Turn on and use multicurrency

The multicurrency feature gives you the ability to record transactions in foreign currencies. If you have customers, vendors, or bank accounts that use a currency other than your local currency, you can turn on the multicurrency feature to properly track these transactions, as well as exchange rate gains and losses. Once you turn the multicurrency feature on you cannot turn it off again, so be absolutely sure you want to turn it on.

The multicurrency feature and foreign currencies are available in QuickBooks Online Essentials, Plus, and Advanced.

Turn on multicurrency #

Warning: Once you turn multicurrency on, your Home currency is set and cannot be changed.

  1. Select Settings ⚙️.
  2. Select Account and Settings.
  3. Select Advanced.
  4. Select Edit ✎ in the Currency section and choose your Home Currency.
  5. Select the Multicurrency checkbox and confirm that you understand that you can’t undo this option.
  6. Select Save and close.

The Manage Currencies link that appears takes you to the Currencies page, where you can manage the currencies you use.

Add currencies #

Here’s how you can add to the currencies you use.

  1. Select Settings ⚙️.
  2. Select Currencies.
    Note: This option is available after you turn on multicurrency.
  3. Select Add currency.
  4. Select the new currency from the Add Currency ▼ drop-down menu.
  5. Select Add.

The currency you selected is added to your list of currencies.

Delete currencies #

You can delete currencies that you do not use from your list of currencies, but you can only delete a currency if there are no transactions attached to it.

  1. Select Settings ⚙️.
  2. Select Currencies.
  3. Select the small arrow ▼ icon in the Action column and then select Delete.
  4. Select Yes to confirm the deletion.

The currency is removed from your list of currencies.

Add an account that uses a foreign currency #

The Currency column in the Chart of Accounts shows the currency assigned to the account, and account balances are shown in the account’s assigned currency. By default, existing accounts will be in your home currency.

To create an account that uses foreign currency:

  1. Select Settings ⚙️.
  2. Select Chart of Accounts.
  3. Select New.
  4. In the Account dialog, select the appropriate Account Type and Detail Type.
  5. Enter a Name for the new account and an optional Description as well as any other required fields.
  6. Select the foreign currency to assign to the account from the Currency ▼ drop-down menu.
  7. Select Save and Close.

The account is created, and the assigned currency is listed in the Currency column on the Chart of Accounts.

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