Guides
Plain-English, up-to-date guides on the money side of selling on Amazon — written from primary sources, not recycled blog posts.
Amazon FBA Reimbursements in 2026: The Complete Guide
Everything sellers need to know about FBA reimbursements after Amazon's 2024–2025 policy overhaul: the 60-day claim window, cost-based payouts, auto-reimbursements, and how to recover every dollar.
The Amazon Settlement Report, Explained (and How to Book It)
Your Amazon deposit is not revenue. Learn how the V2 settlement report breaks a payout into sales, fees, refunds and reimbursements — and how to post it to QuickBooks or Xero so your books reconcile to the penny.
COGS for Amazon Sellers: Getting Cost of Goods Sold Right
Most Amazon sellers compute COGS wrong — supplier price isn't your cost. Learn landed cost, weighted-average vs FIFO, when to book COGS, and how lost FBA inventory should hit your books.
Amazon FBA Fees Explained (2026): Every Fee, and What You Can Get Back
A plain-English tour of every Amazon fee — referral, FBA fulfillment, storage, inbound — plus the fee errors (wrong weights and dimensions) that quietly overcharge you and how to claim them back.
Amazon Accounting in QuickBooks & Xero: Setup That Actually Reconciles
How to connect Amazon to QuickBooks Online or Xero the right way: summarized settlement journals, the chart of accounts to use, marketplace facilitator tax, multi-currency, and the mistakes to avoid.
1099-K for Online Sellers: Amazon, eBay & Shopify Guide
What a 1099-K is, who gets one from Amazon, eBay, and Shopify, where to download it, and how to reconcile a gross figure that never matches your bank deposits.
Amazon Affiliate Program: How Associates Actually Pays Out
How the Amazon affiliate program works: Amazon Associates commissions, the 180-day review, common account closures, payouts, and the 1099 tax angle.
Amazon Brand Registry: Requirements, Application Steps & What You Get
Learn Amazon Brand Registry requirements, the application steps, the tools you get—A+ Content, Brand Analytics, Vine—and the most common rejection reasons.
Amazon Business Account Explained: Buying vs Selling vs B2B Sales
Amazon Business account explained: how the B2B buying account differs from Seller Central, how to sell to business buyers, fees, and the bookkeeping angle.
How Amazon Fulfillment Centers Work: A Seller's Guide
Follow your inventory through an Amazon fulfillment center—check-in, stowing, transfers, returns—and why reconciling every FBA shipment in 60 days matters.
Amazon Handmade: Requirements, Fees, and an Honest Etsy Comparison
What Amazon Handmade costs, who qualifies, how it compares to Etsy, and how makers should book materials, labor, and fees — with worked examples.
Amazon Influencer Program: Requirements, Storefront & Earnings
How the Amazon Influencer Program works: differences from Associates, requirements, storefronts, onsite commissions, 1099 taxes, and realistic earnings.
Amazon KDP Explained: Formats, Royalties, Payments, and Taxes
What Amazon KDP is, how ebook, paperback, and hardcover royalties work, when Amazon actually pays, the 1099 tax side, and how to book KDP income correctly.
Amazon Outlet Explained: Deals for Shoppers, an Exit for Overstock
What Amazon Outlet is, how shoppers find real outlet deals, and how sellers use Outlet to clear overstock — eligibility, fees, and storage-fee math.
Amazon PPC for Profit-Minded Sellers: ACOS, TACOS & True Margin
A plain-English Amazon PPC guide: campaign types, how the auction works, ACOS vs TACOS with worked math, and how to judge ad spend against true margin.
Amazon Profit Margins: The Real Cost Stack From Sale to Net
See what a realistic Amazon profit margin looks like: the full FBA cost stack, a worked $30 sale example, and how to track true net profit per SKU.
Amazon Return Pallets: The Honest Guide to Buying and Reselling
What Amazon return pallets really cost, how liquidation manifests work, realistic recovery rates, and how to track true per-item margin like an accountant.
Amazon Sales Rank Explained: What BSR Really Tells You
Learn what Amazon sales rank (BSR) actually measures, how fast it moves, and how to pair rank signals with real margin math before buying inventory.
Amazon Seller Account Setup in 2026: Get It Right the First Time
How to create an Amazon seller account in 2026: Individual vs Professional, verification documents, the video call, and the financial setup sellers skip.
The Amazon Seller App: What You Can (and Can't) Do From Mobile
What the Amazon Seller app handles well, what still needs desktop, and how to run a clean mobile arbitrage scan workflow without making expensive mistakes.
Amazon Seller Central: The Complete 2026 Guide for Sellers
How Amazon Seller Central really works in 2026: Individual vs Professional plans, the dashboards that matter, settlement reports, and the data sellers miss.
Amazon Seller Taxes: The Complete Guide to What You Actually Owe
Amazon seller taxes explained: marketplace facilitator sales tax, the 1099-K, Tax Central, deductible expenses, and why you pay tax on profit, not revenue.
Amazon Storage Fees: How FBA Charges Work and How to Cut Them
How Amazon storage fees work: monthly cubic-foot charges, Q4 surge, aged-inventory surcharges, where to find them in reports, and how to cut and book them.
Amazon Vendor Central vs Seller Central: 1P vs 3P Explained
How Amazon Vendor Central's invitation-only 1P model really works: POs, chargebacks and deductions, margin tradeoffs, hybrid 1P/3P plays, and the accounting.
Amazon Wholesale: How the Model Works and How to Win on Margin
How amazon wholesale works: opening distributor accounts, evaluating price lists, margin math after referral and FBA fees, ungating, and scaling with POs.
Bookkeeping for Small Business: A Plain-English Starter Guide
Bookkeeping for small business explained: cash vs accrual, a weekly routine, reconciliation, DIY vs hiring help, and ecommerce traps like marketplace payouts.
Cloud Accounting Software: A Practical Guide for Small Business
How cloud accounting software works, how QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho, FreshBooks, and Wave compare, and how ecommerce sellers should pick one.
Dropshipping in 2026: How the Model Really Works (No Hype)
What dropshipping is, how to start, real unit economics with ad costs, supplier realities, and why most stores fail — a no-hype guide for 2026 sellers.
eBay Fees Explained: Every Fee and Your True Margin
Every eBay fee explained — insertion, final value, store subscriptions, promoted listings — plus a worked $40 example showing where your margin really goes.
eBay Store Subscriptions: Tiers, Free Listings, and Break-Even Math
How an eBay Store subscription works: tier comparisons, free listing allotments, break-even math, branding and vacation settings, and bookkeeping.
Ecommerce Inventory Management: Quantity, Value, Reorder Points
Ecommerce inventory management explained: perpetual tracking of quantity and value, a reorder point formula with a worked example, multichannel sync, and COGS.
Etsy Seller Guide 2026: Fees, Payouts, Taxes & Bookkeeping
What it really costs to be an Etsy seller in 2026: the full fee stack, payout mechanics, 1099-K tax rules, and bookkeeping where payout is not revenue.
FBA vs FBM: Costs, Prime Access, and When Each One Wins
Compare FBA vs FBM with a worked cost example, Prime badge access, when fulfilled by merchant wins, hybrid setups, and the accounting impact of each.
FNSKU vs ASIN vs SKU: Amazon Barcode Labels Explained
What an FNSKU is, when Amazon requires FNSKU barcode labels, how to print them, the real risk of commingled inventory, and how FNSKUs drive reimbursements.
How to Cancel a Bid on eBay: Buyer Retractions and Seller Cancels
How to cancel a bid on eBay as a buyer or seller: valid retraction reasons, time limits, the cancel-bids tool, blocking bidders, and what happens to fees.
How to Sell on Amazon in 2026: An Honest Starter Guide
Learn how to sell on Amazon in 2026: pick a selling model, choose an account type, run first-product numbers, ship to FBA, and keep clean books from day one.
The Profit and Loss Statement, Explained for Ecommerce Sellers
How to read and build a profit and loss statement for ecommerce: anatomy, a line-by-line seller example, cash vs accrual, and mistakes to avoid.
QuickBooks Online for Ecommerce Sellers: The Complete Setup Guide
How ecommerce and Amazon sellers should set up QuickBooks Online: plan tiers, clearing accounts, summarized settlement journals, sales tax, and connectors.
QuickBooks Online vs Desktop for E-commerce Sellers (2026)
QuickBooks Online vs Desktop for Amazon and e-commerce sellers in 2026: integrations, multi-user access, what Desktop still wins, and migration tips.
Quicken vs QuickBooks: Which One Fits Your Ecommerce Business?
Quicken vs QuickBooks compared for ecommerce sellers: personal finance vs double-entry business accounting, integrations, migration steps, and which to pick.
Restocking Fees on Amazon: Seller and Buyer Guide to Returns
What is a restocking fee, when Amazon lets sellers charge one, how FBA returns flow back to inventory, and how to make sure every return is reimbursed.
Retail Arbitrage on Amazon in 2026: Margins, Risks, and Math
How retail arbitrage works on Amazon in 2026: sourcing, ungating, IP-complaint risk, real margin math after fees, and why per-lot cost tracking matters.
Ecommerce Sales Tax in Plain English: Nexus, Marketplaces, and You
A plain-English guide to ecommerce sales tax: economic nexus, marketplace facilitator laws, where you still owe on own-site sales, and how to stay clean.
How to Sell on Amazon Without Inventory: 4 Real Models Compared
Dropshipping rules, KDP, Merch on Demand, digital products, and FBA compared honestly — what actually works when you sell on Amazon without inventory.
Shopify Dropshipping, Honestly: Margins, Suppliers, Real Profit
An honest guide to Shopify dropshipping: how the model works, supplier options, realistic margins after ads, common failure causes, and tracking true profit.
Shopify Fees Explained: Plans, Per-Sale Costs, and Payouts
Every Shopify fee explained: plan tiers, payment processing per sale, third-party gateway surcharges, app costs, and how to book Shopify payouts correctly.
Shopify vs Amazon in 2026: Fees, Control, and Take-Home Pay
Shopify vs Amazon compared for 2026 sellers: fee structures, a worked $30-sale example, branding and data control, fulfillment, and running both channels.
What Is Amazon Haul? The Budget Storefront Explained for Sellers
Amazon Haul explained for sellers: how the budget storefront works, how it differs from the main marketplace, and whether the economics fit your margins.
What Is an ASIN Number? Amazon's Product ID, Explained
What an ASIN number is, how it differs from SKU, FNSKU, UPC, and GTIN, how to do an ASIN lookup, and why accounting and inventory tools key on SKU instead.
How to Find Real Wholesale Suppliers in 2026 (And Vet Them)
How to find and vet real wholesale suppliers in 2026: distributor types, resale certificates, fake-supplier red flags, opening accounts, and landed-cost math.
Xero for Ecommerce Sellers: Setup, Plans, and Settlement Accounting
A practical guide to Xero for ecommerce sellers: multi-currency strengths, plan tiers, clearing accounts, summarized settlement journals, and Xero vs QBO.
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