Is Business Feed part of Simple Start?

Yes, the Business Feed feature is available in all QuickBooks Online (QBO) versions including Simple Start, Lynneb99.

The Business Feed is designed to accelerate your business by seamlessly integrating AI-powered assistance with human expertise, all in one place. To customize what appears in the Feed, just dismiss items you don't need and select the automated features you want to turn on. To learn more about this, check out this article: Use the Business Feed in QuickBooks Online.

If you need to downgrade your QBO Essentials to the Simple Start version, we don't have to re-enter everything (such as company, customer, vendor, and employee information). However, downgrading will remove all discounts and extra users from your current plan. Also, some additional features like multicurrency, inventory tracking, project tracking, and recurring transactions will be unavailable since the Simple Start version doesn't support them.

You can refer to this article for the detailed steps and things you should know before downgrading: Upgrade or downgrade your QuickBooks Online subscription.

If you require any additional assistance with managing your QuickBooks Online account, revisit this post.

This does not answered what I asked. I do not want Business Feed as it causes more effort for me to close the useless 'suggestions' and takes up valuable real estate on a laptop with the ribbon that tells me no more items.

My question was is Business Feed a part of Simple Start? Or phrased another way, is Business Feed in ALL QBO plans?

I would like Business Feed to be optional, please provide a choice to at least hide it. I've been managing this company account for over 20 years, I know what I am doing.

Good morning, @lynneb99. 

We appreciate you coming back and explaining that you'd like to have a choice to hide the Business Feed feature in QBO if you move to the Simple Start version. 

Yes, the Business Feed feature is in all QBO plans that are available. However, they are working on adding more customization in the future. 

With that being said, we recommend submitting feedback so these customizations can happen sooner than later for you and other users. Our Product Developers will review your request as soon as possible and try to add them in the near future. Here's how: 

1. Go to the Gear icon in the top right-hand corner. 
2. Press the Feedback option. 
3. Enter your suggestions. 
4. Tap Next to submit them successfully. 

Feel free to reach back out if you have any other concerns. Have a wonderful day!