Can I migrate data into an existing Zoho Books account with transactions?
Technically yes, but it’s not recommended because:
It risks data duplication or overwrite.
Opening balances and reports may not align correctly.
You may face conflicts in transaction numbering or customer IDs.
Ideal approach:
Start in a clean/new organization, complete the migration
Then move to active usage
Or back up and purge current data before migrating fresh
Use “sandbox” or trial accounts to test the import before finalizing in production.
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