Expert Recommended Tips for Resolving QuickBooks Error 108

 

If QuickBooks cannot connect to your bank account, you may not be able to do several important tasks in it. Such as, process payroll or download transactions. Even though QuickBooks has a seamless integration feature, it can sometimes not work due to reasons both external and internal to the software. One common error related to this issue is QuickBooks error 108. 

The error can indicate issues with the server itself or with your network. It can also imply that you have added a wrong or old password in QuickBooks for your bank account.

Below we are taking a look at some expert recommended tips to get QuickBooks error code 108 and go back to your normal operations in QuickBooks.

Before you follow the steps below, we will like to recommend you go through with this checklist first:

• Make sure you are using the right password to login to your bank. 

• If you just received the error, you can also try to wait a few hours and then try again. Sometimes, banks servers are down due to maintenance. 

• Try login to your bank account normally from inside a web-browser to verify if your ID and password is correct and that the servers aren’t down.

Tip 1 – Check your Bank for new and urgent messages

If there are new messages in your bank, it could mean that you need to first read them and take action if required to get access to the account. That could also be the reason for QuickBooks bank error 108.

• Login to your bank and look for a section labeled “alerts” or “new messages”

• Look for any important message. It could be anything like, “declined transaction” or “pending payment” or “pending action”

• Read the message carefully and take the action that is required

• Also, go to the customer service of your bank or contact the bank via support helpline number to get help

Tip 2 – sync your accounts with QuickBooks again

• First, open QuickBooks and then sign in with your ID and password

• Then, inside Bookkeeping page, open transactions

• Then go to Bank transactions page

• On the bottom, click the Update button

This will fix QuickBooks online bank error code 108. If not, move on to the 3rd method.

Tip 3 – Allow Browser Pop-ups

QuickBooks requires that you have enabled pop-ups in your web browser. It’s possible that they have been disabled by default or you are using an pop-up blocker extension.

Follow these instructions to make sure popups are enabled.

• Go to your browser settings page

• Then inside Privacy and Security, click on Permissions

• Open the settings for pop-ups and redirects

• Enable pop-up

NOTE: Also verify that there are no extensions installed for automatically disabling pop-ups. Go to the page for managing extensions and if there’s any such blocker, remove it.

Technical setbacks can be quite annoying. Banking errors, like QB error 108, in particular, can be even more stressful and anxiety-inducing, as it implies some problems with your account. However, if you have followed the tips given in this article, you shouldn’t have any need to worry about it. 

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