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QuickBooks Self-Employed login, and what happened to it

Updated October 13, 2026. By Dave Rodenbaugh, founder of ExpenseDuck and a freelancer for more than 30 years.

Whether you came here for the QuickBooks Self-Employed login or to find out why it stopped working, the sign-in link comes first and the explanation follows.

The short version: the QuickBooks Self-Employed login still works for current subscribers. Intuit closed the product to new customers and sends them to QuickBooks Solopreneur.

Where do I log in to QuickBooks Self-Employed?

Sign in on the web at selfemployed.intuit.com/login with your Intuit ID. If you already have the QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app, it still signs in too. Use a web browser if you plan to leave. Intuit suggests one for downloading your receipts, since the file can be large.

Official Intuit sign-in

selfemployed.intuit.com/login

Use your Intuit ID. Whether you searched for the QBSE login or the QuickBooks Self-Employed sign in, this is the page you wanted.

Miles Duck holding a laptop with a blank sign-in form and pointing at a signpost reading SIGN IN and START HERE, for people looking for the QuickBooks Self-Employed login

Why is my QuickBooks Self-Employed login not working?

Two different problems look the same here. If it's your password, Intuit's reset flow handles that. If you already upgraded to QuickBooks Solopreneur, the old login won't take you back. An Intuit support reply in its community forum says, "Once you upgrade to QuickBooks Solopreneur, you'll no longer have access to your old QuickBooks Self-Employed account."

Fastest way to tell which one you have: if signing in lands you in QuickBooks Solopreneur rather than the QuickBooks Self-Employed you remember, Intuit has moved you already.

Is QuickBooks Self-Employed gone?

For new customers, yes. Intuit's help article "Introduction to QuickBooks Solopreneur," updated August 5, 2026, says the mobile app "is no longer available for download after March 24, 2024." It also tells current subscribers, "you can still continue your subscription." So it still runs for people who have it, and Intuit points new customers to Solopreneur.

Why is QuickBooks Self-Employed going away?

Intuit built QuickBooks Solopreneur to take its place. The same help article says Solopreneur "builds on the success of QuickBooks Self-Employed," and Intuit offers to move current subscribers over. Retiring older products is a habit at Intuit. It shut down Mint in March 2024 and ItsDeductible in October 2025.

What happens if I upgrade to QuickBooks Solopreneur?

Intuit can do the switch for you. Its help article says, "We can automatically switch your subscription and move most of your data to QuickBooks Solopreneur." The switch only goes one way, though. Intuit's guide to switching warns, "you won't be able to access your old account after the upgrade process is complete." Export your data first.

The same guide, updated August 5, 2026, lists what moves on its own: customers, trips, products and services, bank connections, receipts, and up to three years of transactions. Invoices move only if you use Intuit's newer invoice screens. Third-party connections such as Etsy, Uber and Amazon don't move, and neither do tags or vendors. Moving your rules and your quarterly tax estimates isn't supported yet. Intuit says that data "will be supported for migration in the future," so if you rely on either one, it suggests waiting.

It doesn't always go to plan. In a March 2025 thread in Intuit's community forum, one user said their new Solopreneur account showed no transactions after the automatic switch. Their bank connection only reached back 90 days, so they uploaded receipts again and sorted transactions by hand.

How much is QuickBooks for a 1 person business?

QuickBooks Solopreneur is the product Intuit sells to one-person businesses now. Intuit's comparison page, read on October 13, 2026, lists it at $20 a month, or $215 a year. New customers can no longer buy QuickBooks Self-Employed. ExpenseDuck is one plan at $14.99 a month.

What should I do while I can still log in?

Export your data. QuickBooks Self-Employed exports two datasets: transactions and mileage. Download both for every tax year, plus your receipts and tax reports, before you upgrade or your access ends. Our QuickBooks Self-Employed export guide shows every click and has a printable checklist.

ExpenseDuck does what you expected QuickBooks Self-Employed to keep doing

You liked QuickBooks Self-Employed because it handled four jobs without being asked: pulling in transactions for a quick business-or-personal swipe, logging your miles, sorting everything into Schedule C categories, and telling you what to set aside for quarterly taxes. ExpenseDuck does all four in one plan.

  • Transactions flow in, sorted, and you swipe them business or personal
  • Mileage tracks itself, and you know the moment a trip fails to record
  • Your quarterly federal set-aside number is on screen every day, counting your whole household
  • Your QuickBooks Self-Employed transactions and mileage import in minutes, so your year stays whole

Our guide to switching from QuickBooks Self-Employed walks through each step. We're the team behind DeductibleDuck, which took in ItsDeductible users after Intuit shut that app down. ExpenseDuck's early access opened October 1, 2026.

Still shopping around? Here's our checklist for judging any QuickBooks Self-Employed alternative, including the questions we'd want you to ask us.

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ExpenseDuck is not affiliated with Intuit. QuickBooks, ItsDeductible, and Mint are trademarks of Intuit Inc. The login link above goes to Intuit's official sign-in page.

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