Stripe Integration with Big Red Cloud – How to Connect Stripe with Big Red Cloud?

The Creator Economy is Growing – and Accounting Needs to Follow

The digital economy is booming. Online courses, e-books, paid newsletters, SaaS products and membership sites are transforming how people build businesses. Platforms like Kajabi and Substack have dramatically lowered the barrier to entry for creators and digital entrepreneurs. AI-powered tools such as Lovable, Replit and Cursor enable anyone to build software products without traditional development teams.

For Irish entrepreneurs who collect payments through Stripe, the accounting side of the business can quickly become a challenge. Revenue compliance, VAT returns and proper invoicing all require a dedicated tool. Big Red Cloud is one of Ireland's most established cloud accounting platforms, making it a natural companion for Stripe-powered businesses.

What is Stripe? Its Role in the New Economy

Stripe is a global payment processing platform founded in 2010 by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison. According to the Stripe Annual Update 2024, the company continues to grow rapidly, processing hundreds of billions of dollars for businesses across more than 40 countries. As described in Stripe: Thinking Like a Civilization, Stripe has established itself as the financial infrastructure of the internet.

Stripe supports one-off payments, recurring subscriptions, marketplace payouts and more. It handles over 135 currencies and provides tools for billing, fraud detection, tax calculation and financial reporting. However, Stripe does not generate invoices that comply with Irish Revenue requirements. It processes payments but leaves the responsibility for issuing compliant invoices and managing VAT to the business owner. This gap is precisely where a local accounting tool like Big Red Cloud comes into play.

What is Big Red Cloud and Why Use It?

Big Red Cloud is one of Ireland's leading cloud accounting platforms, specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses. With decades of experience in the Irish market, Big Red Cloud offers a comprehensive suite of accounting features tailored to Irish tax requirements. Key features include:

- Full double-entry bookkeeping in the cloud
- Invoicing and credit notes with Irish VAT compliance
- Bank reconciliation with automatic bank feeds
- VAT returns — calculate and submit VAT returns for Revenue
- Payroll integration for managing employee wages
- Multi-currency support for international transactions
- Debtor and creditor management with ageing reports
- Financial reporting — profit and loss, balance sheet, trial balance
- API access for integration with external systems

Big Red Cloud is trusted by thousands of Irish businesses and accountancy practices. Its interface is designed to be accessible for business owners who are not accounting professionals, while still providing the depth required by qualified accountants. The platform is fully compliant with Irish Revenue requirements and supports the specific VAT rates and reporting obligations that apply in Ireland.

Can You Connect Big Red Cloud with Stripe?

Big Red Cloud provides API documentation that enables programmatic access to accounting data, invoice creation and financial records. This opens the possibility of building automated data flows between Stripe and Big Red Cloud — for example, automatically creating invoices in Big Red Cloud whenever a Stripe payment is received.

For businesses that need a tailored integration between Stripe and Big Red Cloud, striptu.com offers a ready-made solution. striptu.com is a global platform specialising in connecting Stripe with local accounting systems and orchestrating transactional data. The platform can build a custom integration within seven days, at an affordable monthly subscription. Every Stripe payment can automatically trigger a compliant invoice in Big Red Cloud, complete with correct VAT treatment, customer details and sequential numbering.

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Invoice Requirements in Ireland

Irish Revenue requires that VAT invoices contain specific mandatory elements, as defined in the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010:

- Supplier's name, address and VAT registration number
- Customer's name and address (and VAT number for B2B transactions)
- Invoice date and unique sequential invoice number
- Date of supply of goods or services
- Description of goods or services supplied
- Quantity and unit price exclusive of VAT
- VAT rate(s) applied — Ireland uses rates of 23% (standard), 13.5% (reduced), 9% (second reduced), 4.8% (livestock) and 0% (zero-rated)
- VAT amount per rate
- Total amount payable including VAT
- Currency if not in Euro

For intra-EU supplies, the invoice must also include the customer's VAT identification number and a reference to the applicable reverse charge rule. Businesses must retain copies of all invoices for a minimum of six years.

E-Invoicing: PEPPOL (B2G)

Ireland implemented mandatory e-invoicing for Business-to-Government (B2G) transactions in 2019, in compliance with EU Directive 2014/55/EU. Government suppliers must issue invoices in the PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 format, an international standard used throughout Europe for electronic document exchange.

There is currently no mandatory B2B e-invoicing requirement in Ireland. However, the EU's ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) initiative, expected to be implemented between 2028 and 2030, will likely introduce mandatory e-invoicing and real-time digital reporting for B2B transactions across all EU member states. Irish businesses are well advised to start adopting digital invoicing practices in advance of these changes.

The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) manages Ireland's B2G e-invoicing infrastructure. Big Red Cloud, with its API capabilities and cloud-based architecture, can serve as part of a digital invoicing workflow that meets current and future compliance requirements.

Summary

Big Red Cloud is one of Ireland's most trusted cloud accounting platforms, built specifically for Irish businesses and tax requirements. Combined with Stripe's global payment processing capabilities, it creates a robust ecosystem for digital entrepreneurs and creators. Stripe handles payment collection, while Big Red Cloud manages invoicing, VAT compliance and Revenue reporting. For a seamless integration between the two, striptu.com can deliver a custom solution within seven days, ensuring every Stripe transaction is automatically reflected in your Irish accounting records.