This is part of our Publishing to Your Accounting Software series (Chapter 4 of the Dext tutorial hub):

• Lesson 1: Connecting Dext to Xero
• Lesson 2: Connecting Dext to QuickBooks Online
• Lesson 3: Connecting Dext to MYOB
• Lesson 4: Reviewing and Publishing Documents Safely in Dext
• Lesson 5: Setting the Right GST Codes Before Publishing from Dext

Connecting Dext to QuickBooks Online works similarly to Xero, with one extra step worth doing first.

1. Set your default tax rates before connecting

It is worth confirming your default GST tax rates are set correctly in QuickBooks before connecting Dext, since this affects how documents are coded.

2. Authorising the connection

From Dext’s settings, connect to QuickBooks Online and log in to authorise access.

3. Syncing your chart of accounts and suppliers

Once connected, your existing categories and suppliers sync through, so coding lines up with what is already in QuickBooks.

4. Testing with one document first

Publish a single document first to confirm everything lands correctly before processing a larger batch.

Dext’s Help Centre has a QuickBooks setup guide: watch the official Dext tutorial. Our registered BAS agents can help get this connection set up correctly.