{"id":20617,"date":"2024-02-02T14:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/?p=20617"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:20:40","slug":"synder-revrec-exclude-monthly-subscriptions-from-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/synder-revrec-exclude-monthly-subscriptions-from-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Synder RevRec: How to Exclude Monthly Subscriptions From Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Synder provides GAAP-compliant revenue recognition for SAAS businesses managing their subscriptions in Stripe.<br>However, some businesses prefer to recognize only long-term subscriptions (3-month\/6-month\/yearly\/etc.), but not monthly ones. This guide will explain what modes are available in Synder to deal with monthly subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synder provides 2 options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recognizing monthly subscriptions&nbsp;<\/li><li>Excluding monthly subscriptions from recognition<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing monthly subscriptions&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Synder will synchronize monthly subscriptions to Deferred Revenue as soon as the invoice is issued.&nbsp;At the end of each month, a part of the monthly subscription is recognized as revenue at the end of each month according to the selected <a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/revenue-recognition-methods-in-synder-revrec\/\">calculation method<\/a>.&nbsp;<br>This will also concern any smaller period subscriptions, like weekly or biweekly.&nbsp;<br>Revenue Recognition reports in Synder will include revenue for monthly invoices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excluding monthly subscriptions from recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this mode, Synder will not recognize any monthly subscriptions or subscriptions with smaller billing periods (weekly\/biweekly). Such invoices will be synced directly to P&amp;L and will be reflected as revenue right away.&nbsp;<br>They will not affect Deferred Revenue and will not show up under Revenue Recognition reports in Synder.<br><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> If a yearly subscription is downgraded to monthly (or vice versa, a monthly subscription is upgraded to a yearly one), Synder will only recognize the yearly part of the subscriptions, and the monthly invoice will hit the income account directly (without hitting the Deferred Revenue).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set it up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once Revenue Recognition is enabled, it is one of the basic settings.&nbsp;<br><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> Revenue Recognition settings are hard to change due to high dependency on historical data. If you want to change this setup, reach out to the support team for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/IV3dofIPBpXnsT9nCrDw2aVPRNY8XrkPAYCX-WdcJTZjWXV2C5WtrlAjMYGc2OYRhivZMUzzJseX2y8gBnvY47qMAMr9nr63seWL91vcKLVS8QEJQMSP_gnYCOtDqnqA950pCIOC3yn5xUVWDzmO-90\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/contact\/\"><em>Reach out to the Synder Team<\/em><\/a>\u00a0via online support chat, phone, or email with any questions you have \u2013 we\u2019re always happy to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn how to solve the issue <a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/transaction-can-not-be-synchronized-without-customer\/\">&#8216;Transaction Can Not Be Synchronized Without Customer&#8217;<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>\nif (window.convertflow == undefined) {\nvar script = document.createElement('script'); \nscript.async = true;\nscript.src = \"https:\/\/js.convertflow.co\/production\/websites\/11040.js\"; \ndocument.body.appendChild(script); \n};\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"cf-cta-snippet cta74541\" website-id=\"11040\" cta-id=\"74541\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synder provides GAAP-compliant revenue recognition for SAAS businesses managing their subscriptions in Stripe.However, some businesses prefer to recognize only long-term subscriptions (3-month\/6-month\/yearly\/etc.), but not monthly ones. 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