Learn how to update your business name, address, tax info, and more in your online payroll service.
Follow the steps below that is for your payroll service. If you're not sure which payroll service you have, see Which payroll service do I have? to find out.
QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, QuickBooks Online Payroll Enhanced and Intuit Online Payroll Enhanced
Before updating your business information such as federal or state EIN and legal business name, you need to turn off the E-File & Pay feature first. Note that after updating the info, you need to turn the E-File & Pay feature on again and send us a new authorization form.
Updating your business name or "doing business as" name and filing address in your online payroll account do not require you to turn off E-File & Pay feature. Skip to Step 2: Update the info you need to change to update this info.
Note: If you're updating an incorrectly entered business info, follow the steps below for your product. But if you need to update the info because your business is going through a change of entity, check out Changing your business entity for more details. |
Step 1: Turn off the E-File and Pay feature
If you use QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, you don't need to do this step.
QuickBooks Online Payroll Enhanced
- Go to Settings ⚙️, select Payroll Settings.
- Select E-file and e-pay.
- Select Manually with paper coupons.
- Select Next.
Intuit Online Payroll Enhanced
- From the Setup tab, select Update Electronic Services.
- Select Add/Edit Electronic Services.
- Select Continue.
- Select No, I want to manage my payroll taxes outside of my payroll account.
- Select Continue.
Step 2: Update the info you need to change
Step 3: Re-enroll in electronic services and send a new authorization form
Change of business information such as filing name and federal or state EIN requires you to send a new authorization form to turn on the E-File & Pay feature again.
To re-enroll and send authorization form:
If you use QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, you don't need to do this step.
QuickBooks Online Payroll Enhanced
- Go to Settings ⚙️, select Payroll Settings.
- Select E-file and e-pay.
- Select E-pay and e-file (recommended).
- Select Next to proceed with the e-services interview.
- E-sign the authorization form.
Intuit Online Payroll Enhanced
- From the Setup tab, select Update Electronic Services.
- Select Add/Edit Electronic Services and then Continue.
- Select Yes, I want to electronically pay and file my payroll taxes through my payroll account.
- Select Continue to proceed with the e-services interview.
- At the end of the interview, select Show My Forms to print the authorization form.
- Sign the form and contact us to upload the authorization form in your account. Go to the Help section in your online payroll account, and click Contact us for support.
QuickBooks Online Payroll (all other versions) and Intuit Online Payroll Full Service
We can help you update your business information in your QuickBooks Online Payroll Full Service, Intuit Online Payroll Full Service, QuickBooks Online Payroll Premium, and QuickBooks Online Payroll Elite accounts. This change requires you to send us additional info.
Update federal or state EIN
A business gets a new federal or state EIN when it undergoes an entity change. If this is the reason for the update, see Entity change process for IFSP/QBFSP for assistance. This process also applies when an incorrect EIN was entered (either accidentally or inadvertently) and payments have already been made.
If the update is to correct what was incorrectly entered and there’s no tax payments made, contact payroll support for assistance. Go to the Help section in your account, and click Contact us for support.
Update legal business and "doing business as" name
When your business undergoes an entity change, chances are, your legal business name also changes. If this happens, see Entity change process for IFSP/QBFSP/QBOP Core, QBOP Premium/QBOP Elite:
for assistance.
If only the legal business or "doing business as "name changed (no tax ID changes of any kind):
Update filing address
Use the Form 8822-B to notify the IRS and Intuit if you changed your business mailing address or your business location. This is to avoid your tax forms from being rejected, and not receiving any important notices from the IRS.
Change your filing address in your online payroll account
- Complete the IRS Form 8822-B.
- Contact us to have the completed 8822b representative uploaded to your account. Go to the Help section in your online payroll account, and click Contact us for support.