IIF to Tally XML converter
Convert a QuickBooks Desktop IIF file to a Tally XML file in your browser: every transaction, with its date, payee, memo and amount. Your file never leaves your computer. 2 free a day, no sign-up.
No file to hand?
Tally needs both ledger names exactly as they are in your company.
New company? Download the ledger setup file too and import it first (Import, then Masters).QuickBooks Desktop needs both account names exactly as they are in your chart of accounts.
QuickBooks makes any account it doesn’t know into a new bank account, so check the spelling.- Runs in your browser
- 2 free a day, no sign-up
- IIF in, Tally XML out
01 / Why convert
QuickBooks Desktop transactions for one account, as TallyPrime vouchers.
02 / What carries over
From IIF to Tally XML, field by field.
What the IIF file can hold, and where it goes in the Tally XML file.
| In the IIF file | In the Tally XML file |
|---|---|
| Date | Kept |
| Amount (money in and out) | Kept |
| Payee or description | In the narration |
| Memo (extra text) | In the narration |
| Check or reference number | In the narration |
| Account number | Not in a IIF file |
| Category | The other ledger you type |
| Credit card (not a bank account) | Tally XML has no place for it |
03 / Importing it
Importing the Tally XML file.
TallyPrime
- Open the company. New company? First import the ledger setup file: Alt+O (Import), then Masters.
- Then Alt+O (Import), then Transactions, and pick the vouchers file.
- Import each file once: Tally does not skip vouchers it already has.
Tally.ERP 9
- Gateway of Tally, then Import of Data, then Vouchers (Masters for the ledger file).
04 / The IIF file
Getting a QuickBooks Desktop IIF file.
Intuit Interchange Format: tab-separated text QuickBooks Desktop imports. Each transaction is a TRNS line and its split (SPL) lines, which add up to zero.
- Point-of-sale, payroll and other tools that “export to QuickBooks Desktop” often write IIF.
- QuickBooks Desktop itself exports lists as IIF (File, Utilities, Export).
Have a bank statement PDF instead? The bank statement converter reads it in your browser too.
05 / Good to know
The details that matter.
- Dates like 03/04/2026 can mean March or April. The order is worked out from the file (a day over 12 decides it), and you can switch it when nothing does.
- You pick the account whose transactions you want; bank and card accounts are offered first. Each transaction’s other side becomes its category.
- Tally refuses the whole file if a ledger in it doesn’t exist, so type both ledger names exactly as they are in your company. The ledger setup file creates them in a new company.
06 / Questions
Straight answers.
Is this IIF to Tally converter free?
Yes, for 2 files a day with no account. A free account (just your email, no password) gives you 2 more, and paid plans have no daily limit. It runs in your browser, and nothing is stored.
Is my IIF file uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read and the Tally file is written by code running in this browser tab. Neither is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to the Network tab, and convert a file.
Will importing twice create duplicates in Tally?
Yes: Tally XML has no duplicate check, so import each file once. If you need to redo it, delete the imported vouchers first.
How are dates read?
IIF files write dates in the order of the program that made them (MM/DD in the US, DD/MM in most other places). The order is worked out from the dates themselves, and you can switch it in the panel when nothing in the file decides it.
07 / More converters
Other files, same idea.
All of them run in your browser. For PDFs, start at the bank statement converter; every converter is on the converters page.