Hi @Julie ,
Glad to hear this issue has been resolved!
Thanks for the sharing.
However, due to a recent update in forum policy, the question author now is not able to accept their own answers.
So I have written a brief summary of the solution this issue. Please feel free to accept it as the answer, which would benefit others who also has similar issues in forum.
Issue:
Unable to email from Reckon Account due to an error "Unable to cast COM object of type
Solution:
OP has reset operating system and although this is annoying to do, it has solved the issue. OP believe the latest update have been the cause as it also removed an add-in OP had installed.