Disclaimer: You should get tax advice from your accountant or tax adviser. These instructions are for the technical configuration of A2X.

For all new Amazon & Shopify accounts created from 1 August 2022, A2X can auto-apply the default accounts and tax rate mapping for you based on your main region and registration information. Click here for An overview of the A2X accounts and taxes mapping assisted setup.

This article outlines the steps you need to take and what questions you’ll be asked in the onboarding questionnaire for sellers in the United States and Canada. The example shown is an Amazon account, but the steps are the same for setting up a Shopify account. If you are setting up accounts for multiple countries, please also view

When you reach the Accounts and Tax Mapping page, you will see an onboarding questionnaire that asks you a series of questions. A2X will then automatically suggest the required Chart of Accounts and apply the tax rate to all of your transaction lines.

Once you’ve connected your sales channel and accounting software, your next step is to Map your Accounts and Taxes.

If your business is located in multiple countries, or if you are not sure, select the country of your accounting system and the financial reports you need to generate in Xero, QuickBooks Online, or Sage.

For example, if your accounting system is a US QuickBooks Online account, select the United States as your main country. If your accounting system is a Canadian QuickBooks Online account, select Canada as your main country.

For this question, select either yes or no. If you are unsure, we recommend speaking with your accountant.

For users who selected yes in the previous question and are tax registered, you can specify additional countries in a follow-up question.

For users who selected no, you will be taken to question 3 [click here to jump to Q3].

Here you select which additional countries you are registered to pay tax in. For example, if you are registered in Canada or Mexico. You can select as many as you need to.

Select ‘None’ if you are not tax registered in any other country. If you are required to collect and remit taxes in other countries, select these countries from the list.

This step allows A2X to separate the transactions at a detailed level and enables advanced settings and customized configurations.

The final question would be if you’d like to go with A2X’s assisted or custom setup. In the assisted setup A2X will automatically suggest the required chart of accounts and apply the tax rate to all of their transaction lines for you to review. Click here to read ‘Do I need the assisted or custom setup’.

Pro Tip: You can get started with the assisted setup to see how A2X works, then refine the accounts and taxes mapping as needed before upgrading to a paid subscription.

If you decide to go ahead with the assisted setup, in the next step, A2X will list the recommended Chart of Accounts:

Click 'save and continue' to allow A2X to create the new chart of accounts in your accounting system.

You are ready to complete the last step which is to review and send a payout from A2X to your accounting system:

When you click on view Settlements, you will then be taken to the Settlements/Payouts page to review your first entry and send it to your accounting software. Click here to read ‘Send your first A2X Invoice or Journal’.

A2X recommends you review these entries with your accountant to make sure they are suitable for your business.

You might notice that some of your settlement/payouts are on hold or they have ‘country unknown.

Click here to view Unknown Country transactions in A2X, what does it mean and how do I map these transactions?.

If you are waiting for data to populate into A2X, then it’s fine to leave your setup at this point and log back in to review the entries once there is some data in your account.

If you have used the A2X Accounts and Tax mapping assisted setup feature, then your base mappings have been done for you. You don’t actually need to visit the accounts and tax mapping page, you can start sending entries to your accounting software.

However, if you did want to dive deeper and customize what mappings have been set, you can review the accounts and tax mapping that A2X set up in the ‘Accounts and Taxes’ page.

Click here to view Navigating the Accounts and Taxes Page & Understanding Automapping Rules .

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