Blogs for E-commerce Businesses

Keep reading to learn exactly which 2026 rules apply to Amazon FBA and Shopify sellers, what triggers an obligation in a state where you have never set foot, and what to actually do about each one.

In this guide, you’ll discover how to reconcile Amazon settlements correctly, track COGS across fulfillment centers, and build a monthly close that shows your real margin before your next restock.

In this guide, you’ll discover how revenue, inventory, and fees should actually land in your books under accrual rules. Keep reading to learn when the IRS requires the switch, how settlement timing distorts cash-basis profit, and what a clean conversion looks like in QuickBooks Online. 

In this guide, you will learn exactly how import duties move from a customs bill into your cost of goods sold, how to build a SKU-level landed cost model, and how to record it correctly inside QuickBooks Online.

In this guide, you’ll discover how buyers actually calculate an offer, what your books need to prove before anyone signs a letter of intent, and which financial risks quietly shrink your multiple.

In this guide, you’ll discover what buyers and their advisors dig into before wiring funds, how Amazon-specific line items like FBA fees and ASIN concentration factor into the review, and what a seller needs ready in the data room to avoid a painful price cut mid-negotiation. 

In this guide, you’ll learn how to map Amazon’s payout calendar to your reorder schedule, build a 13-week cash flow forecast for FBA inventory cycles, and decide when financing helps versus when it just delays a margin problem. 

In this guide, you’ll discover how to calculate quarterly payments from real store profit, hit the 2026 due dates, and use safe harbor rules to avoid penalties.

In this guide, you’ll learn which inventory losses the IRS allows you to deduct, how to calculate the loss using landed cost instead of guesswork, and how to record the adjustment in QuickBooks Online without distorting your margins. 

In this guide, you’ll learn what triggers IRS and state scrutiny for Amazon sellers, which records protect your deductions, and how to close gaps in your books before a notice arrives.

Keep reading to learn how each FBA charge is classified, how to reconcile Seller Central without losing deductions, and how to use fee data to protect margins on every SKU you reorder.

Keep reading to learn exactly what Shopify’s tax settings do, what they leave sitting on your desk, and how to close the gaps before a state finds them first. Knowing the difference can protect thousands of dollars in penalties and interest that never had to leave your margin.