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Amazon Deferred Transaction – Now available as a self-service add‑on

Written by Ruth Buan
Updated this week

You can now enable Amazon Deferred Transaction Adjustments yourself directly from your Link My Books account—no need to contact support to get started.

This feature is available as a paid add‑on, billed per Amazon account.

Learn about Amazon Deferred Transactions and Revenue Recognitions here.


Feature Overview

Amazon Deferred Transaction Adjustments helps you handle certain Amazon settlement adjustments using a more accurate revenue recognition approach.

You can now:

  • Turn the feature on directly from your dashboard

  • Choose when the feature should start applying (start date)

  • See your active status and start date immediately after upgrade


How It Works

You can enable the feature in just a few clicks:

  1. Go to Settings

    1. In your Link My Books account, navigate to: Settings → Settlement Settings → Revenue Recognition

  2. Enable Deferred Transaction Adjustments

    1. In the Revenue Recognition area, find the option for Deferred Transaction Adjustments

    2. Click to enable the feature

  3. Choose Your Start Date & Confirm

    1. Select the start date from which you want the feature to apply

    2. Review the pricing and billing details shown on screen

    3. Click to confirm the upgrade

  4. Feature Activates Immediately

    1. Once confirmed, the feature is activated right away

    2. Your chosen start date is displayed in the interface so you can clearly see from when it applies

Backfilling Historical Months

If you need to backfill Revenue Recognition for prior months, you can do so by setting the start date to the earliest month you want included. Link My Books will automatically generate recognition settlements for each month starting from the selected date.

Locating Deferred and Released Recognition Settlements

Once Revenue Recognition is enabled, you can view the Deferred and Released recognition settlements by:

  1. Opening the Settlement Dashboard.

  2. Using the filter options to select Deferred and Released transactions.

  3. Viewing the recognition settlements for the selected month and marketplace.


Pricing

Amazon Deferred Transaction Adjustments is a paid add‑on, billed per Amazon account:

  • £15/month (GBP)

  • $20/month (USD)

  • $30/month (AUD)

You’ll see the relevant price during the upgrade flow before you confirm.


Customer Impact

Here’s what this change means for you:

  • Instant access – No more waiting for an admin or support to turn it on

  • Simple self-service flow – Clear, guided 3‑step UI to enable the feature

  • Transparent pricing – Costs are shown before you confirm the upgrade

  • Controlled changes via support
    If you need to deactivate the feature or change the start date after activation, please contact our support team and we’ll handle that for you

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