Trying to update the payroll tax table in QuickBooks Desktop but failing because of QuickBooks error 15241 and don’t know what to do next? If yes, it is our assurance you are in the exact right place. You might be getting an error message on your computer screen stating, “The payroll update did not complete successfully.” Numerous reasons can lead to the occurrence of QuickBooks Desktop error 15241 about which you will read further in this post, along with their possible troubleshooting solutions.

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What are the reasons triggering QuickBooks Desktop error 15241?

Down below, we have mentioned the most common reasons due to which a user can face QuickBooks Desktop error 15241:

• Intuit QuickBooks File Copy service is not running on your computer.
• You have an outdated version of the QuickBooks Desktop.

How to troubleshoot QuickBooks error 15241 with safety?

Solution 1 Run the Intuit QuickBooks File Copy service on your computer

•  If QuickBooks Desktop is open, close it.
•  Click on the Windows Start button.
•  Right-click Computer and select Manage from the list of options.
• Select Services and Applications (given at the left pane).
•  Click Services twice (given at the right pane).
•  Find Intuit QuickBooks FCS and click on it twice.
•  On the General tab, select the Startup type drop-down arrow.
• From the set of options, select Manual.
•  Click on the Apply option.
•  Select the Start option and then click on the OK button.
•  Open QuickBooks Desktop and try to update the payroll tax table.

In case QuickBooks error 15241 occurs again, move ahead to the second solution.

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Solution 2 Manually check for the latest QuickBooks Desktop updates

•  Click on the Windows Start button.
•  Search for QuickBooks Desktop and right-click on its icon.
•  From the list of options, choose Run as administrator.
•  While on the No Company Open window, open the Help menu.
•  From the list of options, choose Update QuickBooks Desktop.
•  Click on the Options tab and then choose the Mark All option.
•  Select the Save button.
•  Proceed to the Update Now tab and then checkmark the Reset Update checkbox.
•  To download the updates available for your QuickBooks Desktop, click on the Get Updates button.
•  After downloading the QuickBooks updates, close QuickBooks Desktop and open it again.
•  To install the downloaded QuickBooks updates, click on the Yes option.
•  Once the updating of QuickBooks Desktop finishes, restart the computer.
•  Open QuickBooks Desktop and check whether you can update the payroll tax table this time.

Conclusion:

If you are unable to fix QuickBooks error 15241 even after applying the troubleshooting solutions that we have explained above in the post, then there is a high probability that the Windows Firewall security settings are interrupting QuickBooks Desktop and preventing it from accessing the internet. Hence, our advice for you is to make the Windows Firewall settings compatible with QuickBooks Desktop. You can also get furthermore troubleshooting help fixing QuickBooks Desktop error 15241 from our QuickBooks professionals at 1–855–542–9309.

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