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Using A2X with sku.io

Configure A2X and sku.io together to ensure accurate ecommerce sales reconciliations and automated COGS tracking.

Written by Amy Crooymans

Using A2X alongside sku.io allows you to separate your financial reporting for maximum accuracy. In this configuration, A2X sends your summarized sales, fees, and taxes to your accounting software, while sku.io manages your inventory-related transactions and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).

What is the difference between sku.io and A2X?

An Inventory Management System (IMS) like sku.io is designed to track physical stock levels and handle the operational side of your products. It acts as your "source of truth" for buy costs and landed costs. Typical sku.io tasks include:

  • Creating and managing purchase orders and receipts.

  • Tracking inventory adjustments, stock takes, and warehouse transfers.

  • Syncing inventory quantities across sales channels.

A2X specializes in ecommerce accounting. It captures and summarizes the complex financial data from your marketplaces (like Amazon or Shopify) to ensure your bank deposits reconcile perfectly. A2X handles:

  • Summarizing sales, refunds, and taxes.

  • Calculating marketplace fees.

  • Managing multiple currencies and payment periods.

Optimal configuration

To avoid double-counting your sales and ensures your margins are accurate, we recommend the following setup:

  1. A2X: Connect to your sales channels and accounting software (QuickBooks Online or Xero). A2X will send/post your sales entries.

  2. sku.io: Connect to your sales channels and accounting software. sku.io will send/post your COGS and inventory entries.

How to set up A2X and sku.io

Follow these steps to ensure your data flows correctly without duplication.

1. Disable sales syncing in sku.io

You must prevent sku.io from sending sales data to your accounting system, as A2X will handle this more granularly.

  1. Log in to your sku.io account.

  2. Navigate to each active Sales Channel (e.g., your Amazon or Shopify integration settings).

  3. Locate the options for Sync Sales Order and Sync Sales Credit.

  4. Toggle both options to Disabled.

2. Disable COGS in A2X

Since sku.io is your source of truth for inventory and will be sending the COGS journals, you need to turn off the COGS feature in A2X.

  1. Log in to A2X.

  2. Go to Settings > Cost of Goods Sold.

  3. Select Disable COGS.

  4. Click Save Settings.

Troubleshooting

  • Discrepancies in timing: sku.io may post COGS at the time of fulfillment, while A2X posts sales based on the payout or settlement date. This is normal, but it may cause temporary margin fluctuations in your reports until both entries are present.

  • Double-counted revenue: If you see duplicate sales invoices in QuickBooks or Xero, check that the Sync Sales Order setting was disabled for all channels in sku.io, not just the primary one.

  • Missing COGS: If COGS aren't appearing in your accounting software, verify that your sku.io integration is successfully connected and that "Inventory-related Manual Journals" are enabled for posting within sku.io.

FAQs

Which system should I use to see my profit margins? While both systems provide data, your accounting software (Xero or QuickBooks Online) will be the final destination where A2X's sales data and sku.io's COGS data meet to give you an accurate Profit and Loss statement.

Does sku.io handle my purchase invoices? Yes. In this recommended setup, sku.io continues to transmit purchase invoices, inventory adjustments, and warehouse transfers to your accounting system.

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