{"id":14313,"date":"2020-05-19T22:19:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T22:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/?p=14313"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:52:21","slug":"how-are-the-payment-processing-fees-accounted-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/how-are-the-payment-processing-fees-accounted-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How Are Payment Processing Fees Accounted For in QuickBooks Online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once you sync a transaction from the payment processor into your accounting company, the <strong>Sales Receipt<\/strong> (or Invoice + Payment) for the total amount of sale and the <strong>Expense<\/strong> for payment processor fees will be created on QuickBooks side.&nbsp;<br>To check an Expense created in your accounting company, follow the simple steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Select the Organization needed at the top right of the page \u2192 go to the <strong>Platform transactions <\/strong>tab on the left menu \u2192 click on the <strong>Explain<\/strong> button under the <strong><em>Synced <\/em><\/strong>status of the transaction needed.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-1024x353.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-1024x353.png 1024w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-1536x529.png 1536w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-60x21.png 60w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-1.png 1883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Under the Sync log tab, click on the <strong>Show in QB<\/strong> button.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-1024x471.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-1536x707.png 1536w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2-150x69.png 150w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-2.png 1883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>This is how the payment processing fees appear for a Stripe transaction synchronized with QuickBooks Online. Fees are deposited into a <a href=\"\/blog\/what-is-a-clearing-account\/\">clearing account<\/a> \u2014 Stripe (required for Synder) and are categorized according to your Synder settings (in this case to the Stripe fees category from Chart of Accounts).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-3-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-3-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-3-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-3-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Fee-results-3-1536x747.png 1536w, 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