The definition of ecommerce accounting is reporting your ecommerce business financials to the government. As an online vendor, you move products in and out, manage stock, and sell to customers in different countries via different channels. So, there are several things your ecommerce accounting includes:

• Bookkeeping, which lists every transaction. For example, when you accept products to your storage, sell on Amazon, or have to accept a return on a pair of shoes on eBay. Bookkeeping keeps track of every money or asset movement and provides a document covering every event.
• Management reports gather all the sales data and try to make sense of it. For example, how much of each product you sell, the costs of operating every channel, and where you make money.
• Tax filing and statutory reports. These depend on where you sell; each government has a different tax system. Tax reports constitute a very detailed recount of every transaction and the categories they fall under. Depending on the categories, different types of tax are derived. An experienced accountant can also help ensure you get the benefits and exemptions available to your business under each tax code.

When reconciling accounting for ecommerce sales you need to make sure that you have all your needs covered.

• All your channels. Do you sell via different platforms? You need a way to consolidate reports from various sources.
  All your tax jurisdictions. Do you sell in more than one country? You need to report for VAT everywhere you make money.
• No manual paperwork. Processing invoices and receipts is tiresome, and you probably have better ways to spend your time than that.

The best way to track online sales on Amazon is to connect directly to a bookkeeping software. We use our own software: we connect the feed automatically and switch you seamlessly. After that, any time you receive a statement from Amazon, it will automatically appear in our system, where we take it, sort it into categories, tag, and deliver up-to-date financials daily.

We’ve developed proprietary software that you can access from your desktop or a mobile app. This software provides daily updates of your balance from all linked bank accounts, your pending invoices, and lists documents that need to be uploaded. Additionally, we provide swift responses to queries via chat, keep track of important deadlines, and reconcile daily transactions.

Absolutely. We make the transition seamless on your end. We’ll get in touch directly with your current accounting service provider, take over all your financial documents, and audit them to make sure your company is compliant. We check for any loose ends with HMRC, organise historical data, and then prepare and file necessary reports. We offer up ongoing advice about relevant tax exemptions, helping you be smarter with your taxes. Now that your accounting is in good hands, you can focus on what you do best: running your business.