Tallmont E-commerce Accounting Services — Amazon & Shopify
For: Amazon FBA, Shopify, and multi-channel sellers.
The deposit is not the revenue
E-commerce books fail in a specific, predictable way: the bookkeeper records marketplace deposits as sales. But an Amazon settlement is revenue minus referral fees, FBA fees, refunds, reserves, chargebacks, and ad spend — netted across a two-week window. Book the deposit and every downstream number is wrong: revenue, margins, tax basis, and the valuation of your business.
Add inventory (the other place e-commerce books die) and most sellers are flying blind at exactly the moment scale makes precision matter.
What we do
Settlement reconciliation. Amazon, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal — every payout decomposed into gross sales, fees, refunds, and adjustments, booked correctly.
Inventory & COGS accounting. Landed costs (product, freight, duty), monthly COGS tied to units actually sold, inventory balances that survive a lender’s questions.
Channel-level margins. Books structured so each channel reports its own P&L, with fees and advertising attributed where they belong. You learn which channel actually makes money — the answer is frequently a surprise.
Sales tax exposure. Nexus mapping and filing-tool integration, before a state finds you first.
What you get
Real margins by channel, inventory numbers you can borrow against, and a financial picture that holds up when you raise, borrow, or sell the business.
Frequently asked questions
Why is e-commerce bookkeeping different?
Because a marketplace deposit isn't revenue — it's revenue minus fees, refunds, reserves, and adjustments, batched across weeks. Book deposits as sales and your revenue, margins, and tax numbers are all wrong. Settlement reconciliation is the core skill, and most generalist bookkeepers don't have it.
Do you handle inventory and COGS?
Yes — landed-cost inventory accounting and monthly COGS that reflect what you actually sold, so gross margin is a real number instead of a guess.
Can you show profitability by channel or SKU?
Yes — we structure the books so Amazon, Shopify, wholesale, and retail channels report separately, with advertising and fees attributed where they belong. SKU-level analysis is available on top.
What about sales tax?
We map your nexus exposure and integrate with the filing tools (TaxJar, Avalara) — and flag when your footprint means it's time to register somewhere new.
Book your free books review
Thirty minutes, your current setup, and a candid read on what it would take.