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kariham22
April 22, 2026
Question

Enterprise Diamond and Gold on same computer

  • April 22, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to run Enterprise Diamond for 6 companies on the same computer as Enterprise Gold for one company. I purchased the subscription but when I go to install it I'm not able to pick the location for the program files and I'm afraid it will override the current Contractor 24 version I have set up under the Diamond subscription. Maybe this isn't the case but I didn't want to try it without getting some feedback first. I need to use the enhanced payroll for the gold company while maintaining the assisted payroll for the diamond companies due to employees being in Wyoming (not supported by assisted). Please help as the call desk expert said I just need to purchase a separate computer.

 

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BigRedConsulting
BigRedConsulting
Level 15
April 22, 2026

If they are the same version-year, likely Enterprise 24.0, you can't install them both on the same computer.

 

That noted, I don't think there's any reason to have them both installed. This is because you can open and use as many files as you want using your QuickBooks subscription, and the payroll subscriptions are associated with your company files, not with the QuickBooks installation.

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kariham22Author
April 22, 2026

Thanks for the info! With that in mind, in quickbooks the only option I have is to enable assisted payroll, do you have any advice on how to change that to enhanced?

BigRedConsulting
BigRedConsulting
Level 15
April 22, 2026

If you have a company file open that doesn't have a payroll subscription, and you start to sign up, you should be given all of the options available. 

 

That noted, I had a hard time figuring out how to do that. Intuit seems to have changed some things in an effort to try to sell Online Payroll to QuickBooks Desktop customers, which makes no sense and would be a horrible solution.

 

Maybe now you have to buy it first and then add it to the file using a license key they'll send to you.

Try starting here: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/desktop/enterprise/payroll/

 

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Edit: Actually, it looks like it's worse than I thought. It seems Intuit has tied the payroll subscription to the flavor of Enterprise, which is really very weird. If so, I don't know what they are thinking. Perhaps that's what you're seeing. Maybe if you call you can figure out how to just add a payroll subscription to your company file.

SIAB
SIAB
Level 2
April 22, 2026

@kariham22 

You have an Enterprise Diamond license to manage 6 company files. How many company files do you currently need to run payroll?

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kariham22Author
April 22, 2026

Of the six, two have an active assisted payroll subscription. I have an additional company that needs to be enhanced payroll since we are paying employees in Wyoming and only enhanced can support that.

SIAB
SIAB
Level 2
April 23, 2026

If you have Diamond Assisted Payroll, you can add up to three federal EINs. You don't need to purchase a new license for Enterprise Gold for the third company.

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/payroll-setup/add-ein-existing-payroll-subscription/L0ZHJ1AUU_US_en_US?uid=moapzuwd

 

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