Migration guide

Migrate from 17hats to FIRMA

17hats handles CRM and invoicing but has no chart of accounts, no double-entry bookkeeping, and no tax-ready P&L. Growing operators need real books.

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Why operators leave 17hats

No chart of accounts

17hats tracks invoices and payments but has no double-entry ledger. There is no P&L, no balance sheet, and no tax-ready financial report.

Not a replacement for real books

Growing operators discover at tax time that 17hats data does not satisfy their CPA. They need real accounting software alongside it.

No multi-entity support

If you run more than one business, 17hats has no way to consolidate revenue or expenses across entities.

Revenue reporting is invoice-only

17hats reports show invoiced amounts, not actual cash received or accrued revenue. This does not meet GAAP or cash-basis accounting standards.

How to migrate from 17hats to FIRMA

  1. 1

    Account Settings → Export Data CSV

    Log into 17hats. Go to Account Settings → Export Data and download your CSV export. This includes your client list, invoice history, and project records.

  2. 2

    Extract invoice history and client list

    Open the CSV export and identify the invoice history and client contact sheets. These are the two datasets that carry over into FIRMA.

  3. 3

    Build COA in FIRMA from scratch (17hats has none)

    17hats has no chart of accounts or double-entry ledger. You will build your COA in FIRMA under Settings → Chart of Accounts. Use standard categories: Revenue, COGS, Operating Expenses, Assets, Liabilities.

  4. 4

    Import transaction history

    In FIRMA, go to Settings → Import Data. Upload your invoice history CSV. Map the 17hats payment fields to FIRMA income categories. FIRMA validates each row before posting.

  5. 5

    Connect bank accounts

    Go to Connections → Bank Accounts and connect your business checking and credit card accounts. FIRMA pulls transactions automatically and matches them to your imported history.

What carries over from 17hats

Data typeStatus
Client listCarries over
Invoice historyCarries over
Project recordsCarries over
Workflow automationsDoes not carry
CRM pipelinesDoes not carry

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Most teams complete migration in under 2 hours.

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