## Financial Reporting and Reconciliation

This section covers Stripe's reporting tools and features designed to help you reconcile your financial data, understand your cash flow, and manage your accounting. It includes information on various reports, integration with accounting software, and specific features for revenue recognition.

### Key Areas:

*   **Bank Reconciliation:** Understand how to reconcile Stripe payouts with your bank account.
*   **Accounting Integrations:** Learn how to connect Stripe with popular accounting tools like QuickBooks and NetSuite.
*   **Stripe Reports:** Explore the different reports available in Stripe, including:
    *   **Balance Summary Report:** Reconcile your Stripe balance and view your transaction history.
    *   **Payout Reconciliation Report:** Match payouts to the transactions they settle.
    *   **Fees Reports:** Understand all fees charged by Stripe, networks, and external partners.
    *   **Standalone Fees:** Learn about an alternative method for applying transaction fees.
    *   **Stripe Fee Credits:** Manage and reconcile fee credits applied to your Stripe fees.
*   **Revenue Recognition:** Automate your accrual accounting process with Stripe Revenue Recognition. This includes:
    *   **Core Concepts:** Understanding how revenue is recognized, deferred, and reported.
    *   **Data Management:** Importing data from various sources, including manual imports and connectors for platforms like Apple App Store and Google Play.
    *   **Reporting:** Generating and exporting various financial reports such as income statements, balance sheets, and revenue waterfalls.
    *   **Customization:** Configuring rules, settings, and mapping to your chart of accounts to tailor revenue recognition to your business.
    *   **Connect Platforms:** Understanding how revenue recognition applies to Connect platforms using destination charges, direct charges, and separate charges and transfers.
    *   **Examples:** Exploring practical examples of revenue recognition scenarios, including subscriptions, FX and currency, and contra entries.

### Related Topics:

*   **Money Management:** General information on managing your finances within Stripe.
*   **Developer Resources:** For programmatic access to reporting data and features.