How often are my PayPal transactions updated in QuickBooks Online?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIntuit’s PayPal app imports sales transactions once a day, and bank feed connections generally refresh on a similar schedule. New sales can take a few minutes to appear after they’re processed. If you don’t see recent activity, try using the Update<\/strong> or Refresh<\/strong> button before assuming there’s a problem with the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan I add multiple PayPal accounts at once?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYes, but you’ll need to connect each PayPal account separately and choose the correct listing during setup. If a PayPal account is already linked to another QuickBooks company by a different user, that connection has to be removed before it can be connected again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Why does my CSV upload keep failing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMost CSV import errors come down to formatting. QuickBooks expects either three columns, Date<\/strong>, Description<\/strong>, and Amount<\/strong>, or four columns: Date<\/strong>, Description<\/strong>, Credit<\/strong>, and Debit<\/strong>. The most common issues are zeros entered where cells should be left blank, numbers appearing by themselves in the Description<\/strong> column, or leaving the header as Amount<\/strong> instead of using separate Credit<\/strong> and Debit<\/strong> columns. If you’re finding yourself reformatting the same CSV every month just to get it into QuickBooks, a sync tool like Synder can eliminate the upload process.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDoes the native PayPal feed handle multiple currencies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe native connection imports the transactions PayPal reports, including converted amounts, but it doesn’t create foreign exchange gain and loss entries automatically. Synder applies QuickBooks exchange rates when transactions are synced because PayPal’s API doesn’t provide its own exchange rates. It also leaves internal transfers between PayPal currency balances out of your accounting records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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