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s_reynolds
February 4, 2023
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How to import accounts receivable balances without adding taxes that have already been accounted for.

  • February 4, 2023
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I am trying to figure out how to bring in our outstanding Accounts Receivables from another accounting package.

 

I have 2 issues here.

 

1. Some are partially paid invoices and we only want to bring over the balance owing.

2. We do not want to end up with reporting the tax a second time as that was recorded in previous periods. 

 

What we want to do in the upload is something like this:

Invoice #CustomerInvoiceDateDueDateItemAmountItemTaxCode
1001Jane Doe12/15/202212/15/20221050GST

 

In this case the item amount would be the total opening balance for this invoice. Some of these invoices are partially paid.

We do not want to enter individual product lines for these imported invoices.

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Trish_T
February 6, 2023

Hi s_reynolds,

 

QuickBooks Online enables you to import your data with ease.  I'd be glad to help!

 

When preparing your file to import it to QuickBooks Online, it's important to review the 'sample' template to ensure accuracy.  You can edit your spreadsheet according to your business needs, but the overall layout must be exactly as shown in the 'sample' file.  However, if there are any columns you don't want to include in the import, you'll simply leave them blank.  It's not recommended to remove the columns from the spreadsheet as it will cause an error during the import process.  Also keep in mind that there should be no empty lines between items on the spreadsheet.  Spacing is also important and empty lines should be removed for a smooth transition to your QuickBooks Online account.

 

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s_reynoldsAuthor
February 13, 2023

I discovered the solution to this later. I just had to mark the Tax field as "Out of Scope".

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