My small business has used Quickbooks to do our payroll and invoicing. One of the Intuit technicians did not properly handle the conversion of our 2021 to 2024 versions. When I logged in as usual, I was met with error messages. I called Intuit to resolve the issue. After a lengthy nightmare of an interaction with the technician, I was informed that in order for them to fix the situation and access our last company file, I first had to purchase a "data protection plan" which totaled $399.99 for 3 months, $499.99 for 6 months, or $599.99 for a year. When I questioned why I needed to pay for an error that wasn't mine and a service I don't need, I was told that it was the only way to retrieve the file. After I complained, the technician "spoke to his manager" and they were "willing to give me a deal of receiving the 6 month protection plan for the price of the 3 month plan." Again, this is for a service that I don't need. It felt like a scam. I was told that the alternative was ending my Quickbooks subscription. This entire time I thought I was dealing with an Intuit employee, but the invoice I quickly received says "NewGen Commerce LLC." I am disgusted. I feel deceived and manipulated. read more