An Easy Way To Quickly Resolve QuickBooks Error 15271
                     Troubleshooting 
Technique For 
QuickBooks Error 
15271
QuickBooks payroll makes managing employee records and sending their wages on time 
convenient for small business owners. But they can sometimes run into QuickBooks Error 
15271 while downloading the latest updates for the payroll service. If you are also a victim 
of this error, continue reading the blog to learn why it occurs and appropriate ways to kick it 
out from your QBDT.
Feel free to reach a QB support team at 1-855-856-0042 to eliminate the issue 
conveniently.

Reasons
QuickBooks deals with this error mostly while downloading or installing payroll service 
updates. The reasons this error becomes a barrier while updating the payroll are given 
below-
• You didn’t renew your payroll service subscription, or the Intuit servers fail to validate 
the renewal due to issues during billing/payment.
• You have an outdated Windows version running on your computer which fails to run 
the latest QB payroll updates due to incompatibility.
• QBDT isn’t allowed to connect to the internet or access the update installation package 
on your PC due to Windows Firewall restrictions.
Your QBDT can randomly malfunction while downloading the payroll, causing the process to 
fail. The following technique is effective in dealing with the payroll issue on your QBDT-
Solution 1- Ensure there are no issues with your payroll 
subscription and register your QBDT
QBDT is bound to develop this error if the payroll subscription has ended or the renewal isn’t 
validated due to billing issues. You won’t be able to download the latest tax table updates or 
perform any task involving payroll functions. You must check that the payroll subscription is 
active and that you are authorized to use the payroll service on your QBDT. This error can 
sometimes pop up due to a lack of admin rights in QBDT, creating problems while connecting 
to the internet or acquiring system resources. Use the following steps to check the status of 
your payroll service-
• Right-click QuickBooks.exe and select Run as Administrator.
• Go to the Employees menu when the software opens in Administrator mode.
• Tap My payroll service in the options list and select the Account/Billing info option.
• Enter your credentials for the QB Admin account to log in to the CAMP page and ensure 
your payroll service name is correctly mentioned.
• The service status should be highlighted as Active too.
• If Cancelled is marked beside the service name, click the Resubscribe option and use the 
instructions provided on the screen to activate the service.
Once your payroll service turns active, register your QB Desktop, as deactivated QBDT can 
also become a reason for payroll update failure. Apply these steps-
• Press F2 to open the product information window and check that the status beside the 
license number is Activated.
• If this isn’t the case, approach the QBDT Help menu and click Activate QuickBooks 
Desktop.
Conclusion
This blog tells us why QuickBooks Error 15271 interrupts the payroll service updates and 
leads the software to a crash. We hope you apply the procedure given in the blog to resolve 
the issue and download the payroll updates without any problems.Clarify your remaining 
queries by talking to a QB expert available at 1-855-856-0042 .