How long does it take to get your payroll account unlocked? It's been a week now. I've done everything asked and the customer service reps have submitted requests.

Hello there, @greenwell. 

I want this issue to sort out as early as possible so you can go on with your business. It would be best to get in touch with our QuickBooks Care Team. They can provide a service key to unlock and activate your payroll service. 

You can follow these steps how:

1. Go to the Help icon.
2. Click the Contact Us button.
3. Enter your concern in the field, then hit Let's talk.
4. Select either Start a chat or Get a call.
5. Fill up all the information needed.
6. Click Submit or Confirm my call.

To ensure we address your concern on time, please check our support hours.

I'm adding this link for reference: What to do when you are locked out of your account.

To further understand what to do if you can't sign in to your QuickBooks Online, you can read through this article: Get help if you can't sign in to your QuickBooks Online account.

If you need additional assistance with being locked out of your QuickBooks Online account, feel free to post again in the Community or reply to this post. I'll be happy to lend a hand. Have a good one!

I have done this every single day and told at the end of every call or chat with QB/Intuit that it "should be unlocked by the end of the day"...yet it doesn't.  I've already completed another chat this morning and told the same thing.  What is the problem???

I appreciate the time, and effort you exerted working with our support team concerning your payroll account, @greenwell.

I understand the importance of accessing your payroll account for you to get back to business seamlessly. For the time being, we'll have someone from the investigation team who'll review and investigate your cases within the week. Rest assured that someone will reach out to you if they acquire more information and for the next steps.

If anything comes up in the meantime, please come back and let us know here in the Community. We’re here to help. Take care.