- Google Play
Book Google Play revenue for DATEV
AppKonto is software that turns Google Play earnings reports into DATEV booking proposals, documents and figures for the German VAT return and EC Sales List.
Google Play, October 2026 · Beispiel GmbH
Sample data · As of October 2026
| Item | Amount | Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue before commissionPurchases less refunds | €2,613.24 | Earnings report, per country |
| Service fee15.0% | −€391.99 | Included in the payout |
| Payout | €2,221.25 | Booked to Google Commerce Ltd |
| Bank payment | €2,221.25 | Difference €0.00 |
ItemAmount
- €2,613.24
Earnings report, per country
- −€391.99
Included in the payout
- €2,221.25
Booked to Google Commerce Ltd
- €2,221.25Difference €0.00
VAT
VAT return
- Kz 21
- €2,221.25
EC Sales List
- EC list
- €2,221.25
- Under the net method the 15 or 30 percent service fee is already inside the paid-out amount.
- Supply to Google Commerce Ltd in Ireland: reverse charge, Kz 21 and EC Sales List.
- The payout is reconciled with the bank payment, here with no difference.
The problem with Play reports
Google Play delivers earnings as a ZIP with several CSV files per month. Transactions, refunds, Google's service fee and taxes sit in separate lines and countries. In many countries Google collects VAT itself as the seller, in others it does not. That decides what belongs in your books.
AppKonto reads the reports from the Cloud Storage bucket of your Play account or from an upload, merges the files and assigns every line to a country and a tax case. Under the net method the service fee of 15 or 30 percent is already in the paid-out amount.
From earnings to booking batch
Fetch the reports
By service account from the bucket pubsite_prod_rev_…, or by uploading the monthly earnings ZIP.
Assign transactions
Sales, refunds and fees are merged and kept per country. Foreign currencies are converted with the configured rate.
Book
Services to Google Commerce Ltd in Ireland appear in Kz 21 and in the EC Sales List. Bookings follow the net method on the automatic accounts.
Reconcile and export
AppKonto compares the calculated amount with the payout on your bank account and creates the document and DATEV batch.
Open tax questions stay configurable
For countries where Google does not act as the seller, experts disagree whether the revenue belongs in Kz 21 or Kz 45. AppKonto does not decide this silently in code. It is a profile option with a recommended default that your tax advisor confirms once.
Google does not require an invoice from you for the payout. Your obligations under VAT law remain unaffected. AppKonto creates the document anyway and archives it with the source report.
Google Play questions
How does AppKonto get my Google Play data?
Through service-account access to the Cloud Storage bucket of your Play account where Google stores the earnings reports, or by uploading the ZIP files. Only reports are read.
How is the Google service fee booked?
Under the net method as part of the paid-out amount, without a separate booking. The fee appears as information in the month overview.
When does Google pay and how is it reconciled?
Google pays monthly, transactions are spread over the whole month. AppKonto accrues by period and compares with the bank payment. Remaining differences are explained, for example by currency conversion.
Can I close App Store and Google Play together?
Yes. The month shows both channels and Stripe side by side. Approval is still per channel.
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