Exporting to QuickBooks Desktop
If QuickBooks Desktop is you accounting software of choice, you can still use Lightyear to help automate your business processes!
As standard out of the box, QuickBooks Desktop does not support uploading invoices/transactions in bulk, however there are a range of third party applications that you can use to achieve this. Some of the ones we recommend are
It's worth checking these out, as they all have different feature sets. Any specific questions would be best directed to their individual support teams. However, any of these will allow you to upload transactions in bulk, via a CSV, directly to QuickBooks Desktop. Lightyear can generate the CSV using our Other accounting software CSV builder.
If you use QuickBooks Desktop and would like to know more about how Lightyear can fit into your accounts payable process, contact our support team with any questions you have.
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