Can you leave? Test your accounting data exports

Export more than a report

Download a trial balance and detailed transactions, plus customers, vendors and outstanding items where supported. Save attachments separately if the export does not include them. A readable report and a reusable data file serve different purposes.

Inspect the actual file

Open the export and verify dates, signs, account identifiers and references. Check whether long descriptions or leading zeros are preserved. A successful download message does not tell you whether another system can interpret the file.

Keep a small migration sample

Ask a prospective replacement vendor to import a non-sensitive sample. Reconcile the totals and inspect several records manually. Document anything that requires remapping so you can estimate migration effort accurately.

Sources & scope

This guide provides original workflow checklists and illustrative evaluation methods. For current product-specific prices, use our source-linked comparison. It does not establish tax, legal or accounting treatment.

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