Integration skill for Stripe payment platform CSV exports. Activate when the user uploads a Stripe balance transaction report, payout report, or mentions Stripe, Stripe payments, or Stripe CSV.
GLOBAL · tax year 2026 · changed 3 Nov 2026
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| Format | Use Case |
|---|---|
| CSV | Balance transactions (itemised), payouts (itemised), balance summary. Downloaded from Dashboard or via Reporting API. |
| Individual invoices, receipts | |
| JSON | API responses (for developers) |
| Excel | Not native — users convert CSV to Excel manually |
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Stripe is an online payment processing platform used by businesses of all sizes to accept card payments, manage subscriptions, send invoices, and handle payouts. Headquartered in the US (San Francisco/Dublin), Stripe operates in 47+ countries. It is the dominant payment processor for SaaS, e-commerce, and platform/marketplace businesses.
Stripe provides two main CSV export paths: Dashboard exports (Balance > Download CSV) and Reporting API exports (programmatic, customisable columns). Most users export from the Dashboard.
| Format | Use Case |
|---|---|
| CSV | Balance transactions (itemised), payouts (itemised), balance summary. Downloaded from Dashboard or via Reporting API. |
| Individual invoices, receipts | |
| JSON | API responses (for developers) |
| Excel | Not native — users convert CSV to Excel manually |
The Balance change from activity (itemised) CSV is the primary export for bookkeeping. The Payouts (itemised) CSV links transactions to specific bank payouts.
| Column Header | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| balance_transaction_id | Yes | Unique ID for the balance transaction (e.g., txn_1MiN3gLk...) |
| created (UTC) | Yes | Timestamp when the transaction was created. Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM |
| available_on (UTC) | Yes | Date when net funds become available for payout. |
| currency | Yes | Three-letter ISO code (usd, gbp, eur). Lowercase. |
| gross | Yes | Gross amount in major currency units (e.g., 100.00 not 10000). |
| fee | Yes | Stripe fees deducted. Always positive or zero. |
| net | Yes | Net amount after fees (gross - fee). |
| reporting_category | Yes | Accounting-style category: charge, refund, dispute, transfer, fee, etc. |
| description | Yes | One-line description (e.g., "Payment for Invoice #1234"). |
| customer_facing_amount | No | Amount in customer's currency (for cross-currency payments). |
| customer_facing_currency | No | Customer's currency if different from settlement currency. |
| automatic_payout_id | No | ID of the payout this transaction was included in. |
| automatic_payout_effective_at (UTC) | No | Date the payout reached the bank. |
| source_id | No | ID of the source object (ch_xxx for charge, re_xxx for refund). |
| customer_id | No | Stripe customer ID. |
| customer_email | No | Customer email address. |
| customer_name | No | Customer name. |
| payment_method_type | No | Card brand/type (visa, mastercard, amex, sepa_debit, etc.). |
| invoice_id | No | Stripe Invoice ID if applicable. |
| Column Header | Meaning |
|---|---|
| payout_id | Unique payout identifier (po_xxx). |
| payout_expected_arrival_date | Date the payout should arrive at the bank. |
| payout_status | paid, pending, in_transit, canceled, failed. |
| payout_description | Payout description (often "STRIPE PAYOUT" or "STRIPE TRANSFER"). |
| balance_transaction_id | Links to balance transaction itemised report. |
| currency | Settlement currency. |
| gross | Gross per transaction. |
| fee | Fee per transaction. |
| net | Net per transaction. |
| reporting_category | Category (charge, refund, etc.). |
Stripe uses the reporting_category field for accounting classification:
| reporting_category | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charge | Successful payment from a customer |
| refund | Full or partial refund to customer |
| dispute | Chargeback initiated by cardholder |
| dispute_reversal | Chargeback reversed (won by merchant) |
| transfer | Payout to connected account (Stripe Connect) |
| fee | Stripe platform fees |
| connect_reserved_funds | Funds held in reserve |
| payout | Transfer to the merchant's bank account |
| payout_reversal | Payout reversed/returned by bank |
| other_adjustment | Manual adjustments by Stripe |
| partial_capture_reversal | Uncaptured portion of an authorisation |
| issuing_authorization_hold | Stripe Issuing card hold |
| topup | Balance top-up |
The legacy type field uses older values: payment, refund, transfer, adjustment, payout, stripe_fee. Prefer reporting_category for new integrations.
| Fee Type | Typical Rate | How It Appears |
|---|---|---|
| Card processing | 2.9% + $0.30 (US) / 1.4% + £0.20 (UK/EEA) | Deducted per transaction in the fee column |
| International card surcharge | +1.5% | Added to the base fee |
| Currency conversion | +1% | Added when customer currency differs from settlement currency |
| Dispute (chargeback) fee | $15.00 | Separate line with reporting_category = dispute |
| Refund fee | Processing fee not returned | Original fee remains; refund appears as negative gross |
| Stripe Tax | Varies | Separate line items on Stripe-issued invoices |
| Connect platform fee | Custom | Separate line for platform/marketplace setups |
Stripe always reports gross, fee, and net separately. The fee column is the total fee including all components (processing + international + currency conversion).
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| currency | Determines which tax jurisdiction may apply. |
| customer_facing_currency | Original currency the customer was charged in. |
| customer_email / customer_name | May be needed for reverse-charge VAT on B2B cross-border sales. |
| Stripe Tax | If Stripe Tax is enabled, tax amounts appear as separate data via the Stripe Tax API/exports, not in the balance transaction CSV. |
| Stripe-issued invoices | Stripe charges VAT on its own fees to EU/UK businesses. This appears on Stripe's invoice to the merchant, not in the balance CSV. |
Stripe does NOT include the merchant's output VAT/GST in the balance transaction CSV. Tax on sales must be calculated separately using the order/invoice data, not the Stripe payout data.
| Scenario | How It Appears |
|---|---|
| Single-currency | All rows in one currency. currency column is consistent. |
| Multi-currency settlement | Separate balance per currency. Each CSV download is per-currency. |
| Cross-currency payment | customer_facing_amount and customer_facing_currency show original charge. gross/fee/net are in settlement currency. |
| Exchange rate | Not shown as a column in the standard CSV. Calculate from customer_facing_amount ÷ gross. Available via API as exchange_rate on the BalanceTransaction object. |
| Presentment vs settlement | A €50 charge settled in USD appears as gross = $54.50 (at Stripe's rate), customer_facing_amount = 50.00, customer_facing_currency = eur. |
net for each automatic_payout_id to match the bank deposit.created date and bank statement date.net amounts, not gross. Do not double-count fees.gross. If won, a dispute_reversal adds funds back.connect_reserved_funds with later release.net, not gross. Booking gross as revenue and fee as expense is correct accounting but the bank deposit matches net.created (UTC) is in UTC. Bank statements use local time. A late-night transaction may appear on different dates.charge in reporting_category. Use invoice_id to distinguish recurring from one-time.balance_transaction_id,created (UTC),available_on (UTC),currency,gross,fee,net,reporting_category,description
txn_3PQ2aR4bCdE5fG6h,2026-03-15 14:23,2026-03-17,usd,150.00,4.65,145.35,charge,Payment for Invoice #1042
txn_7HI8jK9lMnO0pQ1r,2026-03-15 16:45,2026-03-17,usd,89.99,2.91,87.08,charge,Subscription renewal - Pro plan
txn_2ST3uV4wXyZ5aB6c,2026-03-16 09:12,2026-03-18,usd,-89.99,0.00,-89.99,refund,Refund for ch_xxx - customer request
txn_8DE9fG0hIjK1lM2n,2026-03-16 11:30,2026-03-18,usd,2400.00,69.90,2330.10,charge,Enterprise license - Acme Corp
txn_4OP5qR6sT7uV8wXy,2026-03-17 08:00,2026-03-19,usd,49.00,1.72,47.28,charge,One-time setup fee
txn_9ZA0bC1dE2fG3hIj,2026-03-17 14:15,2026-03-19,usd,-150.00,-15.00,-165.00,dispute,Chargeback - order #4501
txn_5KL6mN7oP8qR9sTu,2026-03-18 10:00,2026-03-18,usd,-2831.82,0.00,-2831.82,payout,STRIPE PAYOUT
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