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Supercure
Level 2

Going "multiple currencies" in QB: pros and cons?

I run a translation business and we will now have to start invoicing clients in euros – initially a couple of invoices a month.
 

So far, we used euros essentially to pay our suppliers (linguists) using TransferWise. We therefore have a euro account we could potentially use to receive payments and (as QBooks now apparently integrates TWise in the Banking function).

However, going "Multiple Currencies"  in QBooks sounds like a steep learning curve.

- Any of you went  down that route? 
- Are there any simple workarounds to avoid the multiple currency option?

 

We were thinking, for the short term, sending our clients an invoice in pounds equivalent to of our initial quote in € and tell them to pay the EUR amount, then receive the money on TWise, transfer the amount received on TWise to our UK pounds bank a/c and finally amend the amend the invoice amount in pounds on QB so we can match the Invoice with the Payment.

Thanks for your input.

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Best answer May 25, 2020

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Angelyn_T
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Going "multiple currencies" in QB: pros and cons?

Hello, @Supercure.

 

The multi-currency tracks any foreign currency transactions including any exchange gains or losses you might incur. If you don't want to turn on the multi-currency feature, you can create a EUR invoice for your customers, then deposit the EUR payment on your GBP bank account. Just make sure to have the correct exchange rates.

 

For other ways and options in handling these transactions accordingly, I encourage reaching out with a professional accountant.

 

I'm adding these articles for more information about multi-currency:

 

Post again if there's anything you need assistance with. I'm a few clicks away to help. Have a great day!

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Angelyn_T
Moderator

Going "multiple currencies" in QB: pros and cons?

Hello, @Supercure.

 

The multi-currency tracks any foreign currency transactions including any exchange gains or losses you might incur. If you don't want to turn on the multi-currency feature, you can create a EUR invoice for your customers, then deposit the EUR payment on your GBP bank account. Just make sure to have the correct exchange rates.

 

For other ways and options in handling these transactions accordingly, I encourage reaching out with a professional accountant.

 

I'm adding these articles for more information about multi-currency:

 

Post again if there's anything you need assistance with. I'm a few clicks away to help. Have a great day!

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