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How to import time entries into QuickBooks Desktop

How to import your time entries from Financial Cents into QuickBooks Desktop

Shahram Zarshenas avatar
Written by Shahram Zarshenas
Updated over 2 years ago

In this article, we will show you how to export your time tracking information from Financial Cents and then convert it into an .IIF file to import it into QuickBooks Desktop.

Exporting the time entries from Financial Cents

First, you will need to export your time entries from Financial Cents by going to the. Reports tab. Once inside the time tracking report, you will want to select the date range you want to export.

Then click Export > Download Detailed Report

Uploading the Time Entries to QuickBooks Desktop

To upload the time entries exported from Financial Cents into QuickBooks Desktop you will need to convert it to an .IIF file. Watch the video below on how to do this and upload it to QuickBooks Desktop. You will also need an .IIF file. You can download it here.

Notes

  • To edit the .IIF file you may have to convert it to a TSV file. You can do this by renaming the file and replacing the .IFF on the end of the name with .TSV. Then you should be able to edit the .TSV file by opening it with excel. Once you have finished editing the TSV file you can convert it back to an IIF file through the same rename method to import in QuickBooks Desktop.

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