Connect eBay to Xero, import eBay managed payments payouts, and post reconciliation-ready sales, fees, refunds, taxes, shipping, and deposits into Xero.
Import each eBay payout and post one summarized entry.
Turn eBay managed payments deposits into Xero entries that explain the bank feed.
Use your trial to prove one eBay payout imports, posts, and reconciles before backfilling history.
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eBay pays you in batches. Each deposit mixes sales, fees, refunds, and taxes, so it rarely matches your Xero books on its own. An eBay payout covers sales, refunds, shipping labels, fees, tax, and adjustments. Taxomate imports the eBay managed payments payout and posts one summarized entry to Xero that matches the bank deposit. You skip the spreadsheet.
Connect your eBay seller account. You approve access in eBay. Taxomate then fetches your managed payments payouts.
Connect Xero. You approve access and select the Xero organization to use.
Run Quick Setup to create default accounts in Xero, or pick accounts you already have. Then check the account and tax type for each category. You can change any mapping later. Taxomate does not post until the required mappings are set.
Open an eBay payout in Taxomate. It shows sales, refunds, shipping, fees, and tax grouped by category, with the payout total.
Post the payout. Taxomate creates one summarized invoice in Xero, with lines grouped by category, SKU, or order based on your setting. A negative total posts as a bill instead. You choose the invoice status: Draft, Submitted, or Authorised. You can also turn on auto-post so new payouts post after the deposit date.
Match the posted invoice to the bank deposit in Xero. The invoice total is the payout total, so it lines up with the deposit. Xero only matches approved invoices, so approve a Draft or Submitted invoice first.
Taxomate groups each payout by category and posts them to the Xero accounts you map. The table lists the categories and where each one goes.
| Transaction type | Where it goes | Default account |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Income account | eBay Sales |
| Discounts | Income account | eBay Discounts |
| Shipping collected | Income account | eBay Shipping |
| Refunds | Income account | eBay Refunds |
| Shipping labels | Expense account | eBay Shipping Labels |
| Final value fees | Expense account | eBay Final Value Fees |
| Insertion fees | Expense account | eBay Insertion Fees |
| Ad fees | Expense account | eBay Ad Fees |
| Payment processing fees | Expense account | eBay Payment Processing Fees |
| Disputes and chargebacks | Expense account | eBay Chargebacks |
| Sales tax collected and remitted | Liability account | eBay Sales Tax Payable |
| Adjustments | Other income account | eBay Adjustments |
Plans start at $14/month for one sales channel with up to 200 orders a month. Every plan has a 14-day free trial. See pricing.
Short answers on how a payout-based workflow handles eBay deposits in Xero.
Start with the eBay managed payments payout, import the related sales, fees, refunds, taxes, and adjustments, then review the summarized Xero entry before posting.
Yes, if the workflow uses the payout as the control total and posts a summarized entry that can be matched against the bank deposit in Xero.
Use one recent eBay managed payments payout as the activation test. The workflow is ready to scale when the first import, first successful post, and bank reconciliation all line up.
First-post proof
Before you backfill months of eBay data, use one representative eBay managed payments payout to confirm the import, summarized accounting post, and bank reconciliation path in Xero.
Reconciliation playbook
The goal is to explain each managed payments deposit in Xero without payout spreadsheets. The workflow starts with the payout and ends with a Xero post you can reconcile.
Use the eBay managed payments payout as the control total, then pull in sales, refunds, fees, tax, shipping, and adjustment activity tied to that payout.
Check the summarized Xero entry before posting so revenue, fees, refunds, tax, and clearing lines are understandable at month end.
The first successful post should reconcile to the eBay bank deposit before you expand to more payouts or historical backfills.
Activation checklist
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Taxomate turns each eBay payout into one summarized entry in Xero, so you match one entry to each deposit instead of copying payout reports by hand.
Sales, fees, refunds, shipping and tax post to the accounts you map, so your profit and loss report shows each one. Taxomate can also send summarized cost of goods sold (COGS) entries.
Each summary breaks the payout down into sales, refunds and fees, and its total equals the deposit. You can review it before it posts.
Taxomate turns your eBay sales, fees and tax data into summarized entries that match your payouts in Xero.
No payout spreadsheets: Taxomate imports each eBay payout for you, so you do not rebuild it from reports in a spreadsheet.
The same mappings every time: Every payout posts with the account mappings you set, so each fee and tax type lands in the same account each month.
Books that stay current: Turn on auto-post and new payouts post after their deposit date, without a manual step.
Tax kept separate: Tax collected on eBay sales posts to its own account, separate from sales. Taxomate records the amounts; filing and tax advice stay with you or your accountant.
Getting started with Taxomate in 10 minutes or less.
Start a 14-day free trial. Creating an account takes a few minutes.
Connect your eBay seller account and Xero. Each one asks you to approve access.
Run Quick Setup or pick your own accounts, then confirm the account and tax setting for each category. You can change any mapping later.
Review each eBay summary and post it to Xero, or turn on auto-post so new payouts post after their deposit date.
Taxomate handles the payout bookkeeping for eBay, so your time goes to checking the summary, not building it.
Book a free 1:1 onboarding call, or get help by email and video chat. Setup guides and help articles are in the help center.
You approve each connection in eBay and Xero, set every account mapping, and can review each summary before it posts.
Plans start at $14/month for one sales channel with up to 200 orders a month, and the Multi-channel plan has no channel limit. Every plan has a 14-day free trial.
UK and EU eBay sellers can post VAT to its own accounts. A VAT setup guide is in the help center.
Taxomate is an automated cloud-based accounting software designed to simplify the bookkeeping process for Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, and Shopify sellers. It imports eBay payouts and posts summarized sales, fees, refunds and taxes to QuickBooks Online, Xero or Wave, so you do less manual entry.
Taxomate connects to your eBay account to fetch transaction details such as sales, refunds, and fees. It then processes these transactions and automatically posts them as summarized entries into Xero that match your eBay payout reports, so each entry matches its deposit.
No, Taxomate does not charge extra fees for connecting multiple eBay accounts or for importing historical data. Our pricing plans are designed to offer flexibility and scalability, allowing you to add as many accounts as you need without additional costs. Taxomate can import as much historical data as allowed by each sales channel.
Taxomate provides its users with a range of support options and resources. This includes email support, 1:1 video chat support, comprehensive guides, video tutorials, and a knowledge base filled with helpful articles. These resources are designed to help users navigate the software, from setup to advanced features, ensuring a smooth experience.
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