Switching from Excel or 1C to new accounting software
Switching accounting software does not mean moving the whole history — it means a clean start from one date: balances at that date (the trial balance), open invoices and debts, and from then on every statement and document goes into the new software. Checking the first month in parallel with the old system catches errors early.
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The plan
- Pick a date — the start of a month or quarter, after the returns for the previous period are filed.
- Get the balances — the trial balance at that date from the old system (a 1C export to Excel, or a spreadsheet).
- Load open documents — the register of unpaid and part-paid VAT invoices and acts.
- Upload statements — for every account from that date.
- Confirm rules — categories for recurring transactions.
- Run one month in parallel — at month end compare cash, receivables, payables and the tax estimate in both systems.
- Archive the old system — keep it for history and past-period reports.
Moving from Excel
A spreadsheet usually has no separate trial balance. Collect the opening balances: cash in each account and the till (from the statement), what clients owe and what you owe suppliers (from the open-invoice list). Lay that table out as a trial balance and upload it to Centa. To judge whether it is time to switch: Excel or accounting software.
Moving from 1C
Export the trial balance and the document and transaction registers from 1C to Excel — Centa reads them; OData sync is in beta. With inventory or production you can keep 1C and use Centa for the bank and document work — 1C or AI accounting.
Choosing the software: AI accounting software in Uzbekistan.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to move the whole history?
No. Balances at the start date and the open documents are enough; the history stays in the old system.
When is the best time to switch?
At the start of a month or quarter, after the previous period’s returns are filed.
How long should the parallel run last?
Usually one month: if balances agree at month end, the old system can be archived.