Create a QuickBooks user account (2024)

Learn how to get a new QuickBooks user account.

Use your QuickBooks user account to manage settings for all of your QuickBooks Online products. It ties everything to one email address. Use this account any time you want to sign up for a new QuickBooks Online product.

Follow these steps if you need to update an existing QuickBooks user account.

Note: If you see This user ID is already taken, you might already have an account. Follow the I forgot my user ID or password steps in our account recovery article to get into your account.

If you're brand-new to Intuit or want to create additional user accounts

Follow these steps if you're a new user, or want a separate user account for yourself or your business:

1. Go to the Intuit accounts page.
2. Select Create an account.
3. Enter your email address and phone number. Note: If you see a "This user ID is already taken" message, you may already have an account. Select I forgot my User ID or Password and enter your email address.
4. Create a password.
5. When you're ready, select Create account.

We'll send you a link with instructions to verify your email address. Then you're all set.