Using Accountant's Edition version 2021

I have never had this happen before.  I set this file up a number of years ago (payroll was working then) then the client took it for about 4 or 5 years now I have it back but the payroll journals are not working.  Any ideas on where to look.  I have tried a number of things like checking for updates - upgrading products etc.  Nothing seems to work.  There was one funny issue - I was doing December payroll and it stated it was being completed in a prior year - but this should not have been rolled forward. in 2021 (Fiscal year end May); however I did a "test" in January (and yes it did not give me the confirmation question about rolling to a new calendar year) in January but it still did not have deductions automatically calculated .  Really don't want to use CRA's web site when I use the simply payroll all the time.  Any ideas / suggestions?