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amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Great to get a letter that I must update the EFTPS BEFORE the September date however the brilliant letter FAILS TO TELL YOU HOW TO UPDATE IT IN QUICKBOOKS and the brains at QB FAILED TO CHANGE THEIR SOFTWARE TO ACCEPT 13 TO 20 characters for this password change.

 

No idea how such an incredibly stupid mistakes like this can be made but when will Quickbooks update their software to accept the 13 to 20 characters for the new password?

 

 

How to update is here:

https://community.intuit.com/articles/1762832-update-your-eftps-internet-password

 

FECKLESS EMAIL IS HERE:

 

 
ACTION REQUIRED: IRS-EFTPS Password

Dear Employer,

The IRS is changing their password requirements for EFTPS which will affect you if you file your federal taxes electronically through QuickBooks Desktop.

On September 19, 2019, the IRS will implement a 13 month expiration policy for EFTPS for those using QuickBooks Desktop to make their federal payments. 

To avoid having to change the password at the last minute, we recommend that you log in to EFTPS today and update your password.

If you do not do this before September 19, 2019, and you've had your password for more than 13 months, your payment will be rejected and you will be forced to update it before you can make your payment.

Sincerely,

The QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Team
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Anonymous
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The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Hi amoskovitz,

 

Thank you for bringing this issue to us. Let's go ahead and update your QuickBooks Desktop Payroll to its latest release. This will help to sync the new changes. 

 

  1. From the QuickBooks Help menu, select Update QuickBooks.
  2. On the Update QuickBooks window, go to the Update Now tab. You can ignore the table because you don't need to change anything.
  3. (Optional) Put a check mark in the box Reset Update box to erase all previous update downloads.Note: This may increase the amount of time needed for the update.
  4. Select Get Updates.
  5. Restart QuickBooks. When prompted, accept the option to install the new release.

Let's also download the latest payroll updates: 

  1. Go to the Employees menu, then select Get Payroll Updates.
  2. Put a check in the Download Entire Update checkbox.
  3. Select Download Latest Update.
  4. A window appears when the download is complete.

Once done, re-enter your EFTPS password containing 12-30 characters: Update your EFTPS Internet password.

 

We'll be right here to help you with any payroll questions. 

amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Since I pay payroll taxes in NY and IL and they change frequently - I ALWAYS update prior to conducting payroll.  The email came out weeks ago and I have updated at least 3 times since the email when out and it still does not accept 12-20 characters.

amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

If you at the last updates - 6:32 am - my email was hours later.

amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Just to prove this to you - I did the entire thing as you described and OH MY GOODNESS I WAS RIGHT - IT DOES NOT WORK!  

 

QUICKBOOKS STILL HAS ONLY 8 - 12 CHARACHTERS/NUMBERS FOR THIS PASSWORD.  

 

It may really help if you try things yourself first.

 

 

amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

See proof that it does not work

Anonymous
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The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Hello amoskovitz,

 

Thanks for coming back with the screenshots. 

 

We can escalate this to our engineers. This way, we can check what's preventing the system to accept EFTPS password containing 12-30 characters.

 

To complete the escalation, I encourage you to reach out to us directly. That's because we need to get your company information in a secure environment for security purposes: 

  1. Click on the Help menu.
  2. Choose QuickBooks Desktop Help (F1).
  3. Click on QuickBooks support.
  4. On the QuickBooks Official Contact US page. enter EFPTS password won't accept 12-20 characters in the Search for something else field.
  5. Click on Search
  6. Scroll down and choose either Get Phone Number or Start a Message.

I'll also keep you posted if there's any update about this. You are also welcome to post more questions. We are here to help. 

amoskovitz
Level 2

The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

Thank you for these details.  Sadly, the call back number or the call to number is open only M-F and I travel to clients during the week.  Sometimes I am in the office on Fridays.  I will try again next Friday but if you could put in a ticket to resolve, it would be helpful.  I am sure I am not the only early bird addressing the change and noticed the issue.  

 

BTW - I logged in as Admin to the application to remove it the payroll software before I took the images for you.

Anonymous
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The brilliant brains at Quickbooks -- failed to change the software to accept 13 to 20 characters for the password

You're welcome, amoskovitz.

 

We want to make sure that your account is safe. That's the reason we can't create a ticket based only on your account details in the Community. I encourage you reaching out to us directly. 

 

Once we get your company details, we will escalate it to our engineers. From then, we will be the one to initiate reaching out to you for the updates. 

 

I'll also post any feedback about this in this thread. If you've got more questions, please don't hesitate to post them. 

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