Intuit QuickBooks® (IIF) Post Format

Intuit QuickBooks® (IIF) post format is an example of a tab delimited post file format typically imported into Intuit QuickBooks®. For information about import limitations, refer to the Intuit QuickBooks® user guide.

Field Name

Description

Transaction Type

The keyword that identifies the type of transaction. This will always be General Journal.

Date

Post date of the transaction.

Account

The name of the account assigned to the transaction.

Amount

Amount of the transaction credited or debited to the GL account number. Debit amounts are always positive and credit amounts are always negative.

In Intuit QuickBooks®, you can track customer balances when you use an account with the account type “Accounts Receivable.”