What are the specific steps I need to do in QBO to switch a partnership to s sole proprietor? The partnership has no employees / payroll.

1. buy out partner
2. record buyout in QB
3. close books of partnership in QB
4. start a new company subscription
5. transfer sole owner balance sheet to new company
6. proceed as sole prop

Reasoning for new company is you will be conducting business and filing under a different federal tax ID. Your partnership had a unique number for filing partnership returns, an EIN even though no employees. Now you will file under your SS#