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Electrician
Level 4

Converting from QuickBooks for Mac 2020

I have been using QuickBooks for Mac for 11 years, the 2013 version was the first I used and I upgraded a few times throughout the years, right now I’m on the 2020 version.

I would like to take my entire company history with me as I convert to QuickBooks Online for 2024. I understand that there’s no way to reliably import my attachment library, but I’m wondering if everything else including all the transactions will carryover properly?  I’m concerned about having the last seven years of my company books available if I get audited.

 

As a second question, I’m just wondering if the basic and most inexpensive version of QuickBooks online will work for me. I use QuickBooks in a very basic way, I don’t use it for estimating or invoicing or payroll or job costing or inventory, etc. I only use it for direct bookkeeping, I enter my job income as a sales receipt and then I enter via credit card or check transactions.  

 

Most of my job income is through Square which I enter into a QuickBooks via what I believe would be called a split transaction. I enter the total amount of my invoice and then as a second line I enter the fee that Square took out as a negative. I assume I will be able to do this with QuickBooks online. I know there are certain apps that would do this for me, but from what I hear these don’t always work and might make it more confusing than me just doing it by hand. Is that possible?

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GlinetteC
Moderator

Converting from QuickBooks for Mac 2020

I appreciate you sharing your concerns about converting your QuickBooks desktop for Mac data to QuickBooks Online with us here, Electrician.

 

I'm here to assist you in understanding the transition of your QBDT for Mac company file to QBO and provide insights into migrating your accounting data.

 

As you transition, you might observe variations in the appearance of your financial records, and it's important to be aware of the limitations on how they are transferred to QBO. To learn more about these limitations, refer to this article: Learn how features and data move from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online.

 

On the other hand, QuickBooks Online is a great fit for your business, enabling you to manage tasks involving transactions from Square seamlessly.

 

Additionally, you can refer to this article, which offers video tutorials to help you familiarize yourself with QBO: Get started with QuickBooks Online.

 

You can post again to this thread if you need additional help converting data or related concerns. I'll be here to assist.

Electrician
Level 4

Converting from QuickBooks for Mac 2020

You just copied and pasted this entire response? Do you get credit for your posts here? Even if you ignored my actual questions and just posted a canned response?

Electrician
Level 4

Converting from QuickBooks for Mac 2020

Forget it, I’m done with QuickBooks. I can’t handle this garbage. I come here to the help community and I get people who can’t answer basic questions and instead post canned responses just like telemarketers.

 

Wave, here I come. 

4Gal
Level 11

Converting from QuickBooks for Mac 2020

@Electrician 

Wave, here I come. 

 

You have a non-subscription license, correct? You should keep your historical data with attachments on QB Desktop and start from scratch on Wave.

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