Amazon & Shopify Seller Bookkeeping: What Makes It Different

E-commerce bookkeeping breaks most default QuickBooks or Xero setups almost immediately. A single Amazon settlement deposit can bundle sales, refunds, FBA fees, advertising spend and reserve holds into one bank line — recording that as a single "sale" understates your real margins.

What a proper setup includes

• Settlement report reconciliation, not just bank feed matching
• Cost of goods sold tracked by SKU, not as a lump expense
• Separate tracking for ad spend, FBA fees, and referral fees
• Multi-currency handling for international marketplaces
• Inventory valuation that matches your actual landed cost

Get this wrong and your P&L can show a healthy margin while your actual bank balance tells a different story.