<topic sku="core" tNum="226365" author="carmip" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Learn how Quicken file elements convert in Money</title><category>general</category><klink type="cncpt">Tell me how Quicken file elements convert in Money</klink></index>
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<p>Money converts Quicken information differently depending on the type of data being imported. Use the following list to learn how your Quicken file data is received by Money. <frgmnt sku="biz">Note that Money Small Business does not support conversion of Quicken Home and Business files.</frgmnt></p>
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<tease>Categories</tease>
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<p>Money supports one level of <glossary tNum="287093">subcategories</glossary>. If you have a <glossary>transaction</glossary> categorized in Quicken as Recreation:Camping:Equipment, after conversion it will be categorized in Money as Recreation:Camping-Equipment. In Quicken, the subcategories of Camping (called Equipment and Permits) would be two subcategories in Money: Camping-Equipment and Camping-Permits.</p>
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<tease>Transaction groups</tease>
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<p>Money does not import scheduled <glossary tNum="287103">transactions</glossary> assigned to Quicken transaction groups. However, it's easy to add those transactions to Money's Accounts & Bills area after conversion. Simply right-click the transaction in the account register, and then click <emph>Add to Bills & Deposits</emph>.</p>
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<tease>Budgets</tease>
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<p>If you use multiple budgets in Quicken for Windows (version 5.0 or later), Money only imports the most recently used budget from your file. Money supports only one active budget and will automatically <glossary>archive</glossary> all but the budget you used most recently in Quicken.</p>
<p>Quicken budgets are saved as the budget names, and the date range associated with them is the date of the conversion with a duration of one day.</p>
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<tease>Passwords</tease>
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<p>Money imports the password for a Quicken file, but not the password for a transaction.</p>
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<tease>Memorized charts</tease>
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<p>Money does not import Quicken charts and reports, but you can recreate them in Money and save them as favorites.</p>
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<tease>Supercategories</tease>
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<p>Supercategories are not imported. Other categories and subcategories are imported as described above.</p>
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<tease>Investment accounts</tease>
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<p>If a Quicken <glossary>investment account</glossary> has a linked checking account, it will be converted into the cash register of an investment account in Money. If a Quicken investment account doesn't have a linked checking account, Money will create a Cash Transactions register for this investment account.</p>
<p>Employee stock option accounts do not convert from Quicken accurately. Enter these investments as new accounts in Money.</p>
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<tease>Lots</tease>
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<p>If specific <glossary tNum="287031">lots</glossary> are identified for an investment transaction, Money copies the lot handling information and assigns the criteria to custom. If your lot data in Quicken is inconsistent, or you don't specify particular lots for a transaction, Money assigns lots using the <glossary tNum="287000">first in, first out (FIFO)</glossary> method. Lot information is converted only for <glossary tNum="287088">stocks</glossary>, <glossary tNum="287041">mutual funds</glossary>, and <glossary tNum="286954">bonds</glossary>.</p>
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<tease>Short sells</tease>
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<p>Whenever the number of shares in a Quicken file is negative, Money automatically converts the sell transaction into the following transactions:</p>
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<li>If necessary, a sell transaction to record the sale of any remaining shares in that account. The lot handling criteria for this transaction is set to <glossary tNum="287000">first in, first out (FIFO)</glossary>.</li>
<li>A <glossary>short sell</glossary> transaction for the remaining number of shares.</li>
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<p>Whenever the number of shares in a Quicken file is negative, Money automatically converts the buy transaction into the following transactions:</p>
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<li>A cover short transaction for any number of shares up to and including the current balance of short sell positions. Money also converts any lot handling data in Quicken, as described above.</li>
<li>If necessary, a buy transaction for the remaining number of shares.</li>
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<p>Any short activities in Quicken that are not sell transactions will not be converted to Money. Also in Money, you can only short sell stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. If any other <glossary>investment</glossary> type is sold short in your Quicken file, it will not be converted to Money.</p>
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<tease>Investment categories</tease>
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<p>If you didn't track investment transactions in Quicken and you want to start tracking them in Money, it's a good idea to assign categories to your investment transactions. <alink type="prcdr" href="assignacategorytoatransaction.xml"/></p>
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<tease>Class list</tease>
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<p>Money supports two classifications (compared to one <glossary>class</glossary> group in Quicken), and Money's <glossary tNum="286967">classifications</glossary> work differently than Quicken's classes. Money imports classes so that you can use them according to Quicken's or Money's model, which means that you might end up with two versions of the same class. After conversion, you might want to clean up your classification list by deleting any extras. <alink type="prcdr" href="deleteaclassificationorsubclassification.xml"/></p>
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<tease>Debt reduction plan data</tease>
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<p>Money does not convert any information from a Quicken debt reduction plan. In Money, you can set up a debt reduction plan on the <emph>Planner</emph> menu. <alink type="prcdr" href="createadebtreductionplan.xml"/></p>
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<tease>Loan payments made using online services</tease>
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<p>If you made <glossary>loan</glossary> payments electronically in Quicken, you'll end up with two payments scheduled in Money's Accounts & Bills area for each loan payment. To delete the extra set of payments, right-click an instance of the payment in the Accounts & Bills area, then click <emph>Delete</emph>.</p>
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<tease>Manually scheduled loan payments</tease>
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<p>Money schedules loan payments according to the loan's payment frequency. If you manually added payments to Quicken's scheduled transaction list, Money does not import them.</p>
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<tease>Loan with a variable interest rate</tease>
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<p>Money imports only the most recent rate from your Quicken file. This might affect the loan <glossary>amortization</glossary> schedule.</p>
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<tease>Investment activities</tease>
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<p>Money maps to the investment activities that most closely match those in Quicken, ensuring that the activity is affected the same way it was in Quicken. To find all changed investment transactions, click <emph>Find and Replace</emph> on the <emph>Tools</emph> menu, and then search for the memo text "Quicken:modified transaction" in your investment accounts.</p>
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<tease>Loans: Payment frequency different than compounding frequency</tease>
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<p>Money changes compounding frequency to match payment frequency for most loans. If the loan uses Canadian compounding (twice yearly), Money does not change the compounding frequency.</p>
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<tease>Security types</tease>
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<p>Any <glossary>security</glossary> types in your Quicken file that Money does not recognize (such as security types that you defined) are assigned the type Mutual Fund.</p>
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<tease>Savings Goals</tease>
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<p>Money imports an asset account called Quicken Savings Goal with transfer transactions to and from the account.</p>