home currency

The Community has your back, @Geoff Gould.

Did you change your home currency before? After selecting a new currency, this will not be unchangeable.

Your idea would be great to get a fresh start. You can export all your lists and make the necessary modifications before importing them to QuickBooks Desktop. Make sure to use the South African Rands currency when importing your Chart of Accounts.

Export IIFs

1. Sign in to your company file as an admin.
2. Note: If you’re in Multi-user mode, go to the File menu, then select Switch to Single-user Mode.
3. Go to the File menu, then select Utilities.
4. Select Export, then select Lists to IIF Files.
5. Select the lists you want to export, then select OK.
6. In the Save in dropdown, select a location to save your IIF file into.
7. Enter a file name, then select Save.

Import IIFs

1. Go to the File menu, and then choose Utilities.
2. Select Import, and then pick IIF files.
3. Choose OK to close all windows.
4. Click the Import IIF option, and then choose the file you saved on your computer.
5. Hit Open and then wait for it to load. QBDT will let you know once you successfully imported the file.

You may also bulk edit your lists, update them, etc. This article will help you achieve this: Tasks you can do with IIF files. 

You can get more insights in these articles:

• Export, import, and edit IIF files.
• Import or export MS Excel files.

Get back here in the Community if you have more questions about managing your IIF files or anything else related to QuickBooks. I'll be here to lend a hand. Take care and stay safe.

@Geoff Gould 

1. Did you enable the multi currency feature and switch the home currency of current company file to CAD from other currency?

2. Why do you need to change from CAD to ZAR? Are you living in SA now?