H firebusters,
This is not the way I want to hear your experience with QuickBooks Online has been. I know there are many differences between the Desktop and Online programs. The online format is not for everyone, so QuickBooks offers various program options. I'd like to hear more about your experience if you'd like to share it.
You can send a direct message through Facebook or Twitter, and I'd be happy to look into it further. You can also provide feedback in-product by:
- Go to the Gear Icon.
- Select Feedback.
- Fill in everything you'd like us to know, and click Submit feedback.
You can Download a trial of QuickBooks Desktop. However, working with QuickBooks Desktop's Payroll add-on service requires an active payroll subscription. To have access to the Payroll module under the Employees section for the payroll forms and reports. Without the payroll subscription, you can't create paycheques, work with the payroll liabilities feature, create payroll forms, or run any payroll reports in the software. If you choose this route, you can refer to this article: Process, review & EFILE Record of Employment (ROE) forms.
I hope this helps. Please reach out if I can be of any other assistance. All the best.