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Orders and refunds land in Moneybird as correct entries. No export, no CSV.

€12.99 per month or €129 per year · 30-day free trial · monthly plan cancellable any month

The app follows your Shopify admin language: English or Dutch.

Orders from Shopify become invoices in Moneybird

Short answer

Boekvogel is a Shopify app that puts every paid order into Moneybird as a sales invoice, with the right VAT rate per order line. Refunds become credit notes, and the payment is recorded on the clearing account of the payment method. You set it up once; after that it happens automatically.

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Three steps: install in Shopify, give permission in Moneybird, then Boekvogel books automatically

How the connection works

Installing and setting up takes a few minutes. After that you don't need to look at it again.

01

Install on Shopify

Boekvogel asks for access to your orders, refunds, customer details and payouts. Nothing to download, no API keys to copy.

02

Give Moneybird permission

Log in to Moneybird once and pick the administration. Then you assign revenue, shipping and tips to your ledger accounts.

03

Let it run

Everything goes through automatically. Only what Boekvogel isn't sure about waits, in the “Needs attention” list, until you fix it and try again.

What you set up once
Booking momentpaid, placed or shipped
Document typeexternal or regular sales invoice
Contactsper customer or one shared contact
Ledger accountsrevenue, shipping, tips
VAT ratesper situation, including EU and export
Payment methodsan account per payment method

What ends up in Moneybird

Not just the orders. The refunds too, and per payment method the payment on your own clearing account.

Order, refund, payment, shipping and customer details go from Shopify to Moneybird
In ShopifyIn Moneybird
OrderSales invoice, VAT per line
RefundCredit note with the order number as reference
PaymentOn the clearing account of the payment method
ShippingSeparate line, its own account if you choose one
Gift cardsOwn account, a liability until redeemed
PayoutStatement including the fees withheld
Customer detailsContact, without duplicates

VAT per order line, not per order

An order with coffee beans at 9% and a mug at 21% produces one invoice with both rates shown separately. That keeps your VAT overview in Moneybird correct without manual work.

Boekvogel sets the VAT rate per invoice line, 9% or 21%
VAT rates Boekvogel applies per order line
CustomerRateOn the invoice
Consumer in the Netherlands 21% Standard VAT, per line
Consumer in the Netherlands, reduced rate 9% Books and food, for example
Consumer in the EU Local rate OSS, booked per country
Business customer in the EU, VAT-exempt in Shopify 0% Reverse charge
Customer outside the EU 0% Export

Is a situation not mapped to a rate in Moneybird? Then Boekvogel books nothing and puts the order in the “Needs attention” list. You map the rate and push the entry through with one click.

One order, step by step

A customer buys one item of €12.50 including 21% VAT and pays with iDEAL. This is what's in Moneybird afterwards, without you doing anything.

  1. Shopify reports that the order has been paid.
  2. Boekvogel splits the amount: €10.33 revenue and €2.17 VAT.
  3. The revenue goes to the ledger account you chose.
  4. The invoice gets the order number as its reference, so you can find it again.
  5. The payment is recorded on the Shopify Payments clearing account.
sales invoice · order #1004
DescriptionVATExcl.
One item21%€10.33
Subtotal€10.33 VAT 21%€2.17
Total€12.50

Boekvogel, an export or retyping yourself

Three ways to get your Shopify revenue into Moneybird.

How much manual work each approach costs you
Retyping Export Boekvogel
Work per order Retype by hand Export and import None
VAT per order line Work it out yourself Often one rate per order Automatic, per line
Refunds Separate credit note Usually manual Automatic credit note
Payment on the right account Look it up yourself Not in the export Per payment method
Duplicate entries Can happen Can happen Never the same order twice

Is Boekvogel right for your shop?

Better to know now than after a month.

Shopify with your bookkeeping works, revenue from outside Shopify doesn't

Yes, if this sounds familiar

  • Your web shop runs on Shopify and your bookkeeping is in Moneybird.
  • You sell at several VAT rates, or to customers elsewhere in the EU.
  • You want refunds to be right straight away.
  • You currently retype orders, or import an export.

No, Boekvogel wasn't made for this

One daily total instead of separate invoices

Boekvogel books per order. If you work with a single combined daily entry, this isn't a fit.

Revenue outside Shopify

If you also sell through a marketplace or a second platform, that revenue isn't included.

Purchasing, stock and payroll

Purchase invoices, stock valuation and payroll remain work for you or your accountant.

Terms you'll come across

Four terms from the settings, in plain language.

OSS (One Stop Shop)
The scheme that lets you pay the VAT on sales to consumers in other EU countries in a single return, at the rate of the customer's country.
Reverse charge
For a business customer in another EU country with a valid VAT number you charge 0% VAT. The customer accounts for the VAT in their own country.
External sales invoice
An invoice the customer has already received through Shopify and that you only record in your books. It isn't sent again.
Clearing account
An account that receives the incoming payments per payment method, so you can later match them against your bank statement.

Frequently asked questions about Shopify and Moneybird

What does Boekvogel cost?

€12.99 per month or €129 per year, the first 30 days free and cancellable every month. One price, regardless of the number of orders; with the yearly plan you pay ten months for a full year.

When is an order booked?

You choose: as soon as the order is paid, as soon as it's placed, or as soon as it's shipped.

How is VAT handled for customers abroad?

Consumers in the EU get the local rate through the OSS scheme, business customers who are VAT-exempt in Shopify get reverse charge, and customers outside the EU get 0% export; Boekvogel doesn't verify the VAT number itself. You map each situation to a rate in Moneybird once.

What happens to a refund?

It becomes a credit note, partial refunds included. The credit note gets the order number with a sequence number as its reference (for example #1001-R1), so you can put it next to the invoice. If you book regular sales invoices and the whole order is refunded, Boekvogel credits the original invoice in Moneybird.

Does it work with Shopify Payments, Mollie and PayPal?

Yes. Per payment method you choose on which financial account in Moneybird the payment is recorded, so you can later match it against your bank statement.

Does Boekvogel also book my payouts?

Yes, for Shopify Payments. For each payout Boekvogel books the fees Shopify withheld and prepares the net payout to be linked to your bank transaction. You switch it on yourself in the settings; it's off by default. For Mollie and PayPal the payout isn't in Shopify, so you match those yourself.

Can I still book older orders?

You enter a start date and then have the orders read in. Everything before that date is skipped, so you won't get duplicate revenue in your books.

Can duplicate invoices occur?

No, as long as Boekvogel is the only integration booking in this administration. Boekvogel creates one invoice per order, even if Shopify sends the same notification twice.

What if Shopify doesn't deliver a notification?

Every hour Boekvogel checks Shopify for missed orders and books them after all. Orders from before the installation or before your chosen start date are left out; you book those yourself through the import.

What if Moneybird is briefly unavailable?

The entry stays in the log with the reason next to it. You then push it through with one click.

What data does Boekvogel see?

In Shopify your orders, refunds, customer details and payouts, and in Moneybird the sales invoices, the bank and the settings. No product management, no theme, no discounts.

Does this work for a Belgian web shop too?

Yes. The connection works with the settings of your Moneybird administration, so Belgian rates and a Belgian VAT number work too. The app was built first and foremost for the Dutch situation. We cover Belgian VAT cases in our tests, but Boekvogel hasn't yet been proven with a live Belgian shop. If you run a Belgian web shop, email us before you start.

Does Boekvogel file my VAT return?

No. Boekvogel makes sure the VAT per invoice line is right in Moneybird. You or your accountant file the return, as always.

Do I need a developer?

No. You install it, give permission and choose the accounts yourself in a few minutes.

Other accounting packages

Boekvogel only works with Moneybird. If you use a different package, let us know at hallo@boekvogel.nl; what's asked for most decides what comes next.

Moneybird Available

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Installing takes a few minutes. The first 30 days are free, then €12.99 per month or €129 per year.