Desktop to QBO

Where is your company located? UK or another country?

The company is a registered charity based in the UK.

You can contact MMB to convert your last 2 years of data as-is to QBO for free. Then I would recommend sticking with your QB Desktop to access your historical data to lower your conversion costs.

https://movemybooks.co.uk/move-to-quickbooks/

Hello there, Bretney.

To move data from QuickBooks Desktop 2008 to QuickBooks Online, you typically need to update your desktop version to at least 2013, as direct conversion from 2008 is not supported. Since updating is an issue, one option is to try using an intermediary version (like 2013) or look into using the "QB Desktop to Online Converter" tool through Intuit's support.

Alternatively, you could export your data to a CSV file and manually upload it to QuickBooks Online, though this requires more work.

Let me know if you have other questions, I'm always here to help. Take care.

If you need to upgrade to QB Desktop 2009 or later (e.g. 2013) before converting data to QB Online, you can also contact @Fiat Lux - ASIA  for assistance.

Thank you for the info re updating QB to an earlier version, this info helps 

You're welcome, McBretney!

I'm glad that the info provided by my colleague was able to point you in the right direction about moving your data to QuickBooks Online (QBO). Ensuring you can migrate smoothly to QBO is important for us.

To get familiar with some of QBO's main features, I'm adding this article as a future guide: Get started with QuickBooks Online.

Should you have any further questions or need clarification regarding your migration to QBO, we'll be here in the Community to help. We're committed to offering ongoing support.