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According to experienced business specialists, the key to gaining new customers is to cover more channels of communication with potential clients. Sales platforms such as Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, and eBay provide your customers with an easy and convenient way to complete purchases online so that business owners can enjoy the benefits of an incoming stream of customers. However, many business owners struggle to handle the accounting part that might seem tricky at first glimpse. Very often, businesses with both offline and online sales face difficulties gathering all sales info in one place. 
This is where Synder<\/a> comes into play, being a smart accounting system Synder mirrors the actual money flow happening in your Clover and records live transactions<\/a> and historical data<\/a> in your accounting system providing you with precise tax, item, and other transaction details. With Synder, you will be able to track inventory and run accurate Profit and Loss reports<\/a> with all the details auto-reflected by Synder for efficient analytics of your business.
Follow easy steps in this helpful guide, and enjoy seamless synchronization with Synder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Start the Clover integration from scratch<\/a> \n<\/li>
  2. Tips and tricks on the Clover integration<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Start the Clover integration from scratch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    1. Create an account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re getting started with Synder you\u2019ll need to create a free Trial account<\/a> and connect your accounting system first. Check out this guide if you would like to integrate your payment platform with QuickBooks Online or Xero,<\/a> and this article to connect your QuickBooks Desktop<\/a> company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Provide your business details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Going through the set-up process of an Organization<\/a> for your QuickBooks\/Xero company, fill in the information about your business and hit the Next step<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    3. Select the platforms you’d like to integrate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now you need to select the platforms you would like to connect to Synder<\/strong>. Click View all integrations<\/em> to see the list of all available platforms.
    Note<\/strong>: Mark all the services you are using to receive payments, you will be able to connect all of them right away or skip the connection<\/strong> of particular integrations and set them up any time later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    4. Connect your accounting platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Select the accounting company you’d like to connect to Synder and click on Next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Note:<\/strong> If you are connecting QuickBooks Online or Xero, you will be prompted to select the sync mode. Proceed with the desired option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Click on Connect <\/em>to connect your accounting company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Connect your Clover account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Almost there! To complete the setup, you just need to connect your Clover and other sales platforms to Synder. Click on Connect <\/strong>if you are an admin, or Invite account owner<\/strong> if you do not have admin access in Clover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    You can integrate other sales platforms one by one straight away or skip the connection for other additional payment processors and set them up later in the Settings:
    a. Click on the Person icon<\/em> in the upper-right corner and select Organization settings<\/em>.
    b. In the Integrations<\/em> section, click Add integration<\/em>.
    c. Select the integration you’d like to connect and click Connect<\/em>. If you don’t have admin rights, send an invitation to the account owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Note<\/strong>: You can find our detailed guides on how to connect your sales channels and payment providers to your accounting via Synder in our Help center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tips and tricks on the Clover integration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Note 1.<\/strong> Synder currently imports gross amounts from Clover, which means that fees and payouts need to be entered manually in your accounting system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n