Sage 50 to QuickBooks Conversion Services

Following are the Sage 50 versions which can be easily migrated to the QuickBooks Accountant/Premier/Pro/Enterprise/Mac/Online with accurate transactional history. 

• Sage 50 Accounting
• Sage 50 Pro Accounting
• Sage 50 Complete Accounting
• Sage 50 First Accounting
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting for Manufacturing
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting for Distribution
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting for Nonprofits
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting for Construction
• Sage 50 Premium Accounting
• Sage 50 Quantum
• Sage 50 Quantum Accountants

The duration of the conversion process varies depending on the size and format of your Sage 50 file, customization requirements and the complexity of your financial setup. On average it takes up to 72 hours from the time your data is uploaded. You are recommended to contact the QuickBooks Online support team if your data file has not been converted even after 72 hours.

The Dataswitcher conversion wizard is compatible with Sage 50 files containing up to 1,000 inventory items. If you exceed this limit, you have the option to import or manually create them in QuickBooks Online after the conversion process is finished.

Dataswitcher will convert the following inventory item-related data:

1. Name
2. Description
3. Quantity on hand
4. Cost
5. Sales price/rate

Sage provides a broader range of features, encompassing project management, inventory tracking, and international accounting capabilities. Conversely, QuickBooks primarily emphasizes core accounting functions, yet stands out for its exceptional integration capabilities

We at eBetterBooks starts the conversion process by checking the minimum system requirements for the conversion tool and then prepare for the transition. After this, set up Sage 50 and download the conversion tool in your system. Once done, the conversion tool will transfer your data automatically. When the tool is finished, we review your converted data in QuickBooks and make sure everything is there.

There are some Sage 50 limitations due to which many users want to move their data from Sage 50 to QuickBooks for various security reasons. Let’s have a look:

• Account number character limit: The account number with seven or more characters is not acceptable in QuickBooks and the conversion will fail if one or more of Sage 50 Account IDs in your Chart of Accounts exceed the character limits. 
• Multi-currency limitations: All foreign currency data is transferred in home-currency.
• Reversed Journals: Reversed journals will not be posted.
• Data Integrity Check Issues: You may notice several issues during the conversion if your file fails the Data Integrity Check (Maintenance > Data Integrity Check) which includes:
• Balances on Customer or Supplier 
• Non-matching trial balances for several years.
• Future Transactions: The transactions will be posted in the future to QuickBooks Desktop if the journals have a future date. 
• Some debtor or creditor transactions may not post as you expect: QuickBooks Conversion Tool may need to use a “dummy” customer or vendor to align your AR and AP history.

Convert from the Same Region: You can only switch Sage 50 and QuickBooks Desktop versions from the same region. For example, if you have a US version of Sage 50, you need to migrate your data to a US version of QuickBooks Desktop.

eBetterBooks is a one-stop solution for the users who want to move customer list, vendor list, inventory lists,  average costs, charts of accounts etc. from Sage 50 to QuickBooks using the conversion tool. You can manage your invoices, payroll taxes or records without compromising your data security. Here’s a list what QuickBooks data conversion includes: 

• Account, Employee, Item, Customer, and Vendor lists
• Account balances
• Credit Memo
• Sales Receipts/ Bills
• Item Receipt
• Payroll Liability Checks 
• Customer and vendor transactions
• Sales Tax Payments
• Employee profile and contact info
• Payroll General Ledger account balance info
• Sales Orders
• Purchase Orders
• Paychecks (convert as journal entries)
• Inventory Adjustments

You must follow certain mandatory steps before sending your Sage 50 files or data for the QuickBooks conversion process. Here’s what to be considered:

• Verify the integrity of your Sage 50 file. 

• Make sure all account numbers are in the range of your chart of accounts.

• Also, check Aged AR & Aged AP reports match the balances in the General Ledger as of the conversion date without addressing any discrepancies. 

• Don’t forget to reconcile your bank or tax accounts in Sage 50.

• Create a backup of your Sage 50 data file and check the minimum system requirements. 

• Run and download a copy of the following reports used for checks after conversion:

• Balance sheet report up to the conversion date
• Bank Account balances up to conversion date
• Aged receivables up to conversion date
• Aged payables up to conversion date
• Trial Balance up to conversion date
• Income statement
• Taxable / Exempt Sales (if you collect sales tax)

Yes, eBetterBooks is undoubtedly the most preferred stoppage for the users who want to move their financial data from Sage 50 to QuickBooks. But there are some data that cannot be converted using the QuickBooks conversion tool which includes: 

• Payroll transactions and employee year-to-date info (paychecks, year-to-date adjustments).
• Payroll items used to calculate paychecks (hourly and salary payroll items, deductions, medical insurance, etc)
• Individual employee wage or deduction information
• Fixed Assets
• Custom Templates 
• Employee YTD information
• Bank Reconciliation
• Posting and Non-posting transactions after the current date are not converted
• Budgets 
• Work tickets
• Closed or partially closed Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, and Estimates

You are recommended to review the post-conversion checklist when your Sage 50 data has been converted to QuickBooks. Here’s a list:

• After the conversion, you will receive an email with the subject header “Your conversion is ready to review” and you have only 72 hours from the date and time of receipt to review and approve your conversion. 
• Do not connect your back or credit card accounts yet, this will be covered later.
• It is important for the users to enter and check their company information such as address, phone number, email etc. 
• Set your fiscal start month. 
• We suggest you compare the Sage 50 and QuickBooks reports to ensure the data is migrated successfully. To verify the reports, run the following reports by “This Fiscal Year or This Year” in QuickBooks Online. 
• You are not recommended to mark all transactions as reconciled up to the conversion date so that it only considers future transactions for reconciliation.
• It is required to link journal entries to their respective invoices and bills otherwise, your trial balance will be affected.

We at eBetterBooks ensure the safe and secure migration of your Sage 50 data which contains the information related to bills, purchases, client payments, sales etc. Once you upload your data, our experts will protect it using industry standard SSL encryption.Your data is also governed by Intuit’s Data Stewardship Principles. We create backups before moving your data from one software to another and hire full-time programmers who help until the transition is over successfully.

Here’s a list of some issues you have to end up with while performing the QuickBooks data migration process. 

• If you get an error prompt stating, “It looks like something went wrong”, do the following.
• Your file should not be saved locally. You’ll end up with this error if you’re hosting a file over a network or on a server. You need to download and install Sage50 on a different computer that’s not on the network or server. 
• Create a backup in Sage 50 and restore Local to your computer. This is usually your C Drive.’
• Your file name has a special character in the saved name and remove any special characters in the name if there’s any before saving the file.
• Or if you get an error that says, “We just need a little more info” then you are recommended to run the Conversion tool in Compatibility mode.