Because it shouldn't. Stripe deducts processing fees before paying out, and batches charges into payouts on a delay, so a $1,000 day in Stripe might arrive as $971 two days later. Recording only the deposit understates both your revenue and your expenses. Inkle Books records the charge gross, the fee as an expense, and matches the payout to the charges behind it, which is what accrual accounting requires and what investors expect to see.
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