Error: You can't change the type of account

You may receive this error when importing the Intuit Full Service Payroll IIF (Intuit Interchange File) into QuickBooks.

In the IIF file, we indicate the type of account transactions are posted to. These account types are fixed. This message will appear when the incorrect type of account is found when importing the file to QuickBooks.

Example

For example, if you list a Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) account in the Wage Expense field in Intuit Full Service Payroll. We'd expect to see an Expense account type listed instead.


To fix this error:

  1. Determine the exact source of the problem:
    1. Save the IIF file to your computer.
    2. Open the saved IIF file in Microsoft Excel.
    3. Find the line indicated in the error message. For example, if the error message says Error on Line 10, look at line 10 of the Excel spreadsheet. This provides the account name and type that QuickBooks is expecting.
  2. Look at your QuickBooks chart of accounts to determine the type of account.
  3. Make corrections to the account by doing one of the following:

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