Migrate · QuickBooks Online → FIRMA

What actually happens when you move to FIRMA.

No blind imports. No lost history. Real step-by-step of chart mapping, opening balances, intercompany rewriting, and the reconciliation check that has to pass before FIRMA becomes primary.

Every step, honest scope + timing.

01

Connect QuickBooks Online

OAuth into FIRMA using your existing QuickBooks admin login. FIRMA reads chart of accounts, open A/R + A/P, historical journal entries, bank connections — no writes back to QBO.

Time

5 min

02

Map your chart of accounts

FIRMA suggests a mapping per QBO account. Review, override where needed. Duplicate accounts get flagged for consolidation.

Time

15-30 min

03

Import opening balances + history

Choose your cut-over date. Pre-cutover comes in as opening balances. Post-cutover imports as full journal detail so month-over-month reporting works.

Time

10-45 min (async)

04

Rewrite intercompany entries

QBO forced paired revenue/expense entries between your entities. FIRMA replaces every historical pair with a single native intercompany entry that posts both legs from one approval.

Time

30 min per entity pair

05

Reconcile to your last QBO close

FIRMA generates a QBO-vs-FIRMA trial-balance comparison at your cut-over date. Every difference is line-itemed with a reason. You sign off, then FIRMA locks opening balance.

Time

30-60 min

06

Run your first close on FIRMA

Book the current month in FIRMA. Group P&L, per-entity P&L, cash flow, and intercompany elimination all generate on one run. Vantage's first close ran in 4 hrs across 6 entities.

Time

Same as normal close

What you're probably wondering.

How many QBO files can I migrate at once?

One at a time is safest. Vantage moved six over one day (roughly one entity per hour of active work, plus async import).

Do you write anything back to QuickBooks?

No. FIRMA is read-only against QBO. Your QBO file stays intact as historical record.

What happens to intercompany entries?

FIRMA rewrites paired revenue/expense entries into single native intercompany entries. Dollars stay identical; ergonomics change. Every rewrite is auditable.

How long does a typical migration take?

Single entity, standard chart, 2 years of history: about 90 min active + 30 min async. Multi-entity scales roughly linearly minus reused chart mapping.

Can I run QuickBooks in parallel during migration?

Yes. Standard practice is a two-week parallel period, reconcile daily. Once reconciliation runs clean for a week, cut FIRMA to primary and archive QBO.

What about audit trail?

Every FIRMA entry created during migration is tagged with source_qbo_txn_id + migration_batch_id. Auditors can trace any FIRMA line back to the exact QBO transaction.

Start your migration during the free trial.