In AccountEdge, you'll need to set accounts for use with Shopify products and orders. In some cases, you'll also need to set initial values in some of these accounts.

Linked Accounts

In the Linked Accounts window, you'll need to set accounts associated to Shopify Orders

Sales Tax Collected

Sales tax collected on Shopify orders will be posted to this liability, type other liability account in AccountEdge.

I buy items imported from Shopify

When items are imported from Shopify to AccountEdge, an Expense account will be set for non-inventoried items, and a Cost of Sales account will be set for inventoried items.

If inventory is tracked in Shopify, imported items should track inventory

If Shopify items are set to track inventory, when imported into AccountEdge, I Inventory with the Inventory account will be set for the item in AccountEdge.

Income

Revenue from all Shopify Orders will be posted to this Income account

Liability (gift cards)

Payments for gift cards will be posted to this Liability account, which should be type Credit Card. When gift cards are used for purchases, the Accounts Receivable amount will be paid from this account.

Expense

Non-inventoried items will be set to I Buy, using this account, if the I buy items imported from Shopify box (above) is checked.

Cost of Sales

Inventoried items will be set with this Cost of Sales account

Asset

Inventoried items will be set with this Asset account, which is usually an asset account representing inventory.

Non-inventoried Items

In Shopify, you can indicate whether Shopify will maintain inventory for each individual item, or not. When non-inventoried items are sold, the resulting order will post the sale amount to the above-indicated income account, and the amount due to the Accounts Receivable account. When a non-inventoried, Shopify item is imported into the AccountEdge inventory system, the I Sell this item box will be checked, and the above Income account will be set for the item. If the I buy items imported from Shopify box is checked, the I Buy this item box will be checked, and the Expense account will be set for this item. If the I buy items imported from Shopify box is not checked, the I Buy this item box will not be checked, and the expense account will not be set.

Inventoried Items

When inventoried items are sold, the resulting order will post the sale amount to the above-indicated income account, and the amount due to the Accounts Receivable account. When an inventoried, Shopify item is imported into the AccountEdge inventory system, the I Sell this item box will be checked, and the above Income account will be set for the item. If the I buy items imported from Shopify box is checked, the I Buy this item box will be checked, and the Cost of Sales account will be set for this item. If the I buy items imported from Shopify box is not checked, the I Buy this item box will not be checked