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web_95
Level 2

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

So we have a 5 seat license for our software, but we want to add a sixth.  So we don't have to buy any more licenses can we are just going to give one of our already existing licenses to another user.  So the user that will be giving their license up, do we need to disable or delete this user within our management portal of QB?

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Best answer January 14, 2022

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Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 15

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

You can start to uninstall QB on the old machine you want to replace. Then install the license on the new one. Open your file as Admin, remove the old username, and add the new one.  

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AileneA
QuickBooks Team

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

 Hello, web_95. 

 

Thanks for joining the QuickBooks Community. Depending on the number of user licenses you have, QuickBooks Desktop Premier allows up to 5 users and Pro allows up to 3 users to work in a company file at the same time.

 

If you need more than 5 users, QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Solutions allows up to 30 users working on a company file at the same time.  

 

To find current pricing information for adding users to your license: 

 

  1. In QuickBooks, go to Help then select Manage My License and Buy Additional User License.
  2. Select the Add Seats Online link for current pricing.

 

To purchase additional user licenses: 

 

  1. In QuickBooks, go to Help then select Manage My License and Buy Additional User License.
    NOTE: If Buy Additional User License isn't available, your QuickBooks may already be at the maximum users allowed.
  2. The page that opens gives you the option to buy additional licenses online or by phone. If you choose to use the phone option, you'll be given the phone number to contact Intuit. If you choose to use the online option, a new page will open allowing you to choose the number of licenses you'd like to buy.
  3. Install QuickBooks Desktop on additional computers based on the number of licenses you purchased. Use the same license and product numbers you used to originally install QuickBooks Desktop.
  4. After installing, follow the prompts to activate QuickBooks Desktop.

 

You can also go to Help then select Manage My License and Sync License Data Online to update your new license information.  

 

You can read through this article for more details about purchasing additional license: Add a user license to your QuickBooks software.

 

Should you need any further assistance, please leave a reply below. I'm always available to help at any time. Take care.

Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 15

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

@web_95 

I am confused. Do you need to add a 6th user or replace any of those 5 users?

web_95
Level 2

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

We just want another new user to replace a current user.  I just did not know if we had to disable or delete the current user in the user management section of QB so that 6 users do not show up.  But it sounds like to me, that this current can user can just stop using QB, and the new user can start using it.  But if we wanted both the new and the current to use it along with all of our others, then that is when we would need to add more.

Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 15

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

You can start to uninstall QB on the old machine you want to replace. Then install the license on the new one. Open your file as Admin, remove the old username, and add the new one.  

web_95
Level 2

QuickBooks Accountant 2021 Users

So Our instance of QB is accessed via RDP to a server, no local install.  So your saying we do need to remove this user from the list of users we have, then add the new one?

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