Reconcile Shopify Payments in QuickBooks Complete Fee

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Journal Entries allow proper split accounting (Gross to income, Fee to expense, Net to bank). Bank transaction imports only accept single amounts and can't properly track fees.

Enable 'Use Clearing Account' to credit a clearing account instead of sales. This prevents double-counting revenue while still recording fees and reconciling bank deposits.

After importing, your bank account balance in QuickBooks should match your actual bank statement. Any difference indicates missing transactions or duplicate entries.

Disputes are tracked separately as losses when 'Track Disputes Separately' is enabled. This gives you clear visibility into chargeback costs including the $15 dispute fee.

Most businesses reconcile monthly at month-end. Match your reconciliation period to your bank statement period for easier matching.

Make sure you're exporting the Payout Transactions (not just Orders). The Fee column should show amounts like $2.90 for each transaction.

Yes, a clearing account holds Shopify transactions until they're deposited to your bank. This separates sales from actual deposits and simplifies reconciliation.

Shopify bundles sales, refunds, fees, and taxes into one deposit. You likely need to break down and record each component separately to reconcile.

Record the actual refund amount in your books and match it to the negative transaction in your bank feed. Credit memos may need separate matching steps.

Create a Shopify Fees expense account and categorize payment processor fees, platform subscription fees, and chargeback fees separately.