{"id":25233,"date":"2025-11-20T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/?p=25233"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:45:29","slug":"why-your-summary-and-transaction-dates-can-differ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/why-your-summary-and-transaction-dates-can-differ\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Summary and Transaction Dates Can Differ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-advgb-summary advgb-toc alignnone\"><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#how-linked-transactions-work-in-the-summary-mode-65f8c53f-0746-4ddc-a9fb-cce77db4ce08\">How linked transactions work in the Summary mode<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#how-webhooks-worknbsp-and-why-summary-dates-may-differ-from-transaction-dates-f5d50943-1305-43a5-ba0b-64ac5698fa34\">How webhooks work&nbsp; and why summary dates may differ from transaction dates<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#how-does-synder-handle-this-a40a155a-285f-4772-b4f0-6454f9f7323e\">How does Synder handle this?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#why-summaries-can-show-a-date-mismatch-d226fe09-b45f-4e02-84cf-9d4d146c2f53\">Why summaries can show a date mismatch<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#does-this-affect-accounting-or-reconciliation-de3fec41-24c7-4e2c-991b-817f028cc67e\">Does this affect accounting or reconciliation?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-level-1\"><a href=\"#how-to-doublecheck-what-youre-seeing-87a2369d-1b98-42cb-b27b-94d54aec6e46\">How to double-check what you\u2019re seeing<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When reviewing a summary in Synder, you may occasionally notice transactions dated <strong>later<\/strong> or <strong>earlier<\/strong> than the summary period itself. This can be confusing at first glance, but it\u2019s completely expected behavior and doesn\u2019t indicate any issue with your data, your summaries, or your reconciliation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we\u2019ll walk you through why it happens and how the process works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-linked-transactions-work-in-the-summary-mode-65f8c53f-0746-4ddc-a9fb-cce77db4ce08\"><strong>How linked transactions work in the Summary mode<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each summary in Synder displays all <strong>linked transactions<\/strong> associated with the activity that occurred during that summary period, not only the transactions whose own event dates fall strictly within that day. This happens because Synder receives data from your platforms (Stripe, Shopify, Amazon, etc.) as <strong>webhooks<\/strong> or <strong>event bundles<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single webhook can include multiple related events tied to the same transaction (invoice, payment, fee), even if those events occurred on different dates. This is normal for many e-commerce\/payment platforms and is part of their internal event structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-webhooks-worknbsp-and-why-summary-dates-may-differ-from-transaction-dates-f5d50943-1305-43a5-ba0b-64ac5698fa34\"><strong>How webhooks work&nbsp; and why summary dates may differ from transaction dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s walk through a real example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 1st<\/strong> \u2014 Your customer creates an invoice.<br><strong>January 3rd<\/strong> \u2014 The customer pays the invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are <strong>two separate events on two different days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>many platforms don\u2019t send these events to us separately<\/strong>. Instead, they keep updating an already existing webhook of the order that contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the invoice data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the payment data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any updates to the customer or order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This means: <em>Even though the invoice is dated\u00a0 January 1st<\/em> <em>and the payment is dated January 3rd,<\/em> <em>the platform only provides a single webhook for both events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-does-synder-handle-this-a40a155a-285f-4772-b4f0-6454f9f7323e\"><strong>How does Synder handle this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Synder receives a <em>single webhook<\/em> on January 3rd, which contains multiple events with different actual dates. To keep your books accurate, Synder assigns each event to the summary it should belong to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why Synder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Extracts each individual event<\/strong> inside the webhook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reads the true date inside the event<\/strong> (e.g., the invoice date of January 1st).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Places each event in the correct summary period<\/strong>, even though the webhook itself is dated as January 3rd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach makes sure that your books stay accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-summaries-can-show-a-date-mismatch-d226fe09-b45f-4e02-84cf-9d4d146c2f53\"><strong>Why summaries can show a date mismatch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>summary date<\/strong> = the date Synder received the webhook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>linked transactions in the summary<\/strong> = the actual dates from the platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is normal in any webhook-based system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>N.B.<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>The reverse situation is also normal. A summary may arrive later, even when its linked transactions occurred earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"does-this-affect-accounting-or-reconciliation-de3fec41-24c7-4e2c-991b-817f028cc67e\"><strong>Does this affect accounting or reconciliation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No, not at all. This behavior <strong>does not<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duplicate revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distort balances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affect your Summary totals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfere with reconciliation in QuickBooks or Xero<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each linked transaction is included only when needed to ensure accurate reporting and consistency with how your platform provides data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-doublecheck-what-youre-seeing-87a2369d-1b98-42cb-b27b-94d54aec6e46\"><strong>How to double-check what you\u2019re seeing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in what summaries a particular transaction relates to, we can trace all these events in Synder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Go to the Transactions list<\/strong> and locate the transaction you want to review.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click the \u201cExplain\u201d button<\/strong> next to that transaction.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This opens the Sync Log, where each financial event tied to this transaction (e.g., invoice, payment) is listed separately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each event has <strong>its own unique internal ID<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Copy the ID<\/strong> of the event you want to investigate.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open the Register page<\/strong> and paste the ID into the search field. In the Register, you will see:<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All the individual lines Synder created for that event,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The posting dates associated with each line,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which Summary (or Summaries) does the transaction belong to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes it easy to confirm that everything is syncing as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need any assistance with your Summaries or reconciliation, reach out to our<a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/contact\/\"> Synder Support Team<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019re happy to help.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When reviewing a summary in Synder, you may occasionally notice transactions dated later or earlier than the summary period itself. 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