PNL Financials

Accounting for E-commerce Businesses

E-commerce business owner reviewing sales data

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

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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

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.