Intuit's TSheets Acquisition and the Move to QuickBooks Time
Intuit acquired TSheets, the popular QuickBooks time tracking app, and later turned it into QuickBooks Time. Here is what the deal changed for you.
Intuit acquired TSheets, one of the most widely used time tracking apps in the QuickBooks world, in a deal announced in December 2017. The brand did not survive on its own. Today the service runs as QuickBooks Time, and longtime users have all been moved across. Here is what happened, and what it still means for your books.
The acquisition at a glance
TSheets started in Boise, Idaho in 2006 and spent a decade building clock-in tools for crews, contractors, and office staff. Its QuickBooks Online integration became one of the most-reviewed apps in the vendor’s marketplace, which is how the two companies became long-standing partners.
Intuit announced the purchase in December 2017 at a reported price of roughly $340 million. The deal closed during the months that followed. Rather than folding the product in immediately, Intuit let TSheets keep operating under its own name while the teams worked to integrate.
In 2021 the TSheets brand was retired. The service relaunched as QuickBooks Time, and subscriber accounts were migrated across with their historical time data.
Why did Intuit want a time tracking app?
Service businesses sell hours. Every timesheet feeds invoicing, job costing, and payroll, so a broken sync between the time app and the books gets expensive fast.
TSheets was strong exactly there: mobile clock-ins, crew timesheets, and entries that flowed into QuickBooks Online with minimal rekeying. Owning the app let Intuit tighten that connection instead of relying on a partner, and put time data within reach of its payroll products.
Does TSheets still exist?
No. The name is gone, and the old TSheets web address now leads to QuickBooks Time.
If you were a TSheets customer, your subscription, employees, and time history were carried over during the transition. Under the QuickBooks Time name, the product has since grown to cover scheduling and GPS features alongside core time tracking.
What should you check on your side?
- Check your plan before paying twice. Depending on your region and payroll tier, QuickBooks Time may already be included with your subscription. Bundles change over time, so confirm what your current plan covers.
- Reconnect third-party tools. Apps or reports that pulled time data from TSheets may need to be linked again under the QuickBooks Time connection.
- Keep your own archive. Export a copy of historical time entries. Payroll disputes, insurance audits, and job costing reviews often reach back years, and that archive belongs under your control.
A practical next step
Before your next payroll run, open your time settings and confirm three things: overtime rules, the approval workflow, and who can edit a timesheet after submission. Then check that every active employee appears in both the time app and payroll. That short review catches sync gaps before they turn into payroll corrections.
If your time history is scattered across old exports, spreadsheets, or a desktop company file, consolidating it into QuickBooks Online is exactly the kind of work our team handles.