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.
Start your migrationWhy 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
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
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
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
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
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 type | Status |
|---|---|
| Client list | Carries over |
| Invoice history | Carries over |
| Project records | Carries over |
| Workflow automations | Does not carry |
| CRM pipelines | Does not carry |
Ready to make the switch?
Most teams complete migration in under 2 hours.
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