This feature is currently in beta.
Not to be confused with Deferred Revenue, Amazon Deferred Transactions refer to transactions which Amazon holds (”defers”) before releasing.
Amazon may defer transactions for various reasons, the most common being:
DD7 (Delivery-Date+7) policy:
Amazon keeps the money until seven days after the shipment is marked delivered (to cover potential refunds, A-to-Z claims, charge-backs, etc.)
B2B orders:
Business-to-business orders placed with payment terms can stay on hold while Amazon waits for the buyer’s payment.
Deferred Transactions and Settlement Reporting
Deferred transactions are not included in settlement reports until they’re released or paid out. Without adjustments, this can lead to sales, fees, and COGS being recorded in the wrong accounting period.
A2X Automatically Adjusts for Deferred Transactions
Key Benefits
Accurate accrual accounting – Revenue, fees, and COGS are recorded in the correct period.
No disruption to cash reconciliation – Settlement entries remain unchanged, so bank-feed matching continues as normal.
Full summary alignment – A2X’s Amazon Summary Report still matches Seller Central's Summary Report.
Audit-ready transparency – The detailed CSV includes every deferred and released transaction for full visibility.
How it works
Regular settlements post as usual
End-of-month adjustment (one per marketplace)
Deferred transactions are accrued – A2X recognises all transactions that were deferred during the month.
Released transactions are reversed – Any transaction that moved from deferred to released is reversed.
Matching COGS adjustments are included if you use COGS tracking in A2X.
Net impact posts to an asset account – You choose which account A2X uses.
Mapped just like settlements – Sales, tax, and other lines follow the same mapping rules you've already set.
Timing can vary slightly – Adjustments are created after settlement periods for the month have fully closed
Opening Balance Tip
A2X’s adjustments reflect monthly activity, not the total balance Amazon is holding at month-end.
If you'd like your chosen asset account to show what Amazon has reserved as of the end of the month, you'll need to manually set an opening balance in the first month A2X begins posting deferred transaction adjustments.
Example
Example
Deferred & released transactions from May
Order | Status as at 31 May | Principal | Fee | Tax | A2X Action |
111 | Deferred in May, not yet released | 100 | –10 | –20 | Accrue via adjustment |
222 | Deferred in Apr, released 12 May | 90 | –9 | –18 | Reverse via adjustment |
333 | Sold & released same month | 80 | –8 | –16 | Net to 0 in adjustment |
Deferred Transactions Adjustment for May
Line | Amount | Dr/Cr Account |
Principal | 10 | Cr Sales |
Fee | 1 | Dr Expenses |
Tax | 2 | Cr Liability |
Deferred Transactions | 11 | Dr Asset |
Raw Data
Order | Line | Amount | Dr/Cr Account |
111 | Principal | 100 | Cr Sales |
111 | Fee | 15 | Dr Expenses |
111 | Tax | 20 | Cr Liability |
222 | Principal | 90 | Dr Sales |
222 | Fee | 12 | Cr Expenses |
222 | Tax | 18 | Dr Liability |
333 | Principal | 80 | Cr Sales |
333 | Fee | 10 | Dr Expenses |
333 | Tax | 16 | Cr Liability |
333 | Principal | 80 | Dr Sales |
333 | Fee | 10 | Cr Expenses |
333 | Tax | 16 | Dr Liability |
Setting up Amazon Deferred Transactions adjustments
Enable the feature
Go to Settings → Amazon Deferred Transactions
Select Enable → Save
A2X will begin fetching deferred transactions and will generate adjusting entries starting with the last month onward (the first entries will generally appear within 3 days).
Map asset account(s) for deferred transactions
Go to Settings → Connections
For each marketplace, select an asset account
You can map each marketplace to its own account or use the same account for all marketplaces.
Click Save
View Deferred Transactions adjustments
Find Deferred Transactions adjustments under Postings > Deferred Transactions.
Auto-posting coming soon
For now, adjustments must be posted manually.
No extra mapping needed – In most cases, A2X uses your existing settlement mappings. The adjustment lines should look familiar and easy to review.
Understanding the CSV data file
Just like settlements, you can download the “raw” CSV file. This file is similar to the settlement report, with these additional columns:
transaction-status
Status | What they are | How A2X handles these |
DEFERRED | This is a transaction which was posted as deferred during the period | These are being accrued by the adjustment |
DEFERRED_RELEASED | This is still a deferred transaction, but Amazon had already posted the corresponding released transaction by the time we fetched the deferred transaction. | These are being accrued by the adjustment |
RELEASED | in the context of deferred transactions, these refer to the “release” of a transaction which was deferred. | These are being reversed by the adjustment |
deferral-reason
Typical options are DD7 or B2B
This is only populated for DEFERRED or DEFERRED_RELEASED transactions.
The COGS adjustment
The adjustment's COGS component is based on the same transactions which are included in the Sales and Fees posting.
It will post Cost of Goods Sold adjustments for transactions which were deferred during the period.
It will reverse Cost of Goods Sold adjustments for deferred transactions which were released during the period
Cost of Goods Sold for these adjustments is calculated based on the costs in A2X as of the time the adjustment was generated.
FAQ
Does this change my settlements?
No. Settlements remain exactly as Amazon sends them.
Will revenue double when cash arrives?
No. Reversals ensure each order hits the P&L once.