Before you start

First connect your Stripe account. For step‑by‑step help, see Connect Stripe to Sage Accounting.

How Stripe transactions work

1. You send an invoice that includes Pay Now button as well as a scannable QR code.
2. Customer pays online – Sage posts the gross amount to the Stripe bank account and the fee to 7900 Bank Charges & Interest.
3. Stripe pays out – When Stripe deposits the net amount into your business bank, Sage creates a payout that clears the Stripe bank account.

 NOTE: Sage reconciles only payments made through the invoice’s Pay Now link. Payments taken directly in Stripe appear as unknown transactions. 

Fix payments taken outside Sage Accounting

1. Journal‑entry credit the Stripe bank account and debit the Suspense for the gross amount (no VAT).
2. Enter a separate receipt with the correct net and VAT values.