Next and then click Finish after unchecking the Open payroll setup checkbox.

  • Try updating the payroll again.

In case the payroll update on your QuickBooks is hindered by the error again, you must check if the software is activated. An unregistered QuickBooks can also stop you from sending the payroll or downloading its updates. Use the steps given below to register QBDT-

  • Approach the QB Help menu and select Activate QuickBooks Desktop.

  • Enter all the information required by the software and wait until the Status beside the license number in the product information window changes from Cancelled to Activated.

  • Retry the payroll update.

Conclusion

We have reached the end of our blog discussing the reasons QuickBooks error PS101 interrupts the payroll service updates in the software. The methods you need to counter the problem are also given in the blog, which you can apply to update the payroll service without any issues.


Contact a QB support team at +1-855-948-3646 for assistance if problems emerge while applying the solutions.



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