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How to Fix QuickBooks Error Code 185?

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How to Fix QuickBooks Error Code 185?

When the account requires multi-factor Authentication to provide the security to protect sensitive financial data, QuickBooks error 185 frequently happens. You are informed by this error message that the financial institution handling your account requires more details. This issue may be caused by a wide variety of technical errors. When the error number 185 occurs, it may make it difficult to create QuickBooks transactions that involve banks. Therefore, it needs to be fixed right away. The causes of QuickBooks Banking Error 185 and the appropriate fixes are covered in the article below.


What Leads to QuickBooks Multi-Factor Authentication Error 185?

For security purposes, every time a user accesses QuickBooks online banking, they must confirm their identification with their financial institution. When a user's financial institution needs more information than what is kept in QuickBooks, bank connection error 185 happens.

You must respond to each security question if you have chosen to use it as part of your identity verification process before you can use online banking. Additionally, your bank may ask you to enter a one-time password for identification verification. With user consent, QB stores the responses to your security questions. However, if additional questions are asked or if any of the answers are incorrect, QB will get error 185.


How to Fix Error 185 in QuickBooks Online Banking

NOTE: Update QuickBooks before beginning the troubleshooting steps.

When QuickBooks is refreshed, the bank account is prompted to reconnect to the bank account, and any connection issues are automatically fixed. To quickly update and reconnect your bank account to QuickBooks, follow the steps listed below.

·        Navigate to the Bank Accounts page in QuickBooks.

·        Select Refresh all.

·        Click the Refresh all option one again after the update.

·        At least five more times, repeat the same procedure.

·        If you are asked any security questions, enter your response after typing it.

Important information: The security question answers are saved in cookies, which expire when you receive error 185. If the issue is caused by cookies that have expired, you should log in again to view the account verification screen.

You can contact our Intuit QuickBooks Error Support Team for better support if you encounter the QuickBooks error 185 while refreshing the accounts.


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