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Switching from e-Boekhouden.nl to Moneybird

What you take from e-Boekhouden.nl, how you get it into Moneybird and what to watch out for. Export and import according to the help pages of e-Boekhouden.nl and Moneybird themselves.

What changes?

  • Moneybird sends Peppol e-invoices, e-Boekhouden.nl does not.
  • Moneybird starts cheaper: €4 against €9.95 per month.
  • Only e-Boekhouden.nl integrates with bol.com.
  • Only Moneybird integrates with Mollie.

From the Netherlands check and the prices, checked on the vendors' websites. See the comparison.

What do you take with you?

Exporting from e-Boekhouden.nl

Not found on e-Boekhouden.nl's website: a step-by-step menu path for exporting general ledger cards and invoices. Ask them.

Importing into Moneybird

  • Your old accounts

    Importing everything in one go is not possible. You choose between an opening balance and entering your data retroactively. For large volumes Moneybird refers to the API.

    Moneybird help page
  • Contacts

    Contacten tab > Importeren, as CSV, Excel (.xlsx) or vCard. With CSV, contact persons are not included, and .xls does not work.

    Moneybird help page
  • Opening balance

    By hand, as a journal entry: Inkomend > Toevoegen > Of doorgaan zonder document > Memoriaal, for example on 31 December of the previous year.

    Moneybird help page
  • Outstanding invoices

    Only as a total on Debiteuren or Crediteuren in the opening balance. Entering them per customer or supplier is not possible; they then show as an unknown contact.

    Moneybird help page
  • Bank statements

    Bank tab > Toevoegen, as MT940 or CAMT.053 (Moneybird recommends CAMT.053). CSV is not possible.

    Moneybird help page
  • Products

    Importing is not possible, only through the API.

    Moneybird help page

Not found on Moneybird's website: an import of an audit file (XAF). Ask them.

Not found on Moneybird's website: a migration service from Moneybird itself. Ask them.

Step-by-step plan

  1. Choose a switch date. The simplest is the start of a financial year, otherwise the start of a VAT period.

  2. Complete everything in e-Boekhouden.nl up to that date: invoices, receipts and bank transactions. File the VAT return for that period from e-Boekhouden.nl.

  3. Export what you need from e-Boekhouden.nl: at least the audit file, your contacts and your invoices. Keep the files with your records.

  4. Add your contacts in Moneybird and enter the opening balance on the switch date, with the outstanding invoices.

  5. Connect your bank in Moneybird from the switch date, so that no transaction comes in twice or not at all.

  6. Keep your invoice numbers running. Start in Moneybird with a number that did not exist in e-Boekhouden.nl.

  7. Only cancel e-Boekhouden.nl once everything has moved and you have checked the export.

Pitfalls

  • Financial year

    If you switch in the middle of a financial year, your annual figures come from two packages. You then have to combine them for your annual accounts.

  • VAT return for the current quarter

    Make sure one package has all the revenue and costs of a VAT period. If part is in the old package and part in the new one, it is easy to count something twice or miss something.

  • Bank feed

    Let the bank feed in the new package start on the switch date. If the dates overlap, you get transactions twice.

  • Outstanding invoices

    Include unpaid invoices from customers and suppliers in the opening balance. If the new package can take them per invoice, do that: then you can match the payment to the invoice later.

  • Record retention

    You must keep your records for 7 years, and data on real estate for 10 years. So export everything before you cancel, even if you do not need it in the new package.

  • Invoice numbers

    Invoices get sequential numbers, in one or more series, and each number may only occur once. So do not start again at 1 in the new package if that number already exists.

Frequently asked questions

How do I switch from e-Boekhouden.nl to Moneybird?

Choose a switch date, preferably the start of a financial year or VAT period. Complete everything in e-Boekhouden.nl up to that date: invoices, receipts and bank transactions. File the VAT return for that period from e-Boekhouden.nl. Export what you need from e-Boekhouden.nl: at least the audit file, your contacts and your invoices. Keep the files with your records. Add your contacts in Moneybird and enter the opening balance on the switch date, with the outstanding invoices.

What can I export from e-Boekhouden.nl?

According to e-Boekhouden.nl's help pages: audit file, contacts and reports, invoices and bank. For each item, this page shows how and where.

What can I import into Moneybird?

According to Moneybird's help pages, it covers your old accounts, contacts, opening balance, outstanding invoices, bank statements and products. For each item, this page shows how, and what is not possible.

What is the difference between e-Boekhouden.nl and Moneybird?

Moneybird sends Peppol e-invoices, e-Boekhouden.nl does not. Moneybird starts cheaper: €4 against €9.95 per month. Only e-Boekhouden.nl integrates with bol.com. Only Moneybird integrates with Mollie.

Sources

  1. https://www.e-boekhouden.nl/boekhoudtermen/auditfile
  2. https://cdn.e-boekhouden.nl/handleiding/handleiding_relaties.pdf
  3. https://www.e-boekhouden.nl/accountants
  4. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207241-overstappen-naar-moneybird
  5. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207516-contacten-toevoegen-aan-je-administratie
  6. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207967-beginbalans-of-openingsbalans-opstellen
  7. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207969-openstaande-facturen-in-de-beginbalans
  8. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207567-transactiebestand-uploaden
  9. https://www.moneybird.nl/helpcenter/nl/articles/207605-product-aanmaken
  10. Belastingdienst: How long must you keep records? (in Dutch)
  11. Belastingdienst: Invoice requirements (in Dutch)

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