How do I import data into my account?

When setting up a FreshBooks account, you can start afresh, or bring in existing data from any previous software like QuickBooks. If you're not a fan of manual entry, Clients, Expenses and Items can be imported by you with the steps below. For Taxes, you can email us the below details and we'll take care of it for you:

Types of data FreshBooks can import:

• Clients
• Expenses
• Items
• Taxes
• Vendors

Clients

Clients can be imported using the steps here yourself.

Expenses

You can now import Expenses yourself with the steps here.

Items

Import Items using the steps outlined here.

Taxes

For Taxes, you can put together a CSV file for each type of data with the required columns below first. Then send this from your owner's email (that matches your account) with written permission for us to upload, to our Support Team here.

Required Fields

• Tax Name - i.e. 'HST'
• Percentage - i.e. '13' for a 13% tax

Optional Fields

• Tax Number - Government-registered tax number

Vendors

Import Vendors using the steps outlined here.