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How to export bill data and import it into QuickBooks Online
How to export bill data and import it into QuickBooks Online

Import your bills data into QuickBooks Online

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Written by Max Franke
Updated over 5 months ago

Request offers a QuickBooks-optimized CSV that you can generate and use to quickly import your bill data into QuickBooks Online.

To import other data into QuickBooks Online, refer to these resources:

How to import bills into QuickBooks Online

Exporting bills from Request

  1. Log into Request

  2. Navigate to the Bills menu

  3. Click on the meatballs icon "..." (see image below)

  4. Click on Download CSV

  5. Select QuickBooks-optimized CSV

  6. Click on Download

  7. Once downloaded, fill in the Account column for each bill. The column refers to the account name from your Chart of Accounts set up in QuickBooks here

  8. Double-check your CSV for duplicate bill numbers (in the BillNo column). QuickBooks doesn't support having the same bill number twice, even if the bills are from different suppliers

  9. If applicable: convert the USD values in the CSV to the currency you're using in QuickBooks

Importing your bills CSV into QuickBooks (non-US version)

For QuickBooks US users, the import option isn't available natively. QuickBooks recommends using a separate app. If you're using the US version, follow the steps here instead.

Requirements before you can import bills in QuickBooks (non-US version):

  • You need to be at least on the "Essentials" pricing plan in QuickBooks to import bills.

  • If not already done: in the downloaded CSV from Request, fill in the Account column (see step 7 above).

  • If not already done: in the downloaded CSV from Request, update bills with duplicate bill numbers (see step 8 above).

  • If not already done: convert USD values in the CSV to the currency you use in QuickBooks (see step 9 above).

Importing your bills into QuickBooks (non-US version):

  1. Log into QuickBooks

  2. Navigate to the Expenses menu

  3. Click on New Transaction

  4. Click on Import Bills

  5. Follow the instructions to import your CSV from Request

    • If you're importing new suppliers with the CSV, tick Add new suppliers that don't already exist in QuickBooks and/or Add new products/services that don't already exist in QuickBooks

    • When asked to select the date format, select D/M/YYYY

Importing your bills CSV into QuickBooks (US version)

US QuickBooks does not support the import of bills natively. Instead, you need to use a third-party app. We recommend using "Bulk Import Excel | CSV | IIF - SaasAnt Transactions Importer and Deleter", and the guide below shows how it works with this app.

Requirements before you can import bills in QuickBooks (US version):

This is only necessary once to set up the app for your QuickBooks account:

  • Install the app by clicking Get app now here

  • Go through the connection & authentication steps (note: the email you're using with QuickBooks must be verified to authenticate yourself successfully. You can verify your email in your Intuit account under Sign in & security)

Importing your bills into QuickBooks (US version):

  1. Navigate to the New Import menu

  2. Click on Bills

  3. Drag and drop your bills CSV into the tool

  4. Map the fields as follows ("QuickBooks field" → "Uploaded field"):

    • Under "Vendor & Account":

      • Bill No → *BillNo

      • Vendor → *Supplier

      • Bill Date → *BillDate

      • Due Date → *DueDate

    • Under "Category Lines":

      • Category Account → *Account

      • Category Description→ LineDescription

      • Category Amount→ *LineAmount

  5. Click Review

  6. Select DD/MM/YYYY as the date format

  7. If applicable:

    • If you're importing new vendors or accounts with the CSV, tick Do you want to create Customers, Vendors, Locations, Classes, and Accounts automatically?

  8. Click Save and Continue

  9. Review and click Upload

  10. Once successfully uploaded, you will find your bills in QuickBooks in the Bills menu in the "Unpaid" tab

Note: once you finish the import, the import app will remember a few options, like the mapping, and make future imports faster for you.

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