Learn more about QuickBooks Checking

To sign up for QuickBooks Checking:

1. Go to the Banking or Cashflow menu and select QuickBooks Checking.
2. Select Apply in minutes and follow the steps on the application.

Note: To use QuickBooks Checking, you must have a QuickBooks Payments account. If you don't have a QuickBooks Payments account, your QuickBooks Checking application process will include applying for QuickBooks Payments.

Primary or Company admins can sign up for QuickBooks Checking and Payments. If you already have Payments, the application will default to the Primary Principal of the Payments account. The person that applies and is approved is the only user that can move money to and from your QuickBooks Checking account. Any Primary or Company admins that didn't apply can see account balances. However, they can't move money around.

To get QuickBooks Checking, you need to sign up for QuickBooks Payments through QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks Checking isn't available for QuickBooks Desktop

The sign-up process is the same, but you need to answer a few additional questions. To comply with bank regulations, we're required to collect information about co-owners (also known as beneficial owners) of legal businesses that aren't sole proprietorships. A beneficial owner is any individual with

• a significant ability to control, manage, or direct the business
• 25% or more ownership of the business.

If you have a beneficial owner(s), you can tell us about them when you sign up. You don't have to fill out everything to finish the application. But we recommend you do it right away. You can come back to the QuickBooks Checking menu later to finish the form. You'll also receive email reminders.

You must submit your beneficial owner information within 30 days of signing up for QuickBooks Checking. If you don't, your account will be closed.

If you applied for QuickBooks Payments and QuickBooks Checking, you may only qualify for Payments and not QuickBooks Checking. Learn more about Intuit's Acceptable Use Policy for more info about prohibited activities and business types. QuickBooks Checking is a business bank account. As such, we must verify the identity of the individual and business opening the account. The information you provide in the application allows us to screen for individuals, businesses, industries, and geographies that we aren't permitted to serve.

If you believe your application was declined in error, ensure the information you provided is correct and submit it again.

No, only the Primary Admin can manage QuickBooks Checking and the Primary Admin cannot be a firm.

*You may also be charged a fee by the ATM operator in addition to our fee (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer).

No, there are no fees for keeping money in QuickBooks Checking. It's a monthly fee-free checking account.

No, there are no fees for transferring money. The details are in your Deposit Account Agreement.

On average, it takes about 3 business days to move money into your QuickBooks Checking account.

On average, it takes between 2 - 5 business days to move money out of your QuickBooks Checking account. The speed depends on how fast your external bank processes the transfer.

Transfers that start from other banks (ACH):

• You can transfer up to $250,000 per day into your QuickBooks Checking account and $50,000 per day out of your QuickBooks Checking account.

Transfers that start in QuickBooks (ACH):

• You can transfer up to $20,000 per day into your QuickBooks Checking account - with a maximum of up to $40,000 every 7 days. Note: Limits are subject to change.
• You can transfer up to $50,000 per day out of your QuickBooks Checking account - with a minimum of $1 per transaction. Note: Limits are subject to change.

Limits for new customers may vary until the QuickBooks Checking account is more established.

QuickBooks Checking supports incoming domestic wire transfers only, at no cost. You can receive up to $214,000 per wire transaction. You can't send or receive international wire transfers.

To receive a wire transfer, make sure your customers have the following info:

• First and last name OR Business name on your account
• Routing and account number
• Recipient bank's name and address
• Bank Name: Green Dot Bank
• Address: 1675 North Freedom Blvd, Provo, UT 84604

To find your routing number:

1. Sign in to your QuickBooks account and select Banking.
2. Select QuickBooks Checking and then Manage.

You won't see your wire transfer if gets rejected, returned, or declined because the account info is wrong. If you don't see the wire in your QuickBooks Checking account, contact the following:

• If you initiated the wire transfer - reach out to the sending bank
• If your customer sent you the wire transfer - reach out to your customer. They'll need to speak to their bank.

To investigate a missing wire, you'll need to get a Federal Reference number or an IMAD from the sending bank.

Yes! Your QuickBooks Checking account is FDIC insured for up to $250,000. This insurance is covered by Green Dot Bank, which is a member of the FDIC.

If you have a dispute, call the number on the back of your QuickBooks Debit Card. Our partners at Green Dot will review your account and make sure everything is settled.

We don't currently offer overdraft protection for QuickBooks Checking. If you charge or withdraw more money then you have, the transaction will get declined.

The balance you see on the Cash Flow menu is always the most up-to-date. The Banking menu (or Transactions menu if you're in Business View), processes the data so it's included in your accounting. This data gets updated automatically once a day.

You can always select Update in the Banking menu to get the latest available data.

If you purchased crypto, you must sell the balance of your bitcoin and wait for the funds to be deposited into your QuickBooks Checking account.

Before you can close your QuickBooks Checking account, it needs to have a $0 balance. You can either spend your remaining balance or transfer it to your external bank account.

When the balance is $0, give us a call at the number on the back of your QuickBooks Debit Card. Our team is available to help you settle everything.

There are situations when you may need the bank address. If you or another bank needs this info:

Green Dot Bank
1675 North Freedom Blvd, Provo, UT 84604

Annual percentage yield, also known as APY, is the rate used to calculate how much interest you earn on money in your account. The APY for QuickBooks Checking is a “compounded interest” rate. That means you earn interest on the money you put into your QuickBooks Checking account, and on interest the bank pays you.

No. But keep in mind - the bigger your balances, the more interest you earn.

The interest rate is variable and may change at any time. To find the current rate for your balances:

1. Go to Banking and select QuickBooks Checking.
2. Select Manage.
3. If you're on a web browser, look for the Your benefits section. Or select View info if you're on a mobile device.

Interest is paid into your QuickBooks Checking account. This includes money in envelopes. It’s calculated at the end of each statement cycle. Your cycle starts on the day your account was approved. So, if your account was approved at the end of the month on the 29th, 30th, or 31st, your statement cycle starts on the 1st of each following month.

It’s calculated at the end of your statement cycle using the average daily balance over the previous 30 days. We calculate interest separately for each of your envelopes and your QuickBooks Checking account. Check your transactions or monthly statements to see how much you earn for each.

To access your monthly statements:

On a web browser

1. Go to Banking or Cash flow and select QuickBooks Checking.
2. Select Manage.
3. Select QuickBooks Checking account and then Monthly Statements.

On the mobile app

1. Go to the Banking or Cash Flow menu.
2. In the QuickBooks Checking section, select Manage.
3. Select Account info and then Monthly Statements.

Yes. All of your envelopes earn interest at the same rate as your QuickBooks Checking account. Interest your envelopes earn is paid directly into those envelopes. Check the transaction history of each envelope to see the amounts.

Yes, if you earn $10 or more in interest throughout the year. We’ll provide you with a 1099-INT form by January 31 of the following year. You can access your 1099-INT form two ways:

Option 1: QuickBooks Online Toolbar

1. Select the Gear icon, then select Account and settings.
2. Select Payments and Documents.
3. Choose the correct year from the 1099-INT drop down and select View.
4. Select Download.

Option 2: QuickBooks Checking tab

1. Select Banking or Cash Flow from the side menu, then select the QuickBooks Checking tab.
2. Select Manage account.
3. Locate the tax forms in the QuickBooks Checking account section.
4. Choose the correct tax year and select Download.

If you close your account before the end of your statement cycle, you won’t earn any interest for that statement cycle.

You can always see the details in your Deposit Account Agreement.

You can withdraw cash from AllPoint ATM locations at participating Walgreens, Rite Aid or CVS stores. You get four free withdrawals each month. After that, there's a $3.00 fee per withdrawal. You can also withdraw cash from other ATMs, but the ATM owner assesses if there will be a fee.

To find an in-network AllPoint ATM, sign in to your QuickBooks app from a mobile device and select Cash Flow from the menu. Under the QuickBooks Checking balance select View account, then select Manage, and Find ATM. When the map opens, it'll use your location services to provide a list of available nearby in-network ATMs.

You can withdraw up to $1,000 per day from ATMs. You can withdraw up to $5,000 per calendar month from ATMs.

You can withdraw up to $3,000 per calendar month from a bank teller. You can spend up to $10,000 per day with your QuickBooks debit card.

The QuickBooks debit card is supported on Apple and Google Pay for contactless payments.

You can use your virtual debit card for online purchases, while your physical card is on the way.

Both are connected to your QuickBooks Checking account, but your virtual card expires once you activate your physical card. You can use your virtual debit card right away. When your physical card arrives, you can use it wherever Visa is acceptable- online, in person, or at 19,000 Allpoint ATMs.

To avoid payments getting declined, just make sure to update your card info once you activate your physical card.

Your virtual card is available to you for 90 days or until you activate your physical card. Once you activate your physical card, your virtual card will deactivate.

QuickBooks automatically categorizes as many QuickBooks Checking transactions as possible. However, it can't categorize everything. You need to periodically go to the Banking or Transactions menu, then select Bank Transactions and categorize your QuickBooks Checking transactions.

Important: The first time you go to the Banking menu, select Add account to connect your QuickBooks Checking account. This pulls all of your transactions into the Banking menu.

Don't worry! To order a replacement debit card:

1. Go to the Banking or Cash flow menu and select QuickBooks Checking.
2. Select Manage.
3. In the QuickBooks Debit Card section, select Replace card.
4. Choose the best reason for what happened to your card and select Next.
5. Review the mailing address and edit if necessary. Select Next.
6. Complete the security step. Select Done.

A new debit card should arrive in 7-10 business days.

Yes, QuickBooks will autosave and transfer funds into your Smart sales tax envelope. Learn how to Set up and use money from a Smart Sales Tax Envelope.

QuickBooks tracks everything through your QuickBooks Checking account. Money always goes there first before it moves into an envelope or your external bank account. You'll see this movement in your statement history. This transfer is seamless and doesn't require you to do anything.

Money moves from QuickBooks Checking to envelopes instantly. It takes a bit longer to transfer money from an external bank account to an envelope, usually 3 - 5 business days.

When you put money into an envelope, it's separated from the rest of the money in your QuickBooks Checking account. The QuickBooks Checking tab doesn't include envelopes as part of your QuickBooks Checking total balance. Let's say you put $7,000 in your QuickBooks Checking account. Then you created two envelopes with $1,000 each. When you visit the Cash Flow menu you'll only see $5,000 in your QuickBooks Checking Account. Don't worry, the money is still in the account, it's just separated. You can select the Envelopes section to see the amount in each envelope.

If you go to the Banking menu (or Transactions menu if you're in Business View), you'll see $7,000 in your QuickBooks Checking account. The Banking menu includes the total balance, including your envelopes.

When you're ready to run payroll, you must transfer the money out of the payroll envelope into the main QuickBooks Checking account or the bank account you use to run payroll. This transfer isn't automatic and is to ensure you have enough funds in the account to cover your payroll.