Accounting for E-commerce Businesses
Industries We Serve
Accounting for E-commerce Businesses
Platform payouts, fees, refunds, and inventory — reconciled accurately so you know what your business is actually earning across every sales channel.
Multi-Channel
Reconciliation
Platform
Fee Tracking
Inventory
Cost Tracking
Sales Tax
Support
E-commerce businesses often sell across multiple platforms — each with its own payout schedule, fee structure, and reporting format. Bank deposits rarely match gross sales, and without careful reconciliation, it is easy to overstate revenue or miss costs. PNL Financials helps e-commerce sellers maintain accurate books across all their channels.
Common Challenges
What makes accounting complex in your industry
Bank deposits do not match gross sales
Platforms like Amazon, Shopify, and Etsy deposit funds net of their fees, refunds, and reserves. The amount that hits your bank account is not your revenue — and treating it as such leads to inaccurate financial statements.
Platform fees, refunds, and chargebacks
Selling fees, fulfillment costs, advertising charges, refunds, and chargebacks all reduce what you actually keep from each sale. These need to be recorded separately to understand true margins.
Inventory and cost of goods sold
Tracking what was purchased, what was sold, and what remains in inventory is essential for calculating accurate gross profit — especially when selling across multiple channels with different fulfillment arrangements.
Sales tax across multiple states
E-commerce businesses may have sales tax obligations in multiple states based on where their customers are located. Accurate sales records by state are essential for compliance.
How PNL Financials Helps
Financial support built for your business
Platform payout reconciliation
We reconcile payouts from each platform against gross sales, fees, refunds, and reserves — so your books reflect actual revenue, not just what was deposited.
Fee and cost tracking by channel
We record platform fees, fulfillment costs, advertising charges, and other selling expenses by channel so you can see the true cost of selling on each platform.
Refund and chargeback recording
We record refunds and chargebacks accurately so they reduce revenue in the correct period and do not distort your financial statements.
Inventory and COGS tracking
We reconcile inventory purchases and sales so your cost of goods sold is accurately reflected each month, giving you a reliable gross margin figure.
Multi-channel profitability reporting
We organize your financials so you can see revenue, costs, and profitability by sales channel — helping you understand which platforms are performing and which may need attention.
What You Receive
Deliverables & reporting
Monthly profit and loss statements
Platform payout reconciliation reports
Fee and cost tracking by channel
Inventory and COGS reconciliation
Refund and chargeback records
Sales tax records by state
Multi-channel profitability reports
Year-end tax-ready financials
Related Services
Accurate books for your e-commerce business
PNL Financials helps e-commerce sellers reconcile platform payouts, track true costs, and understand profitability across every channel. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your business.