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Stripe Customer Deposits in QuickBooks: Book the Liability
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A deposit or retainer taken through Stripe is a liability, not revenue, until the job is invoiced. How to set up QuickBooks, apply it to the final...
9/28/2026
Acodei Journal
Stripe Gift Cards in QuickBooks: Book the Liability Right
Acodei Content Team
A gift card sold through Stripe is a liability, not revenue, until someone spends it. How to set up QuickBooks, issue codes in Stripe, and book every...
9/28/2026
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One Stripe Dispute Covering Several Subscription Charges
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When a bank bundles several Stripe subscription payments into one dispute, the chargeback is bigger than the charge it names. How to spot it, respond and...
9/27/2026
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Stripe Chargeback After a Partial Refund in QuickBooks
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A customer disputes the full Stripe charge after you already refunded part of it. How the issuer corrects it, why a lost dispute can still pay you back,...
9/27/2026
Acodei Journal
A Lost Stripe Dispute That Comes Back Months Later
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Stripe documents two ways a lost dispute comes back months later: a late win and a late withdrawal. Here is how to book the money in QuickBooks without...
9/26/2026
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A Stripe Dispute on a Foreign-Currency Charge in QuickBooks
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Stripe converts a dispute on a currency-converted charge at the dispute-date rate, so the chargeback rarely matches the sale. Here is how to split lost...
9/26/2026
Acodei Journal
Refunding a Foreign-Currency Stripe Charge in QuickBooks
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Stripe refunds a converted charge at the current exchange rate, so the refund rarely mirrors the sale. Where the difference belongs in QuickBooks, and how...
9/25/2026
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A Foreign Stripe Balance on QuickBooks Without Multicurrency
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Stripe can pay out euros to a euro bank account. A QuickBooks file without Multicurrency cannot hold them. Why the clearing account never reaches zero,...
9/25/2026
Acodei Journal
Recording a Stripe Currency Conversion in QuickBooks
Acodei Content Team
A Stripe currency conversion moves money between two of your own balances. Book it at Stripe's rate so the receiving side reconciles, then let revaluation...
9/24/2026
Acodei Journal
QuickBooks Home Currency Adjustment for Stripe Balances
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QuickBooks records each foreign Stripe transaction at its own rate and never restates the balance. The home currency adjustment does, and on a Stripe...
9/24/2026
Acodei Journal
Stripe Refund After Payout: Where the Money Comes From
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Refund a Stripe charge weeks after it paid out and the old deposit never changes. The money comes from your current balance, the next payout is smaller,...
9/23/2026
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Stripe Audit Trail in QuickBooks: What Backs Each Record
Acodei Content Team
A synced QuickBooks record carries ids and amounts, not documents. What backs each Stripe transaction, which Stripe links expire, and where to file the...
9/23/2026
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