Shopify accounting with KudTax
Connect Shopify to KudTax through the API or use file import. Check the data scope and file format for your accounting workflow.
A Shopify shop takes money through several routes at once: Shopify Payments, PayPal, Klarna, sometimes invoice purchase. Each channel pays out on its own rhythm with its own fee structure. So the turnover in the Shopify dashboard and the total in the bank account essentially never agree — and without the payout detail the difference cannot be explained.
How Shopify works with KudTax
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Connect Shopify via API
Connect your Shopify account in just a few clicks via our secure API interface – no developer needed.
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Automated data sync
KudTax automatically fetches orders, settlements, transactions, fees and refunds directly from Shopify in real-time.
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AI matches & categorizes
KudTax automatically reads, matches and categorizes every transaction, fee and refund.
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Export booking-ready
Export clean, booking-ready entries directly to DATEV, Lexware, Stotax or hand them to your accountant.
What KudTax reads from Shopify
- Where the export lives
- Shopify admin → Finances → Payouts → Export; plus Orders → Export for the line-item detail
- What the portal calls the file
- Payout report (payouts CSV)
- Formats
- CSV
Line-item types recognised
- Orders including shipping and discounts
- Shopify Payments fees
- Payments via PayPal and Klarna
- Refunds and partial refunds
- Payouts to the bank account
- Vouchers and gift cards
What to watch for with Shopify
Several payment routes, one revenue figure
Shop turnover splits across Shopify Payments, PayPal and Klarna, each paying out separately and at a different lag. Booking only the Shopify payouts represents part of the business, and the rest turns up unexplained on the bank statement.
Gift cards are not revenue
Selling a gift card creates a liability, not revenue; the revenue arises on redemption. Booked as turnover at the point of sale it lands in the wrong period, and the liability never appears on the balance sheet.
Discounts are not all revenue reductions
Shopify reports discounts per line. For VAT what matters is whether the discount reduces the taxable base or is a separate transaction, and subtracting it wholesale from gross turnover produces the wrong tax figure.
Why connect Shopify with KudTax
No manual Excel work
Stop copying numbers between spreadsheets – KudTax does the reconciliation for you.
AI-powered matching
Transactions, invoices and fees are matched automatically, even across thousands of orders.
Accounting data for review
Review the prepared entries and their supporting documents before using them in your accounting.
Direct DATEV export
Export to DATEV, Lexware, Stotax and more – in the right format, every time.
Shopify integration – FAQ
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