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E-commerce accounting is not ordinary accounting with a website attached
An online seller is paid net, holds stock in seven countries, invoices in three currencies and refunds customers three weeks after the sale. Technical guides on what has to be handled, flow by flow.
The guides
- The craft
Choosing an e-commerce accountant
Nearly every firm advertises e-commerce expertise. A seven-point interview checklist for measuring what sits behind the word.
Updated 13 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Marketplaces
Amazon FBA accounting: what has to be handled
The payout is not revenue, the fees are not one line, and the stock triggers obligations in every country it sits in.
Updated 13 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Own store
Shopify accounting: from payout to revenue
A payment provider, a delay, fees withheld, and six events that undo the sale after it was made.
Updated 13 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Tax
EU VAT for e-commerce: the threshold, the one-stop shop, and what it does not cover
The 2021 regime simplified one thing and complicated another. The second costs far more to discover late.
Updated 13 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Year end
Valuing e-commerce inventory at year end
Inventory is the least reliable line on an online seller's balance sheet. Four questions to settle before fixing a figure.
Updated 13 October 2026 · 3 min read