Main Factors that Trigger the QuickBooks Desktop Error 15243

You might be getting the QuickBooks error message 15243 due to the following common reasons –

1. Your QuickBooks payroll does not have the updated tax tables, which is causing update issues.

2. The file copy service in QuickBooks is inactive or unresponsive due to some reasons.

3. The QuickBooks file copy service might be damaged, corrupted, or missing from the system.

4. Your payroll subscription might have become inactive or expired, which is causing access issues.

5. The QuickBooks Desktop program might be damaged, and the program files might not be running correctly.

How to Reliably Rectify the QuickBooks Payroll Error 15243?

QuickBooks FCS service is damaged error can be eliminated by using the steps given below –

Step 1 – Repair the File Copy Service from the Properties Window

You need to ensure that the FCS is running correctly to fix the QB error code 15243.

1. Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard to open the Run window, and inside the search box, type services . Msc to get the services list.

2. From the list of services, find and double-click Intuit QuickBooks FCS and go to the Properties Window to select the Manual option for the Startup type.

3. Lastly, hit the OK button and open QuickBooks payroll to check the status of the 15243 error message.

Step 2 – Verify the Payroll Subscription from the QB Employees Tab

You can try to verify the payroll subscription from the employees menu in the following manner –

1. From the QuickBooks dashboard, go to the Employees tab and click the My Payroll Service option to select the Account and Billing Information section.

2. Next, close the Maintenance Page and begin validating the Payroll Subscription in QB Desktop to fix the update errors.

3. After the validation process ends, start updating payroll once again and see if the QuickBooks error code 15243 is dismissed or not.

Step 3 – Close the Conflicting Programs from the Windows Task Manager

Another way to fix the payroll issues in QB is to terminate the following processes by accessing the Task Manager and clicking the End Task option.

1. QBW32.exe or QBW.exe process

2. QBCFMonitorService.exe

3. qbupdate.exe

4. QBDBMgr.exe or QBDBMgrN.exe process

5. QBMapi32.exe