I appreciate you for reaching out to the Community, @dswood1. I’ll share some information about exporting transactions back and forth from QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).
Each QuickBooks version is tailored to meet the demands of a unique business. Nevertheless, QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online accounts are two separate platforms that are designed to work independently.
Yes, there is an option to export your files to QuickBooks Online (QBO). Nonetheless, there are slight differences in their features to address customers' business demands.
Before exporting your transactions to your bookkeeper who’s using a QBO version, I suggest you check out this article to learn more about how features and data from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online are transferred: Learn how features and data move from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online. It provides you with an insight into how your books appear in the QBO version.
If you have decided to use this process or method, you can also utilize this article to learn more about the data that you can export in QuickBooks Desktop: Import and export data in QuickBooks Desktop.
Let me know if you have further questions in mind regarding exporting files. The Community always has your back. Have a great day!
