You are building a platform and want connected accounts to have access to the Stripe Dashboard. Which charge type should you use?

You are building a platform and want connected accounts to have access to the Stripe Dashboard. Which charge type should you use?

• A. Destination Charges
• B. Direct Charges
• C. Separate Charges and Transfers
• D. Platform First Charges

Answer: (B)

Direct charges let the connected account own the charge, so they are the ones processing the payment and see the transaction in their own Stripe Dashboard. This setup gives each connected account full visibility into their charges, payouts, and related activity. The platform can still take an application fee if needed, by specifying an application_fee_amount when creating the charge. Other charge types route the money through the platform or split the charge, which means the connected account won’t have a direct, single view of the charge in their own dashboard.

Direct charges let the connected account own the charge, so they are the ones processing the payment and see the transaction in their own Stripe Dashboard. This setup gives each connected account full visibility into their charges, payouts, and related activity. The platform can still take an application fee if needed, by specifying an application_fee_amount when creating the charge. Other charge types route the money through the platform or split the charge, which means the connected account won’t have a direct, single view of the charge in their own dashboard.