diff --git a/fusion_centralize_billing/tests/test_invoice_ledger.py b/fusion_centralize_billing/tests/test_invoice_ledger.py
index 9787d911..57c2ba4c 100644
--- a/fusion_centralize_billing/tests/test_invoice_ledger.py
+++ b/fusion_centralize_billing/tests/test_invoice_ledger.py
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ class TestLedgerIngest(TransactionCase):
         with self.assertRaises(UserError):
             self.W._read_nexacloud_invoices()
 
+    def test_unitemized_subtotal_gets_reconciling_line(self):
+        data = [{
+            'id': 'inv-base', 'stripe_invoice_id': 'in_base', 'invoice_number': 'NEX-BASE',
+            'user_external_id': 'u-2', 'partner_name': 'Globex', 'partner_email': 'ops@globex.test',
+            'invoice_date': '2026-05-01', 'currency': 'CAD', 'status': 'open',
+            'subtotal': 200.0, 'tax': 0.0, 'amount_paid': 0.0, 'paid_at': None,
+            'items': [],  # base plan billed via Stripe only — no line items
+        }]
+        self.W._ingest_invoices(data, post=False)
+        mv = self.Move.search([('x_fc_nexacloud_invoice_id', '=', 'inv-base')])
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(mv.amount_untaxed, 200.0, places=2)  # captured via reconciling line
+        self.assertTrue(any('base/unitemized' in (l.name or '') for l in mv.invoice_line_ids))
+
     def test_prune_shadow_removes_shadow_subs_only(self):
         p = self.env['res.partner'].sudo().create({'name': 'X'})
         shadow = self.env['sale.order'].sudo().create({'partner_id': p.id, 'x_fc_shadow': True})
diff --git a/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/import_wizard.py b/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/import_wizard.py
index 485780b2..5db604dc 100644
--- a/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/import_wizard.py
+++ b/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/import_wizard.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class FusionBillingImportWizard(models.TransientModel):
             raise UserError("Could not connect to the NexaCloud database: %s" % e)
         try:
             conn.set_session(readonly=True)
+            conn.set_client_encoding('UTF8')
             cur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor)
             data = {}
             cur.execute(
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ class FusionBillingImportWizard(models.TransientModel):
             raise UserError("Could not connect to the NexaCloud database: %s" % e)
         try:
             conn.set_session(readonly=True)
+            conn.set_client_encoding('UTF8')
             cur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor)
             cur.execute(
                 "SELECT subscription_id::text AS sub, "
diff --git a/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/invoice_ledger.py b/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/invoice_ledger.py
index 5c0609fb..8249e778 100644
--- a/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/invoice_ledger.py
+++ b/fusion_centralize_billing/wizards/invoice_ledger.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class FusionBillingInvoiceLedgerWizard(models.TransientModel):
             raise UserError("Could not connect to the NexaCloud database: %s" % e)
         try:
             conn.set_session(readonly=True)
+            conn.set_client_encoding('UTF8')  # invoice descriptions contain non-ASCII (e.g. "×")
             cur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor)
             where = "WHERE i.created_at >= %(since)s" if since else ""
             cur.execute(
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class FusionBillingInvoiceLedgerWizard(models.TransientModel):
             if invoices:
                 cur.execute(
                     "SELECT ii.invoice_id, ii.description, ii.quantity, ii.unit_price, ii.amount "
-                    "FROM invoice_items ii WHERE ii.invoice_id = ANY(%(ids)s)",
+                    "FROM invoice_items ii WHERE ii.invoice_id::text = ANY(%(ids)s)",
                     {"ids": list(invoices.keys())})
                 for r in cur.fetchall():
                     inv = invoices.get(str(r["invoice_id"]))
@@ -150,6 +151,22 @@ class FusionBillingInvoiceLedgerWizard(models.TransientModel):
                             "account_id": self._fc_income_account(fam).id,
                             "tax_ids": [(6, 0, tax.ids)] if tax else [(5, 0, 0)],
                         }))
+                    # Many NexaCloud base-plan invoices store the charge in `subtotal` with
+                    # NO invoice_items. Add a balancing line for any gap so the Odoo invoice
+                    # total matches what Stripe actually billed (captures un-itemized revenue
+                    # and absorbs proration credits where items exceed subtotal).
+                    items_total = round(sum(float(it.get("amount") or 0.0)
+                                            for it in inv.get("items", [])), 2)
+                    gap = round(float(inv.get("subtotal") or 0.0) - items_total, 2)
+                    if abs(gap) > 0.01:
+                        summary["by_family"]["base"] = round(
+                            summary["by_family"].get("base", 0.0) + gap, 2)
+                        line_vals.append((0, 0, {
+                            "name": "NexaCloud base/unitemized charge",
+                            "quantity": 1.0, "price_unit": gap,
+                            "account_id": self._fc_income_account("base").id,
+                            "tax_ids": [(6, 0, tax.ids)] if tax else [(5, 0, 0)],
+                        }))
                     move.write({"invoice_line_ids": line_vals})
                     summary["updated" if existing else "created"] += 1
                     if post: