Stripe accounting with KudTax
Connect Stripe to KudTax through the API or use file import. Check the data scope and file format for your accounting workflow.
For own-shop setups Stripe is usually the payment provider the bookkeeping hangs on: payouts arrive bundled, on a fixed rhythm, net of fees, and often straddling the month end. The payout report is the only place a lump transfer can be broken back down into the individual charges behind it.
How Stripe works with KudTax
01
Connect Stripe account
Connect your Stripe account safely via OAuth or restricted API key.
02
Import payouts & fee logs
KudTax automatically fetches payout batches, individual transactions, processing fees and currency conversions.
03
Automated clearing & matching
Clears open invoice balances against Stripe payout batches while booking processing fees to separate expense accounts.
04
DATEV & bank reconciliation
Outputs audit-ready financial entries linking bank deposits, payout accounts and fee receipts.
What KudTax reads from Stripe
- Where the export lives
- Stripe Dashboard → Balance → Payouts → select a payout → Export (or Reports → Balance change from activity)
- What the portal calls the file
- Payout report / balance report
- Formats
- CSV
Line-item types recognised
- Individual charges per order
- Stripe processing fees
- Refunds
- Chargebacks and disputes
- Payouts to the bank account
- Currency conversions
What to watch for with Stripe
Payouts straddle the month end
A Stripe payout contains charges from several days and regularly from two calendar months. Assigning the whole transfer to the month it arrives in shifts revenue across the period boundary, and on the VAT return that is a real error rather than a rounding question.
Disputes cost twice
On a chargeback Stripe reclaims the payment amount and charges a dispute fee on top. Both appear as separate lines. Booking only the net difference loses the fee as expense and the revenue reduction inside a single figure.
Why connect Stripe with KudTax
Fee & gross separation
Separates payment processing fees into expense accounts so P&L and tax bases stay exact.
Automatic open item clearing
Matches bundled payout batches to individual customer invoices automatically.
Multi-currency conversions
Accurately calculates exchange rates and posting amounts for foreign currency payouts.
Clearing entries for review
Uses transit accounts (Geldtransit) so bank statements and payment gateways balance to the cent.
Stripe integration – FAQ
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