How does one enter historical balance sheet and income statement information?
You obviously are looking for your martyr merit badge. Inputting the balance sheet data would be a long painful process. If you already have the information in another program or in an Excel file, you can marry the info from QB and the other program in Excel to provide a continuous flow of financial statements regardless of accounting package. The Excel financial statements would provide you with comparative balance sheets and income statements with minimum headaches. Email if you have questions or post them here.