As of March 8, 2025, QuickBooks Online will stop supporting the use of 'tags'. regardless of the QBO SKU version being used. An option to migrate existing tags to custom fields will be made available in February of 2025. Also starting in February (2025) he number of custom fields associated with various QBO SKUs (Simple-start, Essentials, and Plus) will be increased by one. An exception will be QuickBooks Online-Advanced which will continue to have twelve (12) custom fields.
The elimination of support for 'tags' will be rolled out to all QBO customers, as will the increase in custom fields (even if customers don't use tags). Custom fields will support both sales and expense forms.
Accountants and QBO users will be notified the first week in February regarding availability of a tool that will permit the migration of 'tags' to custom fields. Optionally, tag information can be 'keyed into custom fields' by hand.
Users are advised to download any reports that currently make use of 'tags' prior to the April 30, 2025. Between March 8, 2025 and April 30, 2025 'tag' data will be accessible on a 'read-only' basis allowing you to view and generate reports; however, since all 'Tab' related user interface functionality will be removed from QBO after May 1, 2025, users simply won't have access to tag information for either viewing or reporting.
Insightful Accountant will be monitoring this development and provide additional information as it becomes available.