Lemon Squeezy as Merchant of RecordExport Lemon Squeezy to DATEVMerchant of Record correctly as reverse charge – incl. fee estimation
Lemon Squeezy is the popular MoR platform for indie hackers and SaaS – and like Paddle, Lemon Squeezy is Merchant of Record. finHero books your orders correctly as reverse-charge revenue against Lemon Squeezy as a debtor, including receipts and deferred revenue accruals, for DATEV, BMD, bexio or Abacus.
The problem
MoR + missing fee data = accounting in the dark
As with Paddle, you are not the seller for VAT purposes – Lemon Squeezy is. Booking payouts as ordinary revenue is wrong. What's needed is a reverse-charge posting against the Merchant of Record.
To make it harder: the Lemon Squeezy API doesn't cleanly output the platform fees. Ignoring them distorts your margin. finHero calculates the fees transparently with a default value and lets you adjust the percentage to your terms.
MoR booked wrong
Booking orders as ordinary revenue ignores the Merchant of Record model.
Fees not in the API
Without fee data, a key building block for margin and posting is missing.
Accruing subscriptions
Annual subscriptions must be accrued by period – tedious manually.
| Amount € | Account | Contra account | Booking text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,00 | 21100 | 4336 | LS inv. no. LS-88 (MoR) |
| 1,95 | 6855 | 1814 | Lemon Squeezy fee (calculated) |
| 348,00 | 20000 | 2900 | pRAP annual subscription |
How finHero books Lemon Squeezy
Every Lemon Squeezy transaction – cleanly booked
Reverse charge against the MoR
Orders are booked as reverse-charge revenue against Lemon Squeezy as a debtor – matching the Merchant of Record model.
Receipts & accruals
Invoice/receipt documents are supplied; for subscriptions the deferred revenue accrual is created.
Fees transparent and flexible
finHero calculates your fees (default 5 % + $0.50) – if you have different terms, you override the percentage anytime in the settings.
finHero calculates the Lemon Squeezy fees with a default value (5 % + $0.50). If you have different terms, reconcile them once against your payouts and adjust the percentage – after that, margin and posting match.
Everything included
Lemon Squeezy accounting without manual work
MoR cleanly mapped
Reverse-charge posting against Lemon Squeezy as a debtor.
Receipts & pRAP included
Receipts and deferred revenue accruals for subscriptions are part of the export.
Four accounting systems
Export to DATEV, BMD (Austria), bexio or Abacus (Switzerland).
In 3 steps
Ready to go in just a few minutes
Connect Lemon Squeezy
Link Lemon Squeezy in the settings via API key – with read-only permission, without access to your money.
Configure accounts
Set up the booking accounts together with your tax firm – once, then it runs automatically.
Create export
Choose your payment provider and accounting system and download the finished Buchungsstapel including receipts.
Frequently asked questions
Lemon Squeezy & accounting – briefly explained
How does finHero book Lemon Squeezy as Merchant of Record?+
Your orders are booked as reverse-charge revenue against Lemon Squeezy as a debtor. You store the debtor account once for this – finHero does the rest.
How are the Lemon Squeezy fees calculated?+
The Lemon Squeezy API provides no per-transaction fees. finHero calculates them with a default value (5 % + $0.50) and you can adjust the percentage in the settings to your real payouts.
Does finHero support multiple stores?+
Yes. If your account has multiple stores, you additionally store the Store ID so that only the right orders are exported.
Are subscriptions accrued?+
Yes, for recurring payments finHero creates the deferred revenue accrual, so revenue is reported by period.
Which systems can I export to?+
DATEV, BMD NTCS (Austria), bexio and Abacus (Switzerland), each including a receipt list.
Matching accounting systems
Lemon Squeezy in your accounting – without manual work
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