Updated Feb 28, 2024
This article will guide you through the steps of connecting your QuickBooks Online account with Dubsado and configuring the integration.
Supported QuickBooks accounts
You’ll need a QuickBooks Online account for small businesses. The following account types are supported:
✅ Simple Start
✅ Essentials
✅ Plus
✅ Advanced
The following account types are not supported:
🚫 QuickBooks Desktop
🚫 QuickBooks Self-Employed
These are not supported at this time because the Desktop and Self-Employed versions of QuickBooks do not allow integrations, so Dubsado is unable to support a connection with them.
Connect your QuickBooks account
Have a supported QuickBooks Online account? Here's how to connect with Dubsado:
Log out of your QuickBooks account.
In Dubsado, click on the gear icon in the top navigation bar to access your Settings.
Go to the Integrations tab.
Click Connect under QuickBooks.
Click Connect to QuickBooks. You’ll be brought to a new page to log in to your QuickBooks account.
Enter your QuickBooks account details then click Sign In.
Click Connect on the next screen.
If you have multiple companies in your QuickBooks account, select the one you would like to connect and click Next.
After completing the connection process, you'll be redirected back to Dubsado.
There are a few more settings you'll need to configure before the integration is set up and ready to go. Click on the gear icon under QuickBooks to access these additional settings.
Sync invoices and payments
Here are some key things to know about how Dubsado invoices sync with QuickBooks:
Invoices are automatically synced with QuickBooks after the client makes a payment, not immediately after the invoice is created.
QuickBooks does not sync invoices or transactions back over to Dubsado.
Invoices and payments created before you connected QuickBooks will not sync automatically. You will be able to sync them manually.
QuickBooks does not become your payment processor. Clients will still pay invoices in Dubsado using the payment processor you connected (Stripe, Square, or PayPal).
There are three options for configuring automatic syncing with Quickbooks:
Option 1: Automatically sync invoices AND payments
This option is for you if you do NOT already have your payment processor synced with QuickBooks directly. You would like payments received through Dubsado invoices to be added as transactions in QuickBooks.
Turn both automatic sync settings On if you would like to sync both invoices and payments.
Option 2: Automatically sync invoices only
This option is for you if you already have your payment processor synced with QuickBooks. You do not want to see duplicate transactions added by Dubsado when an invoice syncs.
Turn the setting to sync invoices On, and the setting to sync payments Off to sync invoices only:
Option 3: Manually sync invoices
This option is for you if you want full manual control over syncing individual invoices and payments with QuickBooks. With this option, you will need to manually sync each invoice and payment.
Turn both automatic sync settings Off to prevent automatic invoice syncing.
Import QuickBooks tax codes
⛔ Heads up! If you collect sales tax, you’ll first need to set up sales tax in QuickBooks before you can import tax codes. Check out the article from QuickBooks on how to set up sales tax.
Importing tax codes from QuickBooks will create new taxes in Dubsado that you can apply to your packages and invoices. You must use those taxes for invoices to sync.
You must import tax codes if:
You have a US-based QuickBooks account and charge sales tax.
You have a non-US QuickBooks account (whether you collect tax or not).
To import your tax codes, click the dropdown and select all tax codes that apply to your business.
When finished, you will see the imported tax codes listed.
After importing tax codes, go to Reporting > Chart of Accounts to see the new tax items created in Dubsado. The tax items created by QuickBooks will need to be used on your packages going forward. Existing invoices you'd like to sync will need to be updated as well.
For help with making the necessary updates to your packages and invoices, please see our article on QuickBooks and tax in Dubsado.
FAQ
If I delete an invoice or payment in Dubsado, will it delete the record in QuickBooks?
No. After an invoice or payment is sent over to QuickBooks, deleting the record in Dubsado will not remove the record from your QuickBooks account.
Are expenses that are recorded in Dubsado recorded in QuickBooks?
Dubsado expenses don't get sent to QuickBooks. Only Dubsado invoices and payments get sent to QuickBooks. You will need to recreate those expenses within your QuickBooks account.
What happens if my Dubsado client already exists in QuickBooks as a customer?
Dubsado will try to match clients to QuickBooks customers using their email addresses. If no match is found, or multiple matches are found, a new customer will be created.
Will the income categories for each line item match up with the categories in QuickBooks?
No, the Dubsado income category will be noted in the description of the line item when the invoice is synced.
Can I edit the income category in QuickBooks after my invoice is synced?
We recommend that you avoid changing the income category of a synced invoice because making any edits will delete the other synced data in QuickBooks. Please keep in mind that this is specific to QuickBooks and is not something Dubsado can change.
I have multiple brands in Dubsado and multiple companies in QuickBooks. Can I connect a different QuickBooks company to each Dubsado brand?
Yes! The integration with Dubsado is set up on a per-brand basis. If you have multiple companies set up in QuickBooks, you'll be asked to specify which company you'd like to connect with as you are setting up the integration.
Can I connect the same QuickBooks account to multiple Dubsado brands?
Once you connect a QuickBooks account to a brand in Dubsado, you cannot connect that same QuickBooks account to another Dubsado brand. The exception is if you have multiple businesses in QuickBooks (similar to having multiple brands in Dubsado).