Quicken® Import Function
The developers of Investment Account Manager have included in IAM an import feature for Quicken® QIF files. This import feature allows the conversion of most investment transactions from a Quicken 98 (Quicken Interchange Format QIF) file or later into the Investment Account Manager.
Download a PDF of the Investment Account Manager / Quicken import process.
Note: if you are using another application that is able to create files matching the Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) file structure, these too can be imported. However, you must verify the file structure is the same and that activities such as stock splits are properly listed in the QIF file. It should be noted that QIF files exported from Microsoft Money® do not contain the necessary information for stock splits, thereby making the QIF import limited for accuracy.
Investment Account Manager will convert the following Quicken transaction types:
The following Quicken transaction types are currently not converted, and will be listed on the QIF Import Exception Report, if included in the QIF file:
The developers of Investment Account Manager have included in IAM an import feature for Quicken® QIF files. This import feature allows the conversion of most investment transactions from a Quicken 98 (Quicken Interchange Format QIF) file or later into the Investment Account Manager.
Download a PDF of the Investment Account Manager / Quicken import process.Note: if you are using another application that is able to create files matching the Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) file structure, these too can be imported. However, you must verify the file structure is the same and that activities such as stock splits are properly listed in the QIF file. It should be noted that QIF files exported from Microsoft Money® do not contain the necessary information for stock splits, thereby making the QIF import limited for accuracy.
Investment Account Manager will convert the following Quicken transaction types:
- Buy - Buy Security
- BuyX - Buy & Transfer
- CGLong - Long-term Cap Gain Dist
- CGLongX - Long-term Cap Gain Dist & Transfer
- CGMid - Mid-term Cap Gain Dist
- CGMidX - Mid-term Cap Gain Dist & Transfer
- CGShort - Short-term Cap Gain Dist
- CGShortX - Short-term Cap Gain Dist & Transfer
- ContribX – Contribution & Transfer
- CvrShrt - Cover Short Sell
- CvrShrtX - Cover Short Sell & Transfer
- Div - Dividend
- DivX - Dividend & Transfer
- IntInc - Interest Income
- IntIncX - Interest Income & Transfer
- MargInt - Margin Interest Expense
- MargIntX - Margin Interest Expense & Transfer
- MiscExp - Miscellaneous Expense
- MiscExpX - Miscellaneous Expense & Transfer
- MiscInc - Miscellaneous Income
- MiscIncX - Miscellaneous Income & Transfer
- ReinvDiv - Reinvest Dividend
- ReinvInt - Reinvest Interest
- ReinvLg - Reinvest Long-term Cap Gain Dist
- ReinvMd - Reinvest Mid-term Cap Gain Dist
- ReinvSh - Reinvest Short-term Cap Gain Dist
- RtrnCap - Return of Capital
- RtrnCapX - Return of Capital & Transfer
- Sell - Sell Security
- SellX - Sell & Transfer
- ShrsIns - Add Shares to Account
- ShrsOut - Remove Shares from account
- ShtSell - Short Sell Security
- ShtSellX - Short Sell & Transfer
- StkSplit - Stock Split
- Xin -Transfer Cash In
- Xout -Transfer Cash Out
The following Quicken transaction types are currently not converted, and will be listed on the QIF Import Exception Report, if included in the QIF file:
- Exercise - Exercise Employee Stock Option
- ExercisX - Exercise Employee Stock Option & Transfer
- Expire - Expire Employee Stock Option
- Grant - Employee Stock Option Grant
- Vest - Vest in an Employee Stock Option
